Child poverty analysis
Supporting governments to measure and monitor child poverty
Supporting governments to measure and monitor child poverty is one of the key activities carried out by UNICEF in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.
This includes looking at both monetary and non-monetary factors that affect child well-being, such as access to basic health services, sanitation facilities and schools, availability of a healthy diet and safe drinking water, emotional and physical safety, and minimum standard housing conditions.
Understanding both the monetary and multi-dimensional nature of child poverty is critical to inform the design and implementation of national social policies and programmes that most effectively respond to children’s needs. This is particularly important in the region as more children suffer from multi-dimensional poverty than monetary poverty.
Resources
Angola
A Multidimensional Analysis of Child Poverty in Angola (2018)
Botswana
Child Poverty in Botswana (2021)
Child Poverty in Botswana (2015)
Burundi
Secondary Analysis of the DHS (2019, French)
Third DHS Summary (2017, French)
Child Poverty in Burundi (2017, French)
Comoros
Child Poverty in Comoros (2019, French)
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Multidimensional Child Poverty in the Kingdom of Eswatini (2019)
Child Poverty and Disparities in Swaziland (2009)
Ethiopia
Faces of Poverty (2020)
Situation Analysis of Children and Women (2019)
Young Lives Research Brief (2019)
Multidimensional Child Deprivation in Ethiopia Report and Policy Brief (2018)
Child Well-being in Ethiopia (2015)
Kenya
Women’s Empowerment in Kenya (2020)
Child Poverty in Kenya (2017)
Lesotho
Child Poverty in Lesotho (2021)
Child Poverty in Lesotho (2018)
Child Poverty in Lesotho Report Summary (2018)
Child Poverty in Lesotho (2011)
Madagascar
The multiple deprivations of children in Madagascar (2020)
Malawi
Child Poverty in Malawi (2018)
Child Poverty in Malawi (2016)
Mozambique
Child Poverty Report (2020)
Child Poverty and Disparities in Mozambique (2011)
Namibia
Ending Multidimensional Child Poverty (2021)
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report (2021)
Young People in Namibia (2014)
Child Poverty in Namibia (2012)
Rwanda
Multidimensional Child Poverty in Rwanda (2022)
Multidimensional Child Poverty in Rwanda (2018)
Somalia
Youth and Child Poverty Summary Note (2018)
Somali Poverty Profile (2017)
South Africa
Multi-dimensional Child Poverty Analysis (2020)
South African Child Gauge® annual publications
Tanzania, United Republic of
The State of Zanzibar's Children (2022)
Beyond the Numbers (2018)
Child Poverty in Tanzania (2018)
Child Poverty in Tanzania (2016)
Uganda
What Works for Africa’s Poorest Children (2020)
Child Poverty Maps (2020)
Multidimensional Poverty Profile (2020)
Multidimensional Child Poverty and Deprivation in Uganda (2019)
Situation Analysis of Children (2019)
Child Poverty and Deprivation in Refugee-Hosting Areas (2018)
Uganda Poverty Maps (2017)
Situation Analysis of Child Poverty and Deprivation in Uganda (2014)
Zambia
Child Poverty in Zambia (2018)
Zimbabwe
Child Poverty in Zimbabwe (2021)
Child Poverty in Zimbabwe (2016)