This paper reflects the findings of the first phase of the REJUVENATE project, which set out to understand and map approaches to integrating children, youth, and community participation in child rights initiatives. We did this through a scoping of existing practitioner and academic literature (developing a project-based literature review matrix), a mapping of key actors, and the development of a typology of existing approaches. All three of these elements were brought together into a ‘living archive’, which is an evolving database that currently comprises 100 matrices, and a ‘collection’ of key field practitioners (many of whom we have interviewed for this project). In this paper we: (1) present a user-friendly summary of the existing tradition of substantive children’s participation in social change work; (2) share case studies across various sectors and regions of the world; (3) highlight ongoing challenges and evidence gaps; and (4) showcase expert opinions on the inclusion of child rights and, in particular, child/youth-led approaches in project-based work.

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Labour abuse in the garment industry has been widely reported. This qualitative research explores the lived experiences in communities with bonded labour in Tamil Nadu, India. We conducted a qualitative expert-led analysis of 301 life stories of mostly women and girls. We also explore the differences and similarities between qualitative expert-led and participatory narrative analyses of life stories of people living near to and working in the spinning mills. Our findings show that the young female workforce, many of whom entered the workforce as children, are seen and treated as belonging – body, mind and soul – to others. Their stories confirm the need for a feminist approach to gender, race, caste and work that recognises the complexity of power. Oppression and domination have material, psychological and emotional forms that go far beyond the mill. Almost all the girls reported physical and psychological exhaustion from gendered unpaid domestic work, underpaid hazardous labour, little sleep, poor nutrition and being in unhealthy environments.

Los pueblos indígenas han experimentado una gran vulnerabilidad ante la pandemia del COVID-19, sufriendo una mortalidad desproporcionadamente alta a causa de esta enfermedad. Para abordar esta problemática, es fundamental adaptar los programas de respuesta y recuperación del COVID-19 a las necesidades específicas de los pueblos indígenas, así como establecer vínculos con las respuestas que ya están siendo lideradas e implementadas por ellos. Este documento breve de la SSHAP analiza las consideraciones clave para la respuesta y la recuperación del COVID-19 con relación a los pueblos indígenas, con un enfoque específico en la región de la Amazonía en América del Sur. Las consideraciones de este documento emanan de la evidencia y de las perspectivas ofrecidas por los propios liderazgos indígenas, así como de las investigaciones implementadas en distintos continentes. También, se basan en principios clave para la participación comunitaria, tal y como es articulada por las mismas organizaciones y pueblos indígenas. Este documento puede ser de interés para aquellas personas que trabajan y toman decisiones de política pública en materia de salud y desarrollo de las comunidades indígenas y sus territorios. Además, puede ser leído junto al informe de referencia de la SSHAP sobre "Pueblos indígenas y COVID-19" (Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19).

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