Publication
Oct 2011
This study highlights the complex pathways through which food, fuel and financial shocks affect families and children in Nigeria. While households are trying hard to adapt to and manage these shocks, evidence shows how these coping mechanisms have negatively impacted on children's well-being by increasing their vulnerability to malnutrition, school withdrawal, exploitative forms of child labor, inadequate parental care and nurture and, ultimately, poverty.
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Author | Fiona Samuels, Maja Gavrilovic, Caroline Harper, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa |
Series | ODI Background Notes |
Publisher | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Copyright | © 2011 Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |