Targeting Farmers in Institutional Procurement Programmes: case study of the PAA Africa Programme in Senegal
Resources - Author: Abdoulaye Thiam, Israel Klug, Rosana Pereira de Miranda / Year: 2017
In general terms, this case study aims to analyse the system used by the PAA Africa programme in Senegal to target family farms producing rice in the Kédougou region. More specifically, it aims to highlight the way the targeting process influenced the results and constraints observed during the programme’s...
Read MoreFinancing Development for Children in Africa: The state of budget transparency and accountability in the continent
Resources - Year: 2017
This report builds on the findings of the Open Budget Survey 2015, by taking a closer look at the 31 African countries included in the survey. It seeks to promote transparency and accountability in the use of government budgets in Africa. The rationale for this report is twofold. First,...
Read MoreGestion de l’Hygiène Menstruelle: Comportements et Pratiques dans la Région de Louga, Sénégal
Resources - Year: 2014
Le présent rapport permet d’examiner différentes questions : de la non-revendication des droits et des services par les femmes – en raison du silence et de la stigmatisation qui entoure les menstruations – à la maitrise de l’hygiène menstruelle et à la gestion des déchets dans la région de...
Read MoreMenstrual Hygiene Management: Behaviour and practices in Kedougou Region, Senegal
Resources - Year: 2015
A report examining menstruation and its management from the perspective of women and girls in the Kedougou Region of Senegal. These range from an inability to exercise their rights and access services due to the silence and stigma that surround menstruation, to poor menstrual hygiene practices and waste management....
Read MoreChildren’s welfare in Senegal
Legal depository - Country: Senegal / Body: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child / Year: 2014
This case addresses the plight of as many as 100,000 children (known as talibés), who while attending Qur’anicschools (daaras) in Senegal, are forced by some instructors to beg in the streets, to secure their own survival and enrich the teachers. The children live away from their families, often in...
Read MoreDesign Options, Cost and Impacts of a Cash Transfer Programme in Senegal: Simulation Results
Resources - Author: Pascale Schnitzer / Year: 2011
Children represent over half of the Senegalese population and a large portion of them remains poor and vulnerable. Health, education and poverty indicators suggest that many children are in critical situations, in urgent need of social protection and that significant disparities are found across location and wealth. Nationwide, 5%...
Read MoreSocial Protection to Tackle Child Poverty in Senegal
Resources - Author: Paola Pereznieto / Year: 2009
This briefing paper addresses the state of social protection for children in...
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