It’s early morning in the village where Batula and her parents live, and as is the norm, everyone is woken up by the call for prayer. As early as thirty minutes past seven, her grandmother shows up carrying concoctions and some herbs. Batula asks her grandmother what those things are used for: “This will help […]
From Victim to Advocate: Breaking the Cycle of FGM Read More »
From the closure of schools to the increase in violence and poverty, millions of children worldwide have been affected by the direct and indirect effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Girls and young women might be among the most vulnerable due to inequality and discrimination, as was exposed by Mwanaid, a 14 years-old girl from Tanzania,
“Things have been harder for girls” during the Covid-19 pandemic Read More »
We continue creating spaces for children in all regions to reflect together on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted their lives and the lives of other children around the world. On Sunday, July 25, it was the time for Portuguese-speaking children (from 5 to 15 years of age) to interact with one another. Ten children
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Kushwaha – India BACK TO INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY BLOG
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It’s hard for us to get used to some small changes in our lives, until the moment our life really turns upside down. Yes, really upside down. Life without life. Everywhere you look, people are wearing those weird masks, colorless, lifeless, they’re all so close and so far, away. It is much harder for young
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Cette once d’espoir;une arme incontournable, vigilante;ce chemin de désespoir,cette route glissante. C’est dans ce monde rempli de rancœurs.Oh toi pandémie,Que tu décides de briser des cœurs.Hélas ! tu n’as point d’amie. Elle montre malgré sa faiblesse,Ses idées et son rêve de demain ; Pauvre jeunesse ! Lèves-toi et lèves haut la main.Sous l’emprise des bombes ;Tu ne nous as
Une jeunesse apeurée Read More »
Since the beginning of March, coronavirus has come to Serbia and changed all plans for this year. From March 15 to May 15 this year, there was a state of emergency in Serbia declared, which included online schooling, curfew, restricted movement, bans on gatherings, and much more with the purpose of protecting and preventing the
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Since the beginning of the GNRC in El Salvador, in 2004, direct support has been given for children and young people in vulnerable situations. In 2016, the Centro Bartolomé de las Casas Foundation executed a project called Bridging the Gap, which intervened in two highly violent communities, labeled by conflicts between gangs and maras; These
El Salvador: promoting child rights and working together with religious leaders Read More »
From Quito, Ecuador, Sofía (18 years old) invites local leaders in her community to participate in a radio broadcast to reflect about child rights and the importance of promoting and advocating for the rights of the child. Audio available only in Spanish Desde Quito, Ecuador, Sofía (18 años) dialoga con líderes locales sobre la importancia
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I start painting from my childhood, since I was in grade 1 in School, using coloring books and my interest in art developed. I like to paint the human problems that we are facing. I draw different paintings in my class in art competitions. In this painting, I’ve used pastel colors and oil paints, to
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People ask what is human rights? Where do they come from? Human rights can be referred to any right or freedom to which all humans are entitled to. The UN pinpoints that the human rights originated in the year 539 BC, when the troops of Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon. Cyrus freed the slaves, declared
During Covid-19 pandemic, Aakash encourages adults to take advantage of the confinement to spend more quality time together with children.
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Mr. Antonio Salimbeni, representative of the Focolare Movement, from Italy, is working for the wellbeing of all people in the society. In September 2019, while he was in Coimbatore, he gave me a great interview about the challenges and conflicts faced by children while getting their rights. I think his opinion will be very useful
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Art is a very good platform to express your thoughts in a particular context. Poems are the short versions of prose. It is the quickest way to create awareness. In that way, I decided to present a poem on the importance of Child Rights. As the title is “REALIZE THE CHILD’S RIGHTS” the children get
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