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Book Recommendations

Here you'll find a small list of books that we think you should know about. If there is a book that you think we should add here, please let us know.

"Child Labor and Access to Education: An Investigation of the Situation in Bangladesh" by Mahad Awaleh If you are interested in learning more about child labor in Bangladesh and the relationship between child labor, education and poverty, then this book will offer you a well researched insight and analysis. As part of his Masters thesis in Comparative and International Education, the author looks at the international legal framework regarding child labor, implications of elimination of child labor in Bangladesh, and an analysis of literature and data from the local, national and international NGO’s and organizations such as the UN, intertwined with voices of the people. A link to the original thesis can be found in our article section.

"Rethinking Development Strategies for Africa: A Way Forward for Africa of the 21st Century" by David Suze Manda This book is a research on development theories, practices, approaches, and strategies that bring some alternatives to the mainstream discourse on development in Africa. Africa, being the sole continent that is still draining behind all the other continents, has been a place where different strategies and theories of development were applied or tried. The apparent failure of moving ahead brings to critical minds a sense of questioning whether it is time to rethink these strategies. If you are interested in development in Africa, you can learn a lot from reading this book.

"Troubled Water: Saints, Sinners, Truths and Lies About The Global Water Crisis" by Anita Roddick This book combines different articles that deal with the issue of the global water crisis. It outlines the importance of water in our every day lives and around the world, being both a crucial human need, as well as a reliable source of profit for many huge multinational corporations. Bangladesh is one of the countries which is directly affected by the global water crisis, with more than 30 % of this extremely densely-populated nation affected by water-borne diseases. Therefore this book will be a great resource for everyone who would like to gain a first overview on this topic, as the information is presented in a very clear and accessible way.

Online resources

This is a list of free online articles and websites which are useful if you are looking for more information on the topics of childhood education and child labor in Bangladesh, as well as children's rights in general. If you know of any other useful (free) articles, papers or websites, let us know.

Children in Bangladesh:

• Mahad Awaleh: "Child Labor and Access to Education: An Investigation of the Situation in Bangladesh" (pdf / 115 p.)

• Save the Children UK: "Children's Views and Definitions of Harmful Work" (pdf / 12 p.)

• bdeducarticle.com: "Articles on Education of Bangladesh" (website)

• UNICEF Bangladesh: "The situation of children" (website)

Children's rights:

• UNICEF: "Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child" (pdf / 4 p.)

• Save the Children UK: "So You Want to Consult with Children? A toolkit of good practice" (pdf / 93 p.)

• UNICEF: "The State of the World's Children: Celebrating 20 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child" (pdf / 93 p.)