Faith in Action for Children:
Our Response to the Impact of theCOVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Youth
Access our resources for religious communities, parents, caregivers, and children responding to COVID-19.
RESOURCESLearn about the Global Week of Faith in Action for Children: Multigenerational & Interfaith Dialogue
GLOBAL WEEK
Advocating for Children's
Rights and Wellbeing
The Advocacy Guide and Companion Toolkit have been jointly developed by the Prayer and Action for Children and Global Network of Religions for Children initiatives of Arigatou International.
*While you can visit this exhibition using any device, for the full 3D experience we recommend accessing through a computer.
Faith in Action for Children
Virtual Exhibition
Take a tour through the halls of our 3D exhibition* full of voices of children and adults about the impact of COVID-19 in the lives of children and learn what we can do together.
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Faith and Children’s Rights:
A Multi-Religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Arigatou International developed Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to mark the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CRC in 2019. The Study is the work of numerous partners, including religious leaders, scholars, human rights experts, and is enriched by the voices of children. Key partners include UNICEF, the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), the International Dialogue Center (KAICIID) and World Vision International.
The Study examines the Convention on the Rights of the Child, for the very first time, from the perspective of seven major religions. It highlights the significant role played by religious communities in advancing the rights and well-being of children over the past 30 years. Most importantly, the Study seeks to identify the common values shared among different religions and the principles of the CRC. It seeks to promote continued action by faith communities to implement this international treaty. Another important goal of the Study is to encourage further action by faith communities in the protection of children from violence.
Arigatou International is a non-profit organization which works to bring people from all walks of life together to build a better world for children.
Whether it’s interfaith cooperation, ethics education, prayer and action, or putting an end to child poverty, Arigatou is "All for Children."
Interfaith Prayer With Children In the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
22 April 2020
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Enhancing Dialogue and Collaboration for Children's Rights and Well-being.
16 to 20 November 2020
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Arigatou International launches Global Campaign to Mobilize Religious Leaders to Respond to the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children
PRESS RELEASE Tokyo, 6 April 2020 Arigatou International launched today a global campaign titled “Faith in Action for Children” calling on religious leaders and religious communities to increase...
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A special message from Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, President of Arigatou International, on the COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has now spread across the globe and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a pandemic. The world has been affected in unprecedented ways. We are all saddened by the report that an increasing number of people, mostly the elderly but also including children, are losing their lives to this virus.
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Faith in Action for Children:
Our Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Visit our new COVID-19 response section containing resources to support religious communities, parents, caregivers, and children.
VISIT OUR RESPONSE PAGEFaith and Children’s Rights:
A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Arigatou International developed Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to mark the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CRC in 2019. The Study is the work of numerous partners, including religious leaders, scholars, human rights experts, and is enriched by the voices of children. Key partners include UNICEF, the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), the International Dialogue Center (KAICIID) and World Vision International.
The Study examines the Convention on the Rights of the Child, for the very first time, from the perspective of seven major religions. It highlights the significant role played by religious communities in advancing the rights and well-being of children over the past 30 years. Most importantly, the Study seeks to identify the common values shared among different religions and the principles of the CRC. It seeks to promote continued action by faith communities to implement this international treaty. Another important goal of the Study is to encourage further action by faith communities in the protection of children from violence.
View Study and Executive Summary HereArigatou International is a global NGO which brings people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds together to build a better world for children.
Whether it’s interfaith cooperation, ethics education, prayer and action, or putting an end to child poverty, Arigatou is "All for Children."
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Arigatou International - All for Children
All for Children sums up our hopes and dreams and the partnerships we seek to build. All that we do, we do for children… and we work at it with all of our heart, because children deserve nothing less. We believe that all people share in a universal calling to care for all the children of our world, so all of the tools and approaches we offer are designed to bring people together—in all their wonderous diversity—to build a better world for children.
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