Play for Peace: using cooperative play for compassion and peace
Youth-led cooperative play, initiated by Play for Peace, brings together people from different nationalities, religions, and backgrounds to find common ground, build friendships, and create a more peaceful world.
Amahdiyya People Still a Target for Islamist Inquisitors in Bangladesh
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An Islamic sect who believe in a metaphorical ‘John the Baptist’ figure are still suffering violence and abuse after decades of persecution. They believe...
Malnutrition and Empty International Promises
By Olufunmilayo Akande Today, 16,000 children worldwide die each day before celebrating their fifth birthday as a result of preventable causes linked to malnutrition.
A Dedicated Journey: One Man’s Commitment to Children’s Rights in Cambodia
by Gareth Mace
"We don't know when we will die, I like to do as much as I can. I want to try to...
There is Hope for Guatemalan Children, They Should Stay Home
By Anthony Luberto
Yes, gangs do exist and yes, many development areas are flickering but there is also hard work being done to curb the future of Guatemala from draining away to the U.S.
‘Half of the world’s refugee children out of school due to COVID-19’
The risks to refugee education do not stop with COVID-19. Attacks on schools are a grim and growing reality. The report also elaborates on Africa’s Sahel region where violence has forced the closure of more than 2,500 schools affecting the education of 350,000 students.
‘A third of world’s children suffer from lead poisoning’
Informal and substandard recycling of lead-acid batteries is a leading contributor to lead poisoning in children living in low and middle-income countries, the report says.
What do children play in the Colombian conflict?
By LAURA D. ORTIZ/GSDM
According to the Happy Planet Index in 2012, Colombia is positioned as the 3rd happiest country in the world.
The HPI results, that...
Child Labour in India: The Missing Data & The Informal Economy
By Harris Zargar
Despite various efforts, child labour in India is still a common practice. Poverty forces children to seek jobs in undisclosed service sector and many are forced into prostitution, while many other become victims of human trafficking.
Child Mining in Tanzania: A Forgotten Story
By Tony Spence
Children are often attracted to mining due to a lack of regulation and the promise of easy money. As a result, thousands of children in Tanzania work in difficult and dangerous conditions for little money in which their education, safety and wellbeing is compromised.
