Every child has the right to survive and thrive.
About the Global
Network of Religions
for Children
The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) is a global interfaith network of organizations and individuals dedicated to securing the rights and well-being of children everywhere.
Empowering Children with Skills that Promote Sustainability and a Green Future
Empowering Communities Through Peacebuilding and Interfaith Dialogue
Arigatou International will convene the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) Sixth Forum from November 19 – 21, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, hosted by the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities (IAFSC). A Children’s Forum will precede from November 16 – 18, 2024.
The Impact of the Network
56M faith leaders, adults, and children
What leaders are saying about GNRC
Our work in 73 countries
Every child has the right to survive
Announcement of the GNRC Sixth Forum
On behalf of Arigatou International and the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), I am pleased to announce that the GNRC Sixth Forum will be convened from November 19 – 21, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Forum will be hosted by our partners, the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities.
The GNRC was inaugurated in 2000 by my father, the late Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto, out of his strong conviction that it is the moral responsibility of people of all faiths to protect the lives of children and ensure their safe and sound development. He proposed that people of every faith and religion join hands and work together, regardless of differences, to build a better world for children.
Keishi Miyamoto (Rev), President of Arigatou International, Convenor of the Global Network of Religions for Children
Strengthening and Reinvigorating the Network
In 2021, after 20 years of remarkable grassroots inter-faith work for children, the Secretariat carried out a comprehensive assessment of the entire GNRC network worldwide. We evaluated all key elements of the Network, including membership, connectivity, capacity, results, significance, and impact. We took stock of the GNRC’s successes, opportunities, and challenges over the last two decades, and mapped out the steps we intend to take to further strengthen our growing and evolving Network of over 1,200 organizations and individuals worldwide.
Mustafa Y. Ali, PhD, Secretary General, Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), and Director, Arigatou International – Nairobi
GNRC Around the World
We invite GNRC coordinators and contact persons to apply funds for GNRC activities that promote networking for interfaith harmony, understanding, and cooperation to build a better world for children.
What We Are Reading
Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-Religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
We invite you all to read this comprehensive study of the Faith and Children’s Rights.