This Young (COVID) Life
Children and young people across the world have learnt important life lessons from the COVID-19 experience. These focused country reports give insight into their experiences and perceptions of pandemic. This project explores children and young people’s experiences, opinions, and reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and related government responses.…, The research across the different countries sought to answer two questions: How do children and youth (aged 10–19 years) perceive and experience the COVID-19 situation? How has it affected them? How have they coped with the health crisis and associated measures to contain the pandemic? What are the key issues from their perspective? What are…, Project map, Gif of descriptive words, Country reports, Children and young people across the world have learnt important life lessons from the COVID-19 experience. These focused country reports give insight into their experiences and perceptions of pandemic., Document cover Canada: It’s Difficult to Grow Up in an Apocalypse (July 2022), According to children and youth in Canada, what were the negative and positive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives? How did they experience changes in their relationships; daily schedule; time at home; use of technology; or feelings of anger, worry, loneliness or gratitude? How were these experienced by marginalized groups, including…, Document cover Chile: The Pandemic Through the Eyes of Children and Adolescents (April 2023), The COVID-19 pandemic led to a crisis at multiple levels, putting at risk children's ability to exercise their rights. The objective of this study was to generate evidence on the experiences, perceptions and opinions of children and adolescents about the pandemic and Chile's response to it. This qualitative study includes the experiences of 102…, Document cover Italy: Life in Colours (November 2021), This report recounts the journeys of a group of adolescents through the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, one of the first countries to be affected by the virus. It is the first product of an in-depth qualitative study that aims to understand the experiences of children and young people from their point of view and through their words. The data for this…, Document cover Lesotho: “It was just a strange life” (May 2023), This participatory study, conducted with youth in Lesotho, provides a profound understanding of their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. It sheds light on how they navigated the challenges and changes brought about by this global crisis, revealing insights into their adaptability, resilience, and the crucial role of community support. The…, Document cover Madagascar: Experiences, perceptions and opinions of children and adolescents on the COVID-19 pandemic (September 2022), The consequences of COVID-19 have been far-reaching, and virtually every country in the world has been affected with varying degrees of severity. Madagascar was no exception. The pandemic had major economic and social downturns, with particular consequences to children and adolescents, considered to be more vulnerable to shocks as significant as…, Methodology, This multi-country project followed a qualitative research methodology and was underpinned by a series of principles. Gif of principles This Young (COVID) Life is a qualitative research project carried out with children and young people in 6 countries. Each individual country project adopted some or all the following participatory methods: …, ITS DIFFICULT TO GROW UP INAN APOCALYPSE CHILDREN'S AND ADOLESCENTS' EXPERIENCES, PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN CANADA https://brocku.ca/ https://www.studentscommission.ca/en https://www.ubishops.ca/ https://www.unicef.ca/en http://www.unicef-irc.org UNICEF OFFICE OF RESEARCH INNOCENTIThe Office of Research Innocenti is…
See the full report