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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2020

What is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP)? The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is a day for awareness, activism, and advocacy actions against poverty, marked every year on 17th October. This year’s 2020 IDEP theme is, Acting Together To Achieve Social And Environmental Justice For All. Social and environmental justice ensures a world in which […]

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Fine Arts and Literary works contest to raise awareness on Ending Child Poverty

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

In commemorating the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), our partner, UZ Mozaik from Bosnia and Herzegovina raised awareness on ending child poverty through showcasing literary works and fine arts done by some 80 elementary school children in a contest dubbed: My contribution to poverty reduction.

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What is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty?

World News On Poverty / By Joyce Owiyo

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), 17 October 2019, is an opportunity for advocacy, reflection and action against poverty.

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2019

Toolkits / By Joyce Owiyo

What is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP)? The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is a global day of awareness, advocacy and action against poverty, marked every year on 17 October. This year, IDEP takes the theme: Acting Together to Empower Children, their Families and Communities to End Poverty.

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5 Good Reasons to Celebrate IDEP

Blog / By Joyce Owiyo

International Days, established by the United Nations or other relevant bodies presents us with a perfect opportunity to engage intensified efforts towards eradication of child poverty. Such efforts go a long way in fulfilling our role in interfaith advocacy and lobbying.

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Poverty – From a Child’s Perspective

Blog / By Joyce Owiyo

Poverty may have varied definitions and perspectives for different groups of people. Several children across the globe were asked to respond to the question: “What does it mean to be poor?” The following is a cross-section of their responses:

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How Interfaith Harmony Promotes Children’s Wellbeing

Blog / By Joyce Owiyo

This February, we join thousands across the globe in commemorating the World Interfaith Harmony Week, from 1 – 7 February 2019. The Interfaith Harmony Week provides a platform for interfaith groups and people of goodwill to come together, dialogue and act for the wellbeing of our societies. Such dialogue is often premised by the principle

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Children in Argentina advocate for their rights in commemoration of IDEP

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

According to recent data from the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA, 2018), in Argentina, child poverty increased to 62.5%; there are 8 million children deprived of basic human rights, 7 out of 10 children and adolescents are poor and 3 out of 10 live in a situation of extreme poverty. Moreover, child labor affects one

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Lack of Peace, a major cause of Child Poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

Three hundred (300) people including; children, parents, youth, professionals and religious leaders gathered for consultative meetings and a focus group discussion in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 17 October 2018.

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The Media – A Crucial Tool to Ending Child Poverty

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

Aware of the crucial role of the media in promoting strategies towards poverty eradication, Search For Justice; a member of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in Pakistan organized a media briefing in commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2018.

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Pre – School teachers Training on Early Childhood Development. In Sri Lanka

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

Aimed at providing a platform to ‘Listen to Children,’ Arigatou International – End Child Poverty Knowledge Centre in collaboration with the Sarvodaya movement in Sri – Lanka provided a platform for creative performances by children related to the challenges they face in their community such as child labour and corporal punishment. The performances included dancing,

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‘How I would Fight Poverty’ – School Children in Montenegro

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

What would I do to fight poverty in my community? This was the overarching question in the minds of each of the 30 secondary school students who attended a workshop at a secondary school in Montenegro.

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Faith Communities key to ending child poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovinia

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

In commemorating the International Day for Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), Arigatou International – End Child Poverty in collaboration with UŽ Mozaik, a member of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) in Bosnia and Herzegovinia conducted workshops between 17 and 29 October 2018.

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Ending Child Poverty: Enabling and Listening to the Voices of Children

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

“Every child has the right to a life free of poverty.” Today, as the world commemorates the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) under the theme “Coming Together With Those Furthest Behind To Build An Inclusive World Of Universal Respect For Human Rights And Dignity,” it is imperative to remember that, despite the

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Investing in Children: Experiences and Challenges from Indonesia

In the News / By Joyce Owiyo

Speaking during the “Results for Children: High-Level Advocacy Forum on Investing in Early Childhood Development,” Ms. Dear Sinadang of the Humanitarian Forum Indonesia and the Joint Learning Initiative of Faith and Local Communities, said that religious institutions in Indonesia play a significant role in early childhood development.

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A Richer Array of International Poverty Lines

Blog / By Joyce Owiyo

Is poverty absolute or relative? When we think of (one-dimensional) income poverty, should we define the threshold that separates the poor from the non-poor as the cost of purchasing a fixed basket of goods and services that allows people to meet their basic needs? Or should we instead think of it as relative deprivation: as

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From Copper to Gold

Blog / By Joyce Owiyo

The Role of Education and the Contribution of Faith Communities, Part I. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is a personal routine that whenever I travel out of the capital city Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) I make a point of visiting the Baha’i friends and enjoying listening to their personal and communal spiritual journeys. This past month I

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

News/Press / By clarian.makungu

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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