Progress to address violence against children has been made during the last years; yet many challenges remain and there is still much that needs to be done. Post-2015 provides us with a platform to work together to ensure that children live a life free from all forms of violence, are protected in conflicts and disasters […]
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Panel of Journalists, Religious Leaders, Policy Makers discuss how media and religious leaders can strengthen reporting on religion Leading experts on the media and religion, as well as policy makers, met in Nairobi on 17th November 2014 to discuss the role of the media in strengthening relations between different religious communities.
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Benevolent activities grow naturally from the lifestyle of “prayer and practice” advocated by Myochikai. After four decades of assisting people inneed in various ways, in 1990 Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto established the Arigatou Foundation as a faith-based NGO dedicated to creating a better environment for children around the world. The activities of the Arigatou Foundation are
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Prospectus for the Inauguration of the GNRC (Proposed in May 2000 by the Arigatou Foundation) As we enter the 21st century, our children, the inheritors of the Earth and the precious treasure of humanity, are living in deplorable conditions all over the world. Countless children find themselves surrounded by harsh circumstances. Some lose their lives
The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) was inaugurated in May 2000 by a group of 294 religious leaders and grassroots child-rights workers representing all of world’s major religious traditions and 33 different nations. Deeply concerned over the suffering of the world’s children, they gathered in Tokyo to launch the GNRC at the invitation
The End Child Poverty initiative of the Arigatou International launched at the GNRC Fourth Forum in 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has made tremendous strides towards achieving some of the goals announced at the Forum. The launch of the End Child Poverty Knowledge Center on 17th October in Sri Lanka was a major step.
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Call to end child poverty – Statement
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May Peace Prevail in us: Inner Peace; Outer Peace! This year, the International Day of Peace, which is observed around the world on 21st of September, was marked with various programs running for a week with the active initiation of Shanti Sewa Ashram (Peace Service Center). The slogan was The Right of Peoples to Peace.
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Arigatou International works with people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds to promote children’s rights and well-being at all levels — from the grassroots to the global.
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