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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17, 2020
“Anyone who thinks that the only lesson to be learned was the need to improve what we were already doing, or to refine existing systems and regulations, is denying reality…Once this health crisis passes, our worst response would be to plunge even more deeply into a feverish consumerism and new forms of egotistic self-preservation. If only we might keep in mind all those elderly persons who died for lack of respirators, partly as a result of the dismantling, year after year, of health care systems...If we can accept the great principle that there are rights born of inalienable human dignity, we can rise to the challenge of envisaging a new humanity” –
Pope Francis in Fratelli Tutti - Brothers and Sisters All 4th Oct 2020
Working with Arigatou International – GNRC and Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in the field of violence against children, the Hindu Women’s Society has moved forwar…
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate”
Anonymous
Since I deal with…
The situation that we find ourselves in because of Covid-19 is unprecedented. It has had a huge impact on the lives of families – both children and caregivers. There has been an uproar that …
Apart from its immediate public health impact, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have wide-reaching economic implications. Many countries have taken measures to limit or prevent social intera…
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The impact of COVID-19 on children’s physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual development in South Africa
“True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things we can do without…
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COVID-19’s Challenges to Us as People of Faith By Esther Lehmann-Sow
While I am a passionate follower of Jesus Christ, my life and friendship with many people of other faiths has taught me that while we may not share beliefs, our shared humanity …
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El COVID-19 y las Enseñanzas del Corán
EN EL NOMBRE DE DIOS EL MISERICORDIOSO EL COMPASIVO. Queridos hermanos, el mundo está atravesando momentos difíciles respecto a la salud pública. Momentos de pánico e incertidumbre…
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Our Faith Provides Spiritual Support to Our Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Torah teaches us that when children ask their parents, "What is this?" we must be prepared to answer them. Today the world feels upside down and our children understand that things are not…