Evaluation and good practices

Lessons learned examples

The following selection of lessons learned and innovations in UNICEF policy advocacy and programming illustrate the range of UNICEF's work. These examples are selected from a large number of on-going programmes of cooperation across the world.

These pieces, from different regions of the world, are grouped according to the five "Focus Areas" in the UNICEF Medium Term Strategic Plan for 2006-2009, approved by the Executive Board: (1) Young child survival and development, (2) Basic education and gender equality, (3) HIV/AIDS and children, (4) Child protection from violence and abuse, and (5) Policy advocacy and partnerships for children's rights. UNICEF is also active in a large number of emergency situations; one piece describes some of UNICEF's work in response to the tsunami disaster of 2004. A number of other pieces, including on HIV/AIDS, can be found in the selections from preceding years.

If you are more interested in a particular topic or featured innovation, or would like to make comments, please contact the UNICEF Headquarters (rmorgan@unicef.org) or the UNICEF country office involved. Each of these pieces is a summary and more detailed information is available.

Diclaimer: Statements in these articles do not imply or constitute official opinions or policy positions of either the United Nations or the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

2006

Executive Summary - 2006
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Congo: Strategie urbaine pour les services sociaux (2006)
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Cote d'Ivoire: Prevention, Demobilization and Reintegration - children associated with armed groups (2006)
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India: Reducing Undernutrition through Community-based Interventions (2006)
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Iraq: Providing Learning Opportunities for Out-of-School Youth in an Insecure Environment (2006
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Jordan: Creating Safe Spaces and Enhancing Non-formal Education for Adolescents (2006)
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Lesotho: Strengthening Child Protection Services for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (2006)
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Madagascar: Introducing Ambulatory Treatment of Acute Malnutrition
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Malawi: Using Social Cash Transfers to Alleviate Poverty (2006)
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Mexico: Addressing Social Exclusion among Children of Migrant Farm Workers (2006)
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Rwanda: Enhancing the Rights of Girls to Education through the SWAP Process (2006)
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Swaziland: Scaling Up Birth Registration Campaigns (2006)
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Tanzania: An Integrated Approach to Managing Severe Acute Malnutrition (2006)
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2005

Focus Area 1: Young Child Survival and Development

Cote d'Ivoire - Reactivation of the health system of the northern half of the country
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Swaziland - National Deworming Campaign for Enhancing Education and Improving Nutrition
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Tanzaina - Immunisation Plus Campaign - Quick wins for improving child survival in Tanzania
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Focus Area 2 - Basic Education and Gender Equality

Chile - Effective Schools in Poor Sectors (coming soon)

Moldova - Increasing access to early learning programmes and parent education
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Nepal - Welcome to School - enrolment and retention in the "Education for All" initiative
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Focus Area 4 - Child Protection from Violence and Abuse

Indonesia - Emergency protection of children separated from parents in the tsunami
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Focus Area 5 - Policy Advocacy and Partnerships for Children's Rights

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Advocating for a human rights approach to child trafficking in Southeastern Europe (SEE)
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India - Community-based disaster preparedness: A life-saving strategy
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Mozambique - Analysing child poverty in Mozambique
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Turkey - Partnerships and policy change for children
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2004

Combatting HIV and AIDS

Kenya: Direct cash subsidy to orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS (pilot project)
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Early Childhood Development

Bangladesh: Health and Injury Survey (BHIS)
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Ghana: Accelerated Child Survival and Development Approach
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Jamaica: Roving Caregivers Programme (RCP)
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Mongolia: Reaching Out to the Unreached for Early Childhood Development
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Zambia: Child Health Week: An approach to delivery of child survival interventions
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Girls' Education

Kenya: The child-to-child survey - "Let's Go to School" Campaign
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Sierra Leone Schools with a Twist: Taking Community Schools to Children in Rural Sierra Leone
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Improved Protection of Children

Indonesia: Establishing a Child-sensitive Juvenile Justice System in Indonesia
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Policy, Planning and Participation

Tanzania: The Junior Council of the United Republic of Tanzania - a lesson in capacity development
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2003

Youth Broadcasting Initiative – Somalia 2003
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Partnerships for Immunization – Zambia 2003
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“Neighbourhood Care Points” – An Advocacy and Action Strategy for Realizing the Rights of Orphans and Vulnerable Children - Swaziland 2003
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Birth Registration – Indonesia 2003
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Trial of Weekly Iron/Folate Supplementation – Cambodia 2003
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2002

Promotion of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the legal protection of children and adolescents – Algeria (2002)
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Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS (PMTCT) – Botswana (2002)
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Initiatives against domestic child labour – Brazil (2002)
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The Municipal Seal of Approval – Brazil (2002)
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Sustaining Universal Salt Iodization – China (2002)
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Child and learning - friendly environment in primary schools: The school cluster approach –Ethiopia (2002)
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Building and marketing innovative education models – Indonesia (2002)
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The Parish-Based Health and Education Partnership for Children – Jamaica (2002)
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National Vitamin A Programme - Nepal (2002)
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Involvement of Lady Health Workers in the Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI) -Pakistan (2002)
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Child Care and Protection – Tanzania (2002)
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Youth to Youth Communication –Tanzania (2002)
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2001

National Health Days - Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK) (2001)
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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS - India (2001)
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Community Capacity Development and Malaria Prevention - Mozambique (2001)
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Lessons from the Early Childhood Development "Mentoring" Initiative - Namibia (2001)
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Using traditional events to promote child rights issues - Niger (2001)
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Early Child Growth and Development - Peru (2001)
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2000

Child-friendly, Girl-friendly Schools - Cameroon (2000)
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What to expect when you are expecting: Maternity homes in Peruvian Andes - Peru (2000)
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1999

Participatory Situation Assessment and Planning with Children - Ghana (1999)
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