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On 25th November every year; The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the world marks the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. This is usually a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world. The international campaign originated […]

Surely there has to be another way to deal with divisions and conflict between nations without going to war and killing thousands of innocent children and people?

Rejadh, a regional network of children and youth above the age of 15 years from Mali, Somalia, DRC, Burundi and South Sudan was created after the Addis Ababa Youth Advocacy Training in October 2016. It is a network that will develop and implement a campaign “The Myth of Maputo” as part of the Regional Advocacy Strategy

In the past decades, several African countries, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Somalia, Mali and South Sudan, have experienced extensive periods of conflict and extreme violence. These conflicts have involved massive human rights violations and horrendous atrocities. These have included high levels of violence, looting and killings of civilians. The wide spread use

The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children is celebrated on Universal Children’s Day (20 November) by bringing together secular and faith-based organizations to work to end violence against children. Universal Children’s Day, established by the United Nations in 1954, also commemorates the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty marked on the 17 October recognizes that poverty results not from the lack of just one thing but from many different interrelated factors that affect the lives of people living in poverty.

Food for Thought: Which values can you draw from your faith tradition to prevent gender-based violence in your community? A youth advocacy training was held in Addis Ababa from 3rd to 7th October, 2016. The training gathered fifty-three youths from Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan. The objectives of the training were to; equip

Arigatou International’s, End Child Poverty initiative  Director Rev. Fred Nyabera,on Thursday, September 22, attended the 2nd Convening of the Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty by Faith Based groups working at the United Nations Social Justice Commission Auditorium, in New York and realized the Sustainable Development Goals. Moral Imperative began in February 2015 when a

{zphotos::70} The major actors involved in violent extremism are vulnerable youth in unstable areas. This is especially the case in the Eastern Africa region. To this end, Arigatou International – Nairobi in collaboration with the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and ICCO Cooperation facilitated a three day regional reflection forum with the theme “Deepening Cooperation in

Religious Leaders, children and the represenatives of youth organizations from the Balkan countries committed to take action towards ending child poverty and violence against children in the region.

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.

End Child Poverty participated at a World Bank Group – East African Civil Society Organizations dialogue session on June 23rd 2016. The meeting that gathered about 20 participants from Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the World Bank staff, took place at the World Bank Office in Nairobi, Kenya. End Child Poverty was represented

On June 16th every year, governments, NGOs, International Organisations and other stakeholders gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the full realization of the rights of children in Africa.

“Refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us; except that a twist of fate has bound their lives to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale,” said Mr. Khaled Hosseini  Every day war forces thousands of families to flee their homes in order to escape the violence.

On June 16th every year, governments, NGOs, International Organisations and other stakeholders gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the full realization of the rights of children in Africa. This is in commemoration of the 1976 massacre of SOWETO children in the then apartheid South Africa. An analysis of the global persistence and even

“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” — Nelson Mandela Day of the African Child, observed annually on June 16, honours the memories of students who were massacred

“Child labour has no place in well-functioning and well regulated markets, or in any supply chain. The message that we must act now to stop child labour once and for all has been affirmed by the Sustainable Development Goals. Acting together, it is within our means to make the future of work a future without

The world is witnessing the highest level of human suffering since the Second World War. This is why the World Humanitarian Summit  convened by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon comes at a critical time.

“Poverty does not only exacerbate violence, but violence can also perpetuate poverty.” End Child Poverty participated in the interactive Forum on Religious Ideals and Responsibility of Leadership to End Violence Against Children, to mark the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children on 17 November. The event that was hosted by Arigatou International, New

The GNRC members in Brazil, during their meeting to reconstitute the National Committee of the GNRC, discussed the four initiatives of Arigatou International, including End Child Poverty.

Evidence, Advocacy and Collaboration. End Child Poverty participated at the World Bank Group – United Nations co-sponsored event themed, Meeting the Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty and Realize the SDGs on 24th September 2015. The public event highlighted the critical role of faith organizations, alongside other development partners, to help end extreme poverty and

Today, on the International Day of Peace, I would like to add my voice to the worldwide chorus of people longing for peace in these troubled times. I thank and honor all those who are facing today’s violence by speaking out for peace and working diligently to make it a reality. I call upon everyone

Representatives from Arigatou International Initiatives, selected faith-inspired groups, development and civil society organizations, social workers, educators and religious leaders met in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and affirmed the place of faith in ending child poverty.

End Child Poverty participated in the ACT Alliance Training on Development Effectiveness, from 17th to 19th July 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The training centered on the eight Istanbul Principles which comprise; the international framework for Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Development Effectiveness, their relevance and examples of concrete application and the challenges toward their implementation, as

An Interfaith Side Event took place during the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 14th July 2015. This UN-led conference brought together government delegates, senior religious leaders, faith-inspired and faith-based organizations, as well as members from the civil society and numerous stakeholders to negotiate an agreement that would

End Child Poverty has partnered with Hands of Grace in sponsoring fifteen war-affected and orphaned children in South Sudan. This project is driven by the realization that in poor and conflict-ridden countries like South Sudan, education is not accessible to majority of children despite being a vital tool for development.

End Child Poverty, collaborated with the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) Bosnia and Herzegovina and The Association for Women in Interreligious Dialogue for Family and Society (MOZAIK) and organised a one-day dialogue event, which took place on 3rd June 2015 in the capital, Sarajevo.

The first pilot workshop for the use of the End Child Poverty multi-faith guide was conducted in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4th June 2015. The workshop brought together thirty participants from the Balkan countries – Moldova, Montenegro, Croatia, Romana, Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was co-hosted by the Global Network of

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

End Child Poverty partnered with the Umbrella of South Sudan Women Association in Kenya (USSWAK) in commissioning 42 children from each of the 10 states of South Sudan who reside in Kenya as Peace Ambassadors.

Several students who received partial sponsorship through the End Child Poverty scholarship programme completed their primary and secondary school education studies. These included students from Hands of Grace, Juba, South Sudan and Amani Village of Hope, Siaya, Kenya.

End Child Poverty participated in the KAICIID Dialogue Days program co-organized by the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) and the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) at the Panafric hotel in Nairobi Kenya from 15th – 18th November 2014.

Ayagulao, El Salvador, 30th  October, 2014  The possibility of eradicating child poverty was recently affirmed at a conference in El Savador. Speaking during the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) – Regional Consultation, End Child Poverty Director,  Rev. Fred Nyabera stated “we could effectively end child poverty now,

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

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.

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

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

End Child Poverty and GNRC have partnered with Shanti Ashram to unite the young people of India to challenge child poverty. The new India Poverty Solutions project plans to bring together nearly one million volunteers from all the major faith traditions of India to work hand in hand to bring about effective yet simple solutions

End Child Poverty acknowledges that for effective mitigation of child poverty it has to cooperate with other like-minded stakeholders. It is in this light that the initiative is partnering with YMCA and YWCA (Y Global) in the ‘Stop Poverty’ movement and ‘End Child Poverty campaign’. Stop Poverty is a youth based and inter-religious campaign to

End Child Poverty (ECP) partnered with the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in facilitating the construction of a borehole at the Amani village of hope children’s home, which caters for approximately one hundred orphaned and vulnerable children in western Kenya.

End Child Poverty (ECP) partnered with World Day of Prayer and Action for Children (WDPAC), The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), Chemichemi Ya Uzima clinic, Government officials from the birth registration department in Kenya and the Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) and facilitated a program to promote child welfare and positive

End Child Poverty (ECP) partnered with Maisha Kara Trust (MKT) to refurbish a bathing area and a kitchen at the Kizurini Special Unit for children with disabilities. The special unit was established as a boarding facility, which caters for thirty-six children.

Arigatou International’s Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty was formally launched at an event on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17th October 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Arigatou International – Nairobi to serve as GNRC Secretariat, and will be home to the Interfaith Initiative to End Child Poverty The work of establishing the Arigatou International – Nairobi office has been finalized and the staffing completed. The office will serve as the GNRC’s global secretariat and will also be home to the Interfaith

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

The newly appointed Director for Arigatou International, Ms. Maria Lucia Uribe Torres has taken on the leadership responsibilities for the office in Geneva. 

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