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Young
Lives International
Young Lives is an innovative long-term international
research project, investigating the causes and
consequences of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India,
Peru and Vietnam. At the heart of the research is a
panel survey, tracking a cohort of 12,000 children and
their families in these countries over a period of 15
years (2001-2016). The project links research and policy
makers and planners, so that the information produced is
used to improve the quality of poor children's lives.
The project arose from DFID's and Save the Children's
concerns to monitor progress towards meeting the
International Development Targets and the changing
situation of children, and to understand how key
development policies affect child wellbeing.
The participating countries were selected from over 20
who expressed interest, in order to illustrate the
effects of a range of social and economic policies on
child poverty and wellbeing. These include: economic
liberalisation, indebtedness and debt relief, conflict
and natural disasters, and inequality. Government and
civil society commitment to poverty reduction, and the
existence of institutions with capacity to undertake
this research were also important factors. Finally, the
participating countries reflect a range of geographical,
social and cultural contexts.
The project currently has funding from the British
Government’s Department for International Development
(DFID) till July 2006.
Young Lives Vietnam
In Vietnam, with endorsement from the Vietnam Union of
Science and Technology Association (VUSTA), Save the
Children UK (SCUK) is collaborating with the Center
For teh Analysis and Forecast (CAF) - under Vietnam Acadamy of Social Sciences
and the General Statistics Office (GS0) to implement the
project.
The project is being implemented in five provinces: Lao
Cai, Hung Yen, Da Nang, Phu Yen, and Ben Tre. The
project is tracking the fortunes of a group of 3000
children – 2,000 of them born in the year 2000/01, and
1,000 born 8 eight years earlier. These children and
their households will be surveyed every three years from
2002 to 2015.
The project aims to use its research findings to
influence policy change oriented towards reducing
childhood poverty. The research findings will be widely
disseminated to policy makers and other stakeholders
through a range of appropriate channels. The project is
also committed to capacity strengthening, especially
regarding knowledge and understanding of childhood
poverty and the use of longitudinal research
methodologies.
Milestone events:
Year 2001:
- October: Endorsement of YL project in Vietnam
- December: National Launch workshop
Year 2002:
- February: Selection of research provinces
- April: Communes’ selection
- July-November: Field survey
Year 2003:
- January - March: Draft first-round-survey report
- September: First-round survey final report
Year 2006:
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Second round survey.
Year 2009:
- Third round survey
Year 2012:
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Fourth round survey
Year 2015:
- Fifth round survey |
