Social inclusion
Some best practices from the CFCI network
How governments choose to allocate resources shapes how children get what they need to survive and thrive. Across the world, children are more likely to live in poverty than adults. They are also more vulnerable to its effects.
Children are cut off for various reasons. Social services are often underfunded, with available resources favouring those that never reach the most disadvantaged families. Local governments – increasingly responsible for providing things like health care and education – may also lack the capacity to collect data, consult communities, and determine why and where children remain left behind.
Social protection programmes help give every child an equitable chance in life. They improve children's access to good nutrition, health care and education, and reduce the lifelong consequences of poverty.
[Please note that inclusion here does not necessarily imply endorsement by UNICEF.]
