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The pathway to poverty reduction begins through collective action, allowing children to acquire foundational skills, develop their confidence as change-makers, build a solid asset base and secure future livelihoods as full economic citizens. CYFI believes that both this publication, and the <i>Global Coalition to End Child Poverty</i>, provides timely inspiration to policy makers and practitioners working to tackle child poverty through practical interventions and far reaching systems change under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. --Jeroo Billimoria, Founder and Managing Director of Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI)

This book makes a compelling case that a 'child-sensitive' approach is both morally right and practically feasible for ending extreme poverty and achieving sustainable development goals. --Kul Chandra Gautam was formerly Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF Practical Action Publishing has done it again, this time by producing an up-to-date briefing on what works - or doesn't - for reducing child poverty. About half of the world's poor are children, with higher rates of poverty among children than among adults in both developing and better off countries. Richard Morgan and supporters have reviewed a list of actions at the top of today's thinking about what can be done, with professional assessments in everyday language of the lessons for mobilizing more action in the future. Most useful and an important read for all concerned. --Professor Sir Richard Jolly, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex The book is a breakthrough in terms of building knowledge on child poverty in Africa on at least three counts: it gives prominence to an issue that is otherwise one of gross research neglect in Africa; it provides an authoritative benchmark for future efforts that aims to take stock of progress made in tackling child poverty; and third, it makes an historical departure from the usual doom and gloom depiction to a discussion of what has worked and what can be done better. --Theophane Nikyema, Executive Director, The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) -This book makes a compelling case that a 'child-sensitive' approach is both morally right and practically feasible for ending extreme poverty and achieving sustainable development goals.---Kul Chandra Gautam was formerly Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF -Practical Action Publishing has done it again, this time by producing an up-to-date briefing on what works - or doesn't - for reducing child poverty. About half of the world's poor are children, with higher rates of poverty among children than among adults in both developing and better off countries. Richard Morgan and supporters have reviewed a list of actions at the top of today's thinking about what can be done, with professional assessments in everyday language of the lessons for mobilizing more action in the future. Most useful and an important read for all concerned.---Professor Sir Richard Jolly, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex -The book is a breakthrough in terms of building knowledge on child poverty in Africa on at least three counts: it gives prominence to an issue that is otherwise one of gross research neglect in Africa; it provides an authoritative benchmark for future efforts that aims to take stock of progress made in tackling child poverty; and third, it makes an historical departure from the usual doom and gloom depiction to a discussion of what has worked and what can be done better.---Theophane Nikyema, Executive Director, The African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) -The pathway to poverty reduction begins through collective action, allowing children to acquire foundational skills, develop their confidence as change-makers, build a solid asset base and secure future livelihoods as full economic citizens. CYFI believes that both this publication, and the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, provides timely inspiration to policy makers and practitioners working to tackle child poverty through practical interventions and far reaching systems change under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.---Jeroo Billimoria, Founder and Managing Director of Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) The pathway to poverty reduction begins through collective action, allowing children to acquire foundational skills, develop their confidence as change-makers, build a solid asset base and secure future livelihoods as full economic citizens. CYFI believes that both this publication, and the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, provides timely inspiration to policy makers and practitioners working to tackle child poverty through practical interventions and far reaching systems change under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. --Jeroo Billimoria, Founder and Managing Director of Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI)

-The pathway to poverty reduction begins through collective action, allowing children to acquire foundational skills, develop their confidence as change-makers, build a solid asset base and secure future livelihoods as full economic citizens. CYFI believes that both this publication, and the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, provides timely inspiration to policy makers and practitioners working to tackle child poverty through practical interventions and far reaching systems change under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.---Jeroo Billimoria, Founder and Managing Director of Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI)

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Richard Morgan has worked in international development for almost forty years, focusing on policy and practical issues of poverty reduction in the developing world. Until recently the head of policy for UNICEF, he now leads a global initiative to combat child poverty with Save the Children.

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