Background Albinism is an inherited condition with a relatively high prevalence in
populations throughout sub-Saharan Africa. People with oculocutaneous albinism have little …

Abstract Children in Sub-Saharan Africa face stark challenges with respect to care and
wellbeing with many children without, or at risk of losing, parental care and experiencing low …

The articles in this IDS Bulletin are drawn from a conference hosted by the Centre for Social
Protection at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, UK, in April 2011. The …

Catalyzing change and promoting sustainable cities in informal settlements and their
residents requires an understanding of unmet needs and resilience among marginalized …

There is a paucity of academic studies on violence against street children in the sub–
Saharan African cities of Harare, Lusaka, Nairobi, and Johannesburg among others. This …

Child labour remains a prevalent global concern, and progress toward eradicating harmful
children's work appears to have stalled in the African continent and henceforth, integrated …

Introduction It is widely acknowledged that vulnerable populations are hit very hard, both in
the short and long term, when their health and wellbeing needs are not met. Despite the …

Food insecurity, the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of safe,
nutritious food, is a persistent problem in rural Ethiopia. However, little qualitative research …

Food insecurity and malnutrition are key policy priorities in India. Evidence on children's
experiences of household food insecurity and how food insecurity influences their dietary …

Introduction Beyond several interests and speculations on the relationship between formal
and informal actors and their networks in support of vulnerable populations, most studies do …