On 6th and 7th May 2019 GNRC members in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) organised the annual meeting of the coordinating committee of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A total of twenty five (25) participants attended the event. The President of the Movement, Loida Carriel, was also in attendance.

During the second Middle East Regional Meeting on 23rd and 24th April 2019 in Amman, Jordan, representatives of Arigatou International, Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali and Rev. Fred Nyabera had a chance to meet delegates from al-Azhar University, Dr. Mohammed Abdel Fadeel and Dr. Reham Abdullah to explore potential avenues of partnerships specifically in inter-religious cooperation,

Under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies and Arab Woman and Child for Training and Development Organization organized the second Middle East Regional Meeting on 23rd and 24th April 2019 in Amman, Jordan

GNRC–Bhutan through Youth Advocacy Network Bhutan conducted a workshop dubbed ‘Caring Schools Leadership Workshop,’ from 24th to 26th March 2019 to develop awareness, change attitudes, and build commitment to promote coexistence and prevent peer bullying in schools. Seventy (70) participants including children, teachers, parents and caregivers attended the workshop held in Yangchen Gatshel Middle Secondary

GNRC–Pakistan together with St. Mary’s Public School celebrated the International Women’s Day on 8th March 2019 at the school’s community hall in Karachi, Pakistan. Guided by 2019’s theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change,” participants celebrated the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women in Pakistan and across the world. A total of

Search For Justice (Children Advocacy Network – CAN Pakistan) organized a consultative meeting with key stakeholders including government officials, parliamentarians, media and civil society organizations to advocate for ending violence against children under the title, ‘Setting the way forward to end violence against children.’ Fifteen (15) participants attended the meeting, which took place in Lahore,

GNRC–South Africa together with Religions for Peace conducted two workshops, on 12th and 16th February 2019 in Durban and Mavela Ikhaya respectively, to strengthen the capacity of young people to promote the values of respect and empathy towards people of other cultures and beliefs in South Africa. A total of seventy nine (79) participants under

{zphotos::44} “The key solution to prevent online child violence is by promoting religious values and ethics in children and young people and inculcating cultural wisdom in them. Only then can they have quality manners.” – Sh. Mohammed Swalihu, Imam, Jamia Mosque Nairobi. Arigatou International Advisory Group Member, Sh. Ibrahim Asmanii Lethome, paid a courtesy call