Corporal punishment, sexual violence and bullying are some of the areas explored in this joint report by Plan, ActionAid, Save the Children Sweden and UNICEF on school-based violence in West and Central Africa.
This research on tobacco farms in Malawi reveals that child labourers, some as young as 5, are suffering severe physical symptoms from absorbing up to the equivalent of 50 cigarettes a day through their skin.
The psychosocial impact of war, HIV and other high-risk situations on girls and boys in West and Central Africa.
Advancing Children’s Rights is a guide by Plan and Save the Children Sweden on how civil society organisations can best engage with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
This report aims to synthesise and summarise the research results published by Plan UK "Because I am a girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007" and Plan West Africa Regional Office child protection research.
Violence against girls: their experience and protection in West Africa
A strategic framework for Africa. This guide is intended to assist children in developed countries
Child trafficking including its extent, causes, forms and consequences plus details of Plan's programme work.
Highlighting programs working in the area of female genital cutting.
A briefing paper tackling sexual exploitation with a focus on West Africa.
Prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in and around schools in Africa. Summary paper on sexual exploitation from West Africa
A paper for adult facilitators of children and youth organisations which discusses the role of children advocating for their rigths and in their own best interest.
This booklet was designed for adults and children working together in partnership to organise a special event.
This publication outlines the promotion of child rights within the context of a water and sanitation project in a child-centered community development environment.
This manual is based on the child-to-child and other participatory approaches, which allow children to take an active part in improving their own well-being, and is designed for facilitators with some experience of such techniques.
This guide was designed to help those monitoring and evaluating projects with children. It aims to help involve children in the process of evaluation and what needs to change or be taken into account when working with them.
Plan West Africa’s Regional HIV Response Strategy is the end result of a consultation incorporating input from all West Africa Regional Office country offices, as well as from the Region of Eastern and Southern Africa and National Offices.
This publication attempts to analyse sexual maturation from the perspective of the rights of young people to live and develop to their full potential and draws attention to the rights and needs of a demographic group that is often neglected in social development initiatives.
This guide was developed jointly by Plan and development partners in Togo and is now used in the West African region to support youth capacity development in the area of advocacy.
