> Dear Colleagues
> Please circulate this request widely to your listservs and key contacts
> working with children affected by HIV/AIDS.
> Many thanks, Alison
>
> CALL FOR INFORMATION: Collecting Data from Children
>
> As HIV/AIDS programs and research focus increasingly on children, there is
> an urgent need to ensure that organizations gathering data from children
> meet ethical standards, in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights
> of the Child. This internationally-recognized standard requires that
> researchers guarantee children's confidentiality, take the opinions and
> perspectives of children into account in study design and execution,
> and--above all--do no inadvertent harm to young study participants.
>
> USAID, UNICEF, FHI, and Horizons are collaborating to develop practical
> guidelines to ensure ethical data collection among children in difficult
> circumstances, in particular children affected by HIV/AIDS.  The
> guidelines will address ethical standards, research protocols,
> interviewing guidelines, and approaches to child participation for both
> children and adolescents.
>
> Please send information about data collection among children, including
> references to existing guidelines and related materials, examples from the
> field, or any further suggestions.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Katie Schenk, Horizons Program/Population Council
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>
> 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 280
> Washington DC  20008 USA
> Tel: 202 237-9431
> Fax: 202 237-8410
>

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