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About Us

The Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (End Child Poverty) is the multi-faith, child-centred, global initiative of Arigatou Interna-tional that mobilises faith-inspired resources to eradicate poverty affecting children. We aim to create a world free of child poverty, by addressing the root causes of poverty in the human heart and the structural causes of poverty […]

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The Journey Thus Far

At the Fourth Forum of the Global Network for Religions for Children (GNRC) in Dar es Salaam, June 2012 the task! Not long after this meeting, the Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (End Child Poverty,) the strategic and operational response was launched in Nairobi, Kenya. Right at birth, we were cautious that child poverty

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Contents

Foreword by Fred Nyabera 3 About Us 6 The Big Picture 7 How we measure Impact 12 Our Impact 14 Of Footprints and Imprints The Interfaith Guide 16 Voices for Children- Global Partnerships and Coalitions 18 Voices for Children- Community Organizing and Advocacy 21 Growing Peace: Making the World Safer for Children 22 Crystalizing Grassroots Initiatives 25 Building

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Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS Single mom Amy Young cuddles her 15-month-old son Striker in this 2012 Canadian Press file photo.

UNICEF head in B.C. to ‘hold up mirrors’ to persistently high child poverty, inequality

President and CEO of the United Nations kids agency is in Vancouver this week addressing poverty reduction advocates. Canada has fallen to 26th place in the world when it comes to economic inequality, according to the United Nation agency UNICEF, whose Canadian president was in Vancouver this week.

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Volunteers prepare meals at a children’s cafeteria in Kawaguchi, Saitama prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Justin McCurry for the Guardian

Japan’s rising child poverty exposes true cost of two decades of economic decline

Soup kitchens have sprung up to provide meals for some of the estimated 3.5 million children officially living in poverty in one of world’s richest countries The smell of beef stew wafts from a kitchen as a brigade of volunteers put their cooking skills to use on a recent Saturday evening in Tokyo’s commuter belt.

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Rev. Fred Nyabera, Director, End Child Poverty

Advocacy Towards Policy Change on Ending Gender Based Violence and Child Poverty

Gender-Based Violence is a global pandemic. The question we must ask ourselves, is not ‘if ’ or even ‘why’, but rather, ‘how’ do we best work collectively, young and older persons in Africa and across the world, to end this vice. This is the challenge we carry with us as we ‘attack’ GBV, as a

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Youth Can Inspire Generations

Addressing the participants, Ms. Wasye Musyoni, Programme Manager, Norwegian Church Aid highlighted the importance of doing away with the era of “gerontocracy” where the older generations are favoured irrespective of their capacity or lack thereof, while the young people are placed at the background during solutions and decision making processes in the society. She recognized

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Partnership of religious communities to reduce child poverty and violence against children: Part 2

Arigatou International’s Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (End Child Poverty) and The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in collaboration with the Somborski Edukativni Centar (SEC) co-hosted a Round Table at the Sombor Municipal Hall, Serbia on 28th July 2016.

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Partnership of religious communities to reduce child poverty and violence against children: Part 1

Arigatou International’s Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (End Child Poverty) and The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in collaboration with the Somborski Edukativni Centar (SEC) co-hosted a Round Table at the Sombor Municipal Hall, Serbia on 28th July 2016.

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Roundtable on Child Poverty, Violence Against Children and the Sustainable Development Goals

The Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (End Child Poverty) – the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in collaboration with the Somborski Edukativni Centar (SEC) have organized a two-day Round table workshop on Faith Communities Partnering Towards Ending Child Poverty and Violence Against Children which is scheduled to take place in Sombor, Serbia

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Building strong children today for a strong nation tomorrow

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglass Pediatricians aren’t usually day-to-day policy-makers but policy decisions affect the work they do every day as front-line caregivers for our nation’s children. That’s why I was extremely pleased the official journal of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) recently devoted an

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International Day of Families

“Equitable social and economic development depends on fair legal frameworks and social norms that support the rights of women and children. Discriminatory laws and practices that do not give equal rights to all, and that suppress women’s and children’s rights, have no place in contemporary families, communities, societies and nations.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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Four million Argentine children live in poverty conditions, according to Unicef

Almost four million children in Argentina are poor and 8.5% live in extreme poverty, according to a report from UNICEF which measures multidimensional poverty which considers 28 indicators such as nutrition, access to healthcare, exposure to violence, among other more traditional references.

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Op-ed : The Child Poverty Collaborative is in the fight for the long haul

Ross Meyer is vice president of community impact at United Way of Greater Cincinnati, where he oversees United Way’s community change strategies and investments. When I was 13 years old, my service-learning teacher took me to Over-the-Rhine for the first time. Growing up in a comfortable, middle class home in Finneytown sheltered me from the

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Doctors group calls on pediatricians to address child poverty

For pediatricians, a routine visit is a chance to chat with parents about their child’s vaccinations, sleep patterns, nutrition and TV time. But new guidelines say that with nearly half of American children living in poverty or close to that line, pediatricians need to broach another health-related matter with mom or dad: Are you having

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Message for the 2015 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty By Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, President, Arigatou International

Last month, for the International Day of Peace, I wrote about how crucial it is that we build a world where every child can grow up free from violence, safe and sound. But war and armed conflict are not the only forms of violence destroying the precious lives of our children. In fact, it can

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Blood of Your Child

  In December 2013, political infighting erupted into violence spreading across like wildfire in South Sudan. Almost 8 million people are in need of aid, and 4.6 million people are on the edge of starvation. Without peace, families will remain in hiding away from their homes and their land. Families will die from starvation, malnutrition

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The End Child Poverty Interim Steering Committee meets in Sarajevo: some reflections

The Balkan nations and especially Sarajevo share a lush beauty and visible presence of history. Warm hospitality and the bustling hordes of tourists suggest that peace and prosperity are at least around the corner. The graceful spires of Ottoman minarets, Orthodox churches, Cathedrals, and synagogues, one upon another, are vivid testimony to a history and

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Upcoming Event: Affirming the Place of Faith in Ending Child Poverty

End Child Poverty in collaboration with the Association of Women for Inter-religious Dialogue in Society and Family – MOZAIK is hosting a public event “Affirming the Place of Faith In Ending Child Poverty” on 3 June 2015, in Sarajevo. The event captures the work of faith communities, the Arigatou International family and its networks, in

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Celebrating 7th World Day, Religious and Secular Groups Aim to Stop Violence against Children

New York, November 20, 2014 – The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children celebrates its seventh annual World Day today. So far, affiliates in faith-based and secular groups are organizing 71 activities in 22 countries with the explicit aim of stopping violence against children.

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Major World Faith Movements Commit to Pragmatic Action to End Child Poverty

17th October 2014, Moratuwa, Sri- Lanka Representatives from all Arigatou International’s Initiatives, selected faith–inspired groups, development organizations, civil society organizations, United Nations Agencies, Educators and multi-lateral organizations meeting in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka committed to engaging in more pragmatic action to end child poverty.  This was emphasized in a pledge read out by their representatives during

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Call to End Child Poverty

17th October 2014, Sarvodaya, Colombo, Sri- Lanka “Poverty is not accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by actions of human beings.”(Nelson Mandela) In an age where 1.1 billion children face life without food, malnourished, with little access to shelter, health facilities and quality education – human progress is inconceivable.

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End Child Poverty launches a children’s and youth essay contest to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP).

Young people around the globe have been invited, through the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), to present creative solutions to address child poverty in their communities. The contest winners in both categories – children and youth – each stand a chance to win a cash award of $ USD 500 (five hundred US

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End Child Poverty – Annual Report 2013/2014 Released!

End Child Poverty engaged in several activities towards the realization of its mission – Mobilizing Faith-Inspired Resources to End Child Poverty, as well as its objectives to utilize theological reflection, interfaith advocacy and grassroots action towards overcoming child poverty. This report details activities, processes and actions undertaken during the reporting period 2013/2014, our first year

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African Faith Leaders Hold Summit on the Post 2015 Development Agenda

The Ending Child Poverty Initiative co-hosted the African Faith Leaders’ Summit on the Post 2015 Development Agenda from 1st -2nd July 2014 in Kampala, Uganda. The Summit, under the umbrella of the African Faith Leaders Initiative whose theme was Enhancing Faith Communities’ engagement on the post 2015 Development Agenda was held at the Commonwealth Resort

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Breakfast with the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Children Affected by Armed Conflict

Arigatou International, as part of the NGO Focus Group on Children Affected by Armed Conflict, participated in a business breakfast organized by the Focus Group with the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Children Affected by Armed Conflict (SRSG/CAAC), Ms. Leila Zerrougui, held on Wednesday 11 September.

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Third Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education

Arigatou International co-signed a joint NGO statement on the Third Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education that was presented during the 24th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, under the Agenda item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.

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Interim Steering Committee

Interim Steering Committee on Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (IIECP) holds Its First Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya

The Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty (IIECP) — the fourth Initiative by Arigatou International kicked off in Nairobi by holding its first Interim Steering Committee Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from the 19th to 20th August 2013. The meeting settled on 3 priority areas for the initiative which are to mitigate spiritual root causes of

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Children as Actors for Transforming Society

From 24 to 30 July, Initiatives of Change in cooperation with Child-to-Child Trust organized in Caux, Switzerland a conference titled Children as Actors for Transforming Society – Making Children’s participation work.  Arigatou International was invited to participate on the panel Safe Environment for Children that addressed how to strengthen children’s participation to ensure a safe

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