This paper describes, synthesises and analyses the work of 25 Action Research Groups that were the heartbeat of the CLARISSA…
Research and evidence paper
Neighbourhoods of the Worst Forms of Child Labour: Centring Children’s Experiences and Perceptions
This research and evidence paper fills a critical gap in understanding how spatial and relationship neighbourhood dynamics contribute to and…
The Domestic Market and its Relationship to the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Bangladesh’s Leather Industry
This survey was limited in focus. It was designed simply to establish the extent to which small enterprises in the…
The Drivers and Dynamics of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Kathmandu’s Adult Entertainment Sector: A Synthesis of Five Years of Research by Children, Business Owners, NGOs, and Academics
CLARISSA (Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South‑Eastern Asia) is a research programme into the worst forms of child labour…
Evaluating CLARISSA: Evidence, Learning, and Practice
This research and evidence paper presents a synthesis of the findings from the embedded theory-based evaluation of the CLARISSA programme….
Worst Forms of Child Labour in the Bangladesh Leather Industry: A Synthesis of Five Years of Research by Children, Small Business Owners, NGOs, and Academics
CLARISSA (Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South‑Eastern Asia), a research programme on worst forms of child labour (WFCL), aims…
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…
CLARISSA Cash Plus Social Protection Intervention: An Evaluation
This paper presents the results of the multi-method evaluation of the CLARISSA Cash Plus pilot, which was an innovative social…
A Day in the Life of a Working Child in Kathmandu, Nepal: A Synthesis of 20 Stories about Children’s Days
This synthesis paper summarises patterns in the lived experience of 20 children in Kathmandu who went about a typical day…
A Day in the Life of a Working Child in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Synthesis of 25 Stories about Children’s Days
This synthesis paper summarises patterns in the lived experience of 25 children in Hazaribagh, Dhaka who went about a typical…