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Preventing Violent Extremism in Kenya: Young Peace Messengers Retreat in Malindi

One hundred and seventy five (175) in-school youth took part in a 3-day retreat at Town Secondary School, Malindi, in the ongoing efforts to engage young adults to address radicalization and violent extremism in Kenya. GNRC Members in Kenya, through the Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism (BRAVE) initiative, led by Dr. Othman Mujahid, who is […]

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GNRC Holds A Youth Engagement Forum In Kisumu County

In the News / By Abdulrahman Marjan

GNRC members in Kenya held a youth engagement forum through Building Community Resilience Against Violent Extremism (BRAVE) on 20th June, 2016 in Kisumu County. The function dubbed BRAVE Messengers’ Conference aimed at educating the youth against radicalization and violent extremism. Presided by BRAVE’s Coordinator in Kisumu, Hon. Farida Salim, the forum was attended by four

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The Plight of the Boy Child

Blog / By Abdulrahman Marjan

We can all agree that every child has a right to survive and thrive in his or her life. This encompasses the right to basic needs, education, love, security and success. Decades ago, the girl child was forgotten, disgraced and segregated. She used to be regarded as a tool to ease the life of man.

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Call to Action to End Hunger

In the News / By Abdulrahman Marjan

The GNRC Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali participated in the Inter-Religious Engagement for Zero Hunger on 13th June, 2016, at the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters, in Rome, Italy. The aim of the forum was to mobilize faith communities and organizations to help in the eradication of hunger and poverty across the world. Led

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Pan African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion

In the News / By Abdulrahman Marjan

Education influences society’s social, economic and political dimensions.

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GNRC 5th Forum to be Held in Panama City, Panama on May 9 – 11, 2017

News / By Abdulrahman Marjan

Transformed Faith Communities: Ending Violence Against Children is the theme of the Fifth Forum The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) 5th Forum International Organizing Committee (IOC) has announced the dates for the GNRC 5th Forum. The Forum will be held from 9th – 11th May 2017, in Panama City, Panama. The committee agreed

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Violence Against Children in South Sudan – Sexual Abuse/Violence

Blog / By Bishop Martin Mogga

The 21 years of civil war in South Sudan and the recent conflict that began in 2013 have contributed enormously towards children violence.

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Violence Against Children in Nigeria: A Case of the Abducted Chibok Secondary School Girls

Blog / By Hajia Maryam Dada Ibrahim

In the last 7 to 8 years, Nigeria has witnessed the most brutal form of terror through a group of terrorists popularly known as ‘Boko Haram’, translated as “Education is forbidden”.

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A Day Out with the Children of Rohingya

News / By Abdulrahman Marjan

“I Can Malaysia” a member of the GNRC based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia organized an Educational trip for 27 Rohingya Refugee Children aged 7-13 years to the National Planetarium on 7th May, 2016.The Rohingya children in Malaysia are deprived of education. The aim of this trip was to lift their spirits and help them expand their

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How We Can End Violence Against Children

Blog / By Ariana Zambada

This module explains the extent of violence inflicted on children, the various studies undertaken and the recommendations to prevent the subject. The reality is that violence against children happens in all the countries across the world. Violence towards children are in various denominations. In the United Nations Study on Violence against Children, violence against children

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