How do children and young people across the Nordic region fare when their families live with persistently low income? Take part in the online launch of the Nordic status report on children and youth in families with persistent low income on 18 February (12:30-15.30 CET) to hear more.
The report looks at persistent low income as an indicator of long-term economic vulnerability and child poverty. Drawing on existing data and research, it analyses trends across Nordic countries. It also discusses how child poverty can be better monitored and understood.
The webinar is organised by the Nordic Welfare Centre.
Speakers from Fafo, Nordregio, Telemarksforsking and KORUS will present key findings on disparities between groups and regions, children’s own experiences of financial strain, and approaches that can strengthen social mobility and equal opportunities. The programme also highlights opportunities and challenges related to data in the Nordic Statistics Database.
Speakers include:
- Tone Fløtten (Fafo): Why monitoring child poverty in the Nordic region matters, and children’s own experiences of growing up in families facing persistent poverty
- Debora Pricila Birgier & Maria Bobrinskaya (Nordregio): Key trends and disparities across the Nordic region, and proposals for strengthening data and analysis
- Geir Holtan Møller (Telemarksforsking) & Karin Gustavsen (KORUS): Promising approaches to support social mobility and equal opportunities for children and youth
- Vítor Miranda (Nordregio): Challenges and opportunities in the Nordic Statistics database for tracking children’s living conditions and economic vulnerability
Discussions will also address the role of Nordic co-operation. How can we improve monitoring and knowledge? How to identify who is most at risk? What kind of interventions support effective policies in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? How can we work towards a sustainable and socially integrated Nordic Region?
The webinar is relevant for policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and civil society actors working with child well-being, social inclusion, and family and welfare policies across the Nordic Region.
Read more about the report launch and register on the webinar page (Nordic Welfare Centre).
