At the regional sessions of the GNRC 5th Forum in Panama in May 2017, participants from Middle East observed that violent incidences against children (VAC) occurred on daily basis with very few of them being reported to the relevant agencies. Lack of official statistics on the different forms of VAC across the region was also […]
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GNRC-Kenya held its annual strategic meeting on 10th November 2017 at the Arigatou International–Nairobi offices as a way to strengthen the GNRC and make plans for the coming year. With the recently concluded GNRC 5th Forum, the Secretary General of the Global Networks of Religions for Children (GNRC), Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali, shared about the
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GNRC Member, “Mosaic” Interfaith Women Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by GNRC Coordinator, Ms. Ismeta Begic, participated in a youth forum dubbed “Strengthening Youth Action for Peace: Creative Multicultural and Multi- religious Approaches and Tools”, held in Brussels, Belgium on the 27th October – 2nd November 2017. Ms. Begic shared about her organization’s partnership
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GNRC–Uganda through Youth Leaders for Restoration and Development (YOLRED) organized a community training on ending violence against children, on 6th July 2017 in Makindye, Northern Uganda. Twenty-four (24) participants were reached through the one-day training workshop. With the worrying trends of violence against children worldwide, GNRC–Uganda sought to create awareness on the issue by educating
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On 27th October 2017, Sister Agatha Ogochukwu Chikelue, the GNRC coordinator, Nigeria and also the Director of the Interreligious Dialogue at Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace in Abuja, Nigeria, was invited to Africa54, a Voice of America program, to discuss transformative ways to peace building in Nigeria. Over the past few years, Sister Agatha has
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Message from Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary, World Council of Churches at the GNRC Fifth Forum.
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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17 2017 Theme: “Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies”. It looks at how the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be useful to end child poverty. Together with you, we can take action to end child
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The month of September was a productive month for GNRC–Romania and Asociatia Sol Mentis as it flagged off its Learning To Living Together (LTLT) training among community leaders and teachers. The trainings will enable the trainees to be ambassadors of positive values and ethics among children and young people within the framework of the child’s
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On 21st September 2017, GNRC–Romania celebrated the International Day of Peace with students from class 1 at the Kids Palace School in Bucharest, Romania. A total of twenty five (25) children were reached during the visit.
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During the International Day of Peace, GNRC through CAN Pakistan, conducted a roundtable discussion with religious leaders from Islamabad to discuss possible solutions to ending violence against children. Eighteen (18) people participated in the discussions, with representatives from Children Advocacy Network, Search for Justice and Global Partnership to End Child Violence Against Children also taking
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