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During the pandemic, no access to the internet can mean no access to education

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities among children, and an aspect where this is more evident is the children’s right to good quality education. If children don’t have the same access to the internet, education during the pandemic cannot be the same for all. This was one of the main conclusions that children from Colombia […]

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“Things have been harder for girls” during the Covid-19 pandemic

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,

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“We all want the same”: children from Brazil and Portugal share a dialogue

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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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Dialogues with children about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Committed to following the recommendation that children gave us during the Global Week in November 2020 to create ways to continue in contact and listening to them, during 2021 Arigatou International has been organizing virtual gatherings for children to share their views and feelings about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in their lives, and

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