“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” — Mother Teresa We had the privilege of meeting Ms. Shamsa Abubakar Fadhil, a Kenyan peace mediator, community mobilizer, and winner of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2023. Popularly known as Mama Shamsa, she joined GNRC through a programme […]
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GNRC Pakistan led by Search for Justice and Children Advocacy Network (CAN-Pakistan) along with the National Commission for Human Rights, established the Provincial Coordination Forum to End Child Domestic Labor. The first meeting of the forum, to discuss child domestic labor and child sexual exploitation was held on December 27th, 2022, in Punjab, Pakistan. Government
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“My motto for change and work is: “INSPIRE.ACT.CHANGE! My biggest success is when I see that one of my students made a positive CHANGE in the globe” – Ms. Zvonimira Jakić, Youth Coordinator GNRC
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On 2nd February 2023, GNRC Democratic Republic Of Congo (D.R.C) launched its committee in a hybrid event, held in Goma. The event brought together, eighty-six participants, children and adults included. The launch is among many, following efforts toward strengthening and reinvigorating the Network. The event started with a word of prayer from Reverend Katakia, and a
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PEACE: A Collective Responsibility The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity awarded Kenyan peacebuilder Ms. Shamsa Abubakar Fadhil known as ‘Mama Shamsa’, a GNRC Member, as co-honoree of the 2023 award. The award recognizes honorees from around the world for their contributions to building a more peaceful, and compassionate world based on the values of human fraternity. Mama Shamsa is
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Coimbatore Vizha: Journey to Unity On January 4th, 2023, GNRC India held the 15th annual edition of the ‘Journey for Unity’, the first public interfaith outreach for 2023, as part of the Coimbatore Vizha. The interfaith-intergenerational journey celebrates the cultural and religious diversity of the city of Coimbatore. Present at the event were 213 adults,
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On July 26th, 2022, GNRC India launched its committee in a virtual event that had over sixty adults and one hundred and twenty children participants from different faiths, mainly Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. Mr. Vijayaragavan Gopal, Coordinator, GNRC India, shared their vision, introduced their initiatives, and outlined the role of the committee members. “A
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GNRC member Djeca Crne Gore-Children of Montenegro focuses on children and youth living with disability. Since 2016, we have provided sessions for children with psychologists, speech therapists, social workers, and personal assistants, free of charge, with support from donors. This is because it is a challenge to get experts who can work with children in areas where most people speak Albanian.
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On September 19th, 2020, GNRC South Africa launched the Zimbali Zonke Garden4Life Project at a children’s interfaith day camp. The launch owed to the run-up to the United Nations International Day of Peace. Since its launch, the project has continued to be a platform to share and take action to mitigate climate change. South Africa is particularly vulnerable to the
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Why we must focus on young people to turn back the tide THE POLYCRISIS: INTERWOVEN CRISIS IMPACTING THE VULNERABLE Phrases like ‘disasters’, ‘catastrophes’, ‘calamities’, ‘tragedies’, or ‘emergencies’ no longer sufficiently describe the mega-threats humanity is facing. Rather, we are, because of a series of crises that are ‘interconnected, entwining and worsening one another’ – a
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