Examples of Research Projects:
- Improving policy and practice for children growing up in contexts of vulnerability
- Children and youth in the situation of the streets and families raising children with special needs
- Promoting the full development of children 0-6.
- Providing research based tools to nonprofit, public sector and private sector key actors to assist them improve policies and the implementation of policies for children and youth
- Web-accessible data resources on the laws and policies on children and youth in Brazil, the demography of children and youth, and public budgets aimed at children and youth
- The playfulness of memory: promoting play and learning centers, and the preservation of local history in low-income communities
- Joint research and professional learning agreements with University College Ostfold, Norway, the University of Guadalajara, and the University of San Martin, Argentina
- Civically engaged youth in the Americas, and the transition to work
Contact Details:
The International Center for Research and Policy on Childhood (CIESPI)
In association with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
CIESPI at PUC-Rio
Estrada da Gavea, 50
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22451-263
E-mail: ciespi@ciespi.org.br
Telefax 55 21 2259 2908
Director: Irene Rizzini (ireneri26@gmail.com)