In this issue of From Evidence to Action we focus on PAN: Children, a knowledge portal
launched just over a year ago in a partnership between UNICEF and the Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC). Our Feature traces the ideas and inspiration behind the portal,
where we are after a year online and our plans to expand PAN: Children’s facilities and
reach. As a learning network we have consulted widely with experts and other platforms
and our Case Study highlights an expert retreat and exchange we held in May 2013 where
we refined our strategic plans and grappled with issues around policy influencing and key
institutional arrangements which we need to put in place. We shine our Spotlight On PAN:
Children’s topical guides, the rationale behind them and how they can be updated by
online users. Under Toolkits and guidelines we have sourced some useful documents on
children’s participation, one of the priority areas for PAN: Children. O