Evidence

Evidence on children's well-being, problem first.

Every finding is tied to a defined problem for children, the intervention that claims to solve it, and its type of design. Open any card to compare the same intervention across countries.

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ProtectionDevelopment

Problem

Limited adolescent knowledge of early marriage, parenting readiness and the child health consequences of early marriage

Intervention: A single school-based educational session on early marriage using interactive presentations and discussion
Population: 89 adolescents at Christian Vocational High Schools and State Islamic Senior High Schools Model Palangka Raya, 2025

Key finding

Knowledge scores improved significantly after the session (p < 0.001).

Pre/post

Trisia et al. · Crossref · 11 Mar 2026

ProtectionDevelopment

Problem

Risk of child marriage, adolescent pregnancy and poor reproductive health among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Syrian refugee communities in Lebanon

Intervention: A social, health, and economic asset-building program to reduce social isolation and build skills and knowledge, delivered by Basmeh & Zeitooneh in partnership with Population Council
Population: Adolescent girls and young women aged 10–21 in the Shatila and Burj al Barajneh refugee camps, including out-of-school girls aged 10–15 and married girls aged 13–21

Practitioner

Mourtada · Crossref · 1 Jan 2023

Protection

Problem

Low adolescent girls' knowledge of child marriage and its health consequences

Intervention: Mobile health–based education about child marriage
Population: 43 adolescent girls selected by stratified random sampling

Key finding

Low knowledge before the intervention: 40 of 43 girls (93.02%)

Pre/post

Yanti et al. · Crossref · 30 Jan 2026

Protection

Problem

Norms and perceptions that justify child marriage among adolescent girls and their parents

Intervention: An entertainment-education short movie on the costs of child marriage, with a second version adding religious messages encouraging completion of education over child marriage
Population: Adolescent girls and their parents in two provinces in Indonesia

Key finding

The costs-only movie consistently improved scores on the child marriage perception scale.

Experimental

Irhamni et al. · Crossref · 1 Jan 2023

Development

Problem

Weak early reading skills, specifically recognising and pronouncing initial syllables, among kindergarten children

Intervention: A play-based Initial Syllable Game used in class, delivered through cycles of planning, action, observation and reflection
Population: 26 children in Group A2 at TK Istana Balita Cheng Hoo kindergarten

Key finding

Children improved in recognising, identifying and pronouncing initial syllables.

Practitioner

Dina et al. · Crossref · 30 Dec 2025

Development

Problem

Supporting fine motor and cognitive development in young children

Intervention: Playing with playdough as a learning medium in kindergarten
Population: 60 children aged 5-6 years (group B) at Pembina Sekayu State Kindergarten

Key finding

Significant effect on fine motor development (average 46.77, Sig 0.000 < 0.05).

Experimental

Yuniyartika et al. · Crossref · 10 Jul 2024

Development

Problem

Young children's difficulty managing their social and emotional well-being in early childhood education settings

Intervention: The EMC2 approach, with teacher understanding of developmental stages and structured adult support, in early childhood education institutions (PAUD)
Population: Children in early childhood education institutions (PAUD); the number and age are not stated in the abstract

Key finding

74% of students were in the 'Developing' category (cumulative BSH and BSB).

Practitioner

Umairi et al. · Crossref · 29 Apr 2026

Development

Problem

Supporting the development of language skills in early childhood through reading activities

Intervention: Reading activities using the Big Book method, compared with the Syllables method
Population: Early childhood children, grouped by high or low thinking skills (age and number not stated)

Key finding

Children who used the Big Book method had higher language skills than children who used the Syllables method.

Experimental

Aisyah · Crossref · 23 Mar 2020

Development

Problem

Supporting moral development in early childhood through classroom teaching

Intervention: A thematic instructional model based on problem-solving, with moral development built in, developed through needs analysis, planning, expert evaluation and revision, and implementation
Population: 90 students in early childhood education (exact ages and location not stated)

Key finding

The authors report that the problem-solving thematic model can develop morals in early childhood.

Practitioner

. et al. · Crossref · 17 Mar 2022

Development

Problem

Limited social-emotional skills in early childhood, including stress management, self-awareness and social communication with peers

Intervention: A neuroeducation program delivered in an early childhood school setting
Population: Young children in an early childhood education institution (further details not given)

Key finding

Children were helped to manage stress

Practitioner

Candra · Crossref · 21 Jun 2025

Survival

Problem

Incomplete childhood immunisation coverage in children aged 12–24 months in Sindh Province, Pakistan

Intervention: Outsourcing management of the district vaccination programme to a non-government organisation, started in 2017
Population: Parents or caregivers of 1,600 children aged 12–24 months in 2 outsourced and 2 non-outsourced districts of Sindh Province

Key finding

Full immunisation was 78.8% in outsourced districts versus 75.8% in non-outsourced districts, not statistically significant (P = 0.067).

Practitioner

Shaikh et al. · Crossref · 29 Jan 2026

Survival

Problem

Low immunisation rates, poor documentation and missed catch-up immunisation among children admitted to hospital

Intervention: A dedicated immunisation service at a tertiary paediatric hospital, delivering catch-up immunisation to admitted children
Population: Children admitted to a tertiary paediatric hospital in Australia (300 admissions before and 300 after the service began)

Key finding

Children up to date on admission: 75% before the service and 89% after.

Pre/post

Tarca et al. · Crossref · 14 Oct 2020

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