Institute of Development Studies
IDS is a global research and learning organisation for equitable and sustainable change. It works with partners to generate evidence to shape the transformations needed to reduce inequalities, accelerate sustainability and build inclusive and secure societies. It will be leading CLARISSA in its mission to co-develop knowledge and generate solutions to eradicate the worst forms of child labour. It will also play a central role in facilitating the communications strategy to ensure that partners, practitioners, policymakers and other stakeholders have access to the evidence they need to affect change.
A ‘Cash Plus’ intervention for children in exploitative work
Social protection policies have been lauded for their many positive effects on children’s lives. Cash transfer programmes, in particular, have…
Evaluating CLARISSA: Innovation Driven by a Participatory Learning Agenda
Children end up in child labour as a result of many, often unknown or hidden, interactions between multiple actors and…
Social Norms, Labour Intermediaries, and Trajectories of Minors in Kathmandu’s Adult Entertainment Industry
In Nepal, the adult entertainment sector (AES) is perceived as a high-risk environment for children where sexual exploitation is known…
Where are children’s voices on the World Day Against Child Labour?
The World Day Against Child Labour serves as a stark reminder that not all children are equal and there is…
COVID-19, child labour and collapsing supply chains
As major retail outlets cancel orders due to global COVID19 lockdowns, the production of low-cost fashion has come to a…
Doing advocacy with a big ‘A’ and a small ‘a’
At the core of the Child Labour Action Research in South and Southern Asia consortium (CLARISSA) is the impetus to…