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Our Commitment to Ending Child Poverty: An Interfaith Guide to End Child Poverty

The President of Arigatou International, Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, once stated that extreme poverty is the most extensive form of violence in the world; and it claims an enormous number of lives worldwide and leaves the survivors with unbearable and endemic suffering. Estimates of 1 billion children across the world live in poverty today; that is […]

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Report on the 5th Forum of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in Panama City

Arigatou International was the driving force behind the ambitious forum in Panama City that addressed the issue of violence against children. This was the fifth such forum, with the most recent one being held in Tanzania in 2012. Its goal was to inform, but above all to exhort and mobilize religious leaders and organizations to

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Regional Youth Forum on Countering Violent Extremism

Regional Youth Forum on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), Nairobi, August 30–31, 2016. Nairobi, August 30–31, 2016 The Global Network of Religions for Children and Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (End Child Poverty) collaborated with Norwegian Church Aid and ICCO Cooperation in hosting a Regional Youth Forum on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Violent Extremism is

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Has Radicalization into Violent Extremism reached Epidemic Proportions?

Radicalization leading to Violent Extremism is perhaps the greatest challenge cladding humanity today. The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) and End Child Poverty in collaboration with ICCO Cooperation and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) are hosting a three-day (29th -31st August 2016) regional youth forum aimed at building the resilience of youth leaders, youth

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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

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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