This research and evidence paper presents a synthesis of the findings from the embedded theory-based evaluation of the CLARISSA programme….
Sukanta Paul
Opening the Black Box of Participatory Action Research in Response to the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Nepal and Bangladesh
How, for whom, and under what conditions does Participatory Action Research (PAR) generate innovation to tackle the drivers of the…
Qualitative Analysis of 405 Life Stories from Children Working in the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Bangladesh
The CLARISSA (Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia) programme is a five-year, action research consortium generating evidence-informed, innovative…
Bridging Learning and Action: How Did CLARISSA’s Participatory Adaptive Management Approach Foster Innovation, Effectiveness, and Stakeholder Empowerment?
Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) is an evidence and innovation-generation programme funded by the United Kingdom’s…
Breaking free from the theory of change straight jacket
There is weak evidence of what leads children into worst forms of child labour (WFCL) and many responses simply don’t…
Using a ‘Partnership Rubric’ in Participatory Evaluations
Programmes that aim to tackle complex societal issues, such as the worst forms of child labour, require rich partnerships that…
Art, craft, and the science of facilitation in a complex partnership programme
Facilitation is a crucial tool for everyone but especially for research and development professionals working in the international development space….
Feedback from a community in Dhaka on social protection cash transfer
A recent visit to Gojmohol, Hazaribagh, inspired this piece, written by Sukanta Paul and Jiniya Afroze from Terre des Hommes,…
Designing contribution analysis of participatory programming to tackle the worst forms of child labour
This Research and Evidence Paper presents the theory-based and participatory evaluation design of the Child Labour: Action-Research- Innovation in South…
Learning from life story collection and analysis with children who work in the leather sector in Bangladesh
In 2021 in Bangladesh, we collected 405 life stories from children living in Hazaribagh, Hemayetpur, Lalbagh, and Bhairab in Dhaka,…