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Listening to children and young people, working with them and seeing what they have to say on what we have done or not done in matters building positive peace were the key fundamentals action points relayed to every participant in this year’s Coimbatore peace festival.
Speaking in the first virtual version of the first festival held on 7th August 2020, Dr. Vinu Aram, President of Shanti Ashram and Arigatou International Advisory Group member emphasized on the crucial need to create a more equitable society by bridging existing inequalities in order to create peace. Dr. Vinu observed that children, especially vulnerable and marginalized ones are mostly affected during times of conflict and crises, like the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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As the world goes through the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s lives have dramatically changed as a result of the effects of the pandemic. A conspicuous effect of the…
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A 9-year-old Kenyan boy has received a prestigious state commendation for building a unique hand-washing machine to aid in the fight against COVID-19. Stephen Wamukota was named by Kenya’s P…
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Interventions by the Youth In Action During COVID-19 With over 144702 confirmed cases and over 4149 deaths in Africa as of June 1; according to the World Heal Organi…
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As of April 2020, Covid-19 had led at least 188 country-wide school closures, impacting more than 90% of the world’s student population. Following these mass closures, many children’s lear…
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PRESS RELEASE Tokyo, 21 April 2020 Arigatou International and its Global Network of Religions for Children, together with several faith-based and interfaith or…
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PRESS RELEASE Tokyo, 7 April 2020 Arigatou International launched today a global campaign titled “Faith in Action for Children” calling on religious …