Suarez, Alejandro HoyosDabalen, AndrewNarayan, AmbarSaavedra-Chanduvi, JaimeAbras, AnaTiwari, Sailesh2014-10-202014-10-202015978-1-4648-0332-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20458This study explores the changing opportunities for children in Africa. While the definition of opportunities can be subjective and depend on the societal context, this report focuses on efforts to build future human capital, directly (through education and health investments) and indirectly (through complementary infrastructure such as safe water, adequate sanitation, electricity, and so on). It follows the practice of earlier studies conducted for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region (Barros et al. 2009, 2012) where opportunities are basic goods and services that constitute investments in children. Although several opportunities are relevant at different stages of an individual s life, our focus on children s access to education, health services, safe water, and adequate nutrition is due to the well-known fact that an individual s chance of success in life is deeply influenced by access to these goods and services early in life. Children s access to these basic services improves the likelihood of a child being able to maximize his/her human potential and pursue a life of dignity.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO LANDACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTADEQUATE NUTRITIONAGE GROUPSBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC HEALTH CAREBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBASIC SERVICESBASIC SKILLSCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD NUTRITIONCITIZENSCLEAN DRINKING WATERCLEAN WATERCLIMATE CHANGEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISASTERSDISCRIMINATIONDOMINANCEDRINKING WATEREARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNINGECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL SERVICESELDERLYEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITYETHNIC GROUPFAMILIESFOOD SECURITYGENDERGENDER DIFFERENCEGENDER DIFFERENCESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH SERVICESHOMEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN POTENTIALHUMAN RIGHTSIMMUNIZATIONINCOME INEQUALITYINEQUALITIESINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTSINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR MARKETSLACK OF AWARENESSLEARNINGLEARNING ACHIEVEMENTSLEGAL STATUSMEASLESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMOTHERNATURAL DISASTERSNUMBER OF PEOPLENUMERACYNUTRITIONOLDER CHILDRENPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY COMPLETIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL AGEPRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETIONPRIMARY SCHOOL LEVELSPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRINCIPLE OF EQUALITYPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC POLICYPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF LIFEREADINGRURAL CHILDRENSAFE WATERSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL LEVELSSCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOLSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICES FOR CHILDRENSIBLINGSSIGNIFICANT POLICYSOCIAL BARRIERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FACTORSSOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SAFETYSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSOURCE OF DRINKING WATERSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT LEARNINGTECHNICAL EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL ACCESSVACCINATIONVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWILLWOMANYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNGER CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/978-1-4648-0332-1