Category Archives: 2005

2005, Community Development & Planning, Publications, Sheridan Bartlett

An alternative model for responding to children in poverty: the work of the Alliance in Mumbai and other cities

This paper describes the work of the NGO SPARC and its grass roots partners in Mumbai (together known as the Alliance), with particular reference to the implications of their work for children and child-focused organizations. Although the Alliance does not specifically target children, its efforts to find the most practical solutions to the problems of urban … Continue Reading ››
2005, Children's Citizenship, Participation & Governance, Publications, Sheridan Bartlett

Good governance – Making age a part of the equation

There has been a fair amount of confusion about the focus of this issue of CYE—both about the concept of “governance” (“Why don’t you just say ‘government’?”), and about how we are relating it to children (“Why are you having two issues on participation in one year?”). Some explanation is in order here. The words … Continue Reading ››