Prayer and Action for Children - World Day of Prayer and Action for Children

Working to create a world where children are free from violence.

WORLD DAY
Improving lives of children around the world.

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Our challenge is to end the silence, to stop violence against 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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17 May 17

Prayer and Action joins Hartford Seminary in donating ‘Buddy Bench’

In November 2016, Arigatou International - Prayer and Action co-hosted a panel discussion "How...

06 February 17

Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030 It irreparably...

17 November 16

Pope highlights childrens' rights at General Audience

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday during his General Audience highlighted that on November 20th...

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Posted June 28 at 7:25pm
By World Bank Africa @WorldBankAfrica

Women who marry as children have earnings that are 9% lower than if they had married later https://t.co/S9Yq5pF2fD… https://t.co/obmOXjQcRK
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Posted June 27 at 2:21pm
By Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides

This data can start conversation with Finance ministers & ensure there’s money going to #endchildmarriage @CarenGrown #CostsofChildMarriage
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Posted June 27 at 2:26pm
By UN Refugee Agency @Refugees

Shamshidah made it against the odds & at 14 went to school for the first time. https://t.co/gNxCWbn2XW 🏫 #WithRefugees
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Posted June 26 at 6:05pm
By Save the Children US @SavetheChildren

More than 16,000 children under age 5 die every day - most from preventable or treatable causes. https://t.co/KHZLmOJL1o #EndofChildhood
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Posted June 23 at 2:42pm
By UNICEF Canada @UNICEFCanada

#Bullying - Record It. Report It. Don’t Support It. https://t.co/lZDOsPqFeQ #ENDviolence #StopBullying https://t.co/pHRyJRnIjc
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Posted May 31 at 6:10pm
By Girls Not Brides @GirlsNotBrides

Ending #childmarriage will help break the cycle of poverty that results in hunger. #FightHunger #endchildmarriage v… https://t.co/qA9vkIkECI
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Posted May 30 at 1:30pm
By SC Campaigns @SC_Campaigns

RT if you agree: Preventing #childmarriage & helping married girls should be part of any humanitarian response – no… https://t.co/vzCzi3si91
Posted May 30 at 1:28pm
By Prayer and Action @prayerandaction

@RabbiDiana Thank you for sharing.
Posted May 18 at 8:00pm
By Prayer and Action @prayerandaction

100 organisations are joining @WorldVision to #PraytoEndFamine on May 21! Learn more: https://t.co/h5M7adm712 https://t.co/I1TUucIrZf
Posted May 17 at 6:14pm
By Prayer and Action @prayerandaction

More ppl face famine today than any time in modern history. Join & #PraytoEndFamine on 21/5 https://t.co/UntTehLlIQ… https://t.co/NTPmojTtpy
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Posted May 11 at 5:11pm
By Arigatou - GNRC @ArigatouGNRC

Todays plenary discussions on the role of #ChildPoverty, #EthicsEducation & Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in VAC.… https://t.co/JcF7udUdF9
Posted May 11 at 6:13pm
By Prayer and Action @prayerandaction

Ms. Rebeca Rios-Kohn & Rabbi Diana Gerson facilitated a discussion on Combatting Sexual Exploitation & Abuse of Ch… https://t.co/4w6L5Iv1N4
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Posted May 10 at 3:59pm
By Arigatou - GNRC @ArigatouGNRC

"1:3 girls and 1:5 boys will be exploited by the age of 18, 90% are by someone they know" - @almmura… https://t.co/aiSNOjj0Pq
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Posted May 10 at 3:38pm
By Arigatou - GNRC @ArigatouGNRC

Children take the stage to address the theme: Protecting Children from Violent Extremism, Gang Violence & Organized… https://t.co/Huz1mOZIgc
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Posted May 10 at 3:28pm
By Arigatou - GNRC @ArigatouGNRC

Day 2 of the Forum is underway! Follow #EndChildViolence to track and join the conversation on ending violence agai… https://t.co/QAa9ft3wWd
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Posted May 10 at 1:21pm
By Arigatou - GNRC @ArigatouGNRC

#LiveintheMoment; First Lady of Panama, Ms. Lorena Castillo, in a group photo with the Fifth Forum Children… https://t.co/y4fFDLExGv
Posted February 6 at 6:52pm
By Prayer and Action @prayerandaction

@UNAOC thank you H. E. Al-Nasser for addressing the #worldinterfaithharmonyweek https://t.co/EoWluA1uKJ
Posted February 6 at 6:29pm
By Prayer and Action @prayerandaction

Happy Interfaith Harmony Week 2017 hosted by the #CRNGO @UN https://t.co/VdjeenK299
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Posted February 3 at 4:49am
By Antonio Franco @AntonioFranco__

Every child has rights, but #poverty violates them. Let's keep the fight to #ENDchildpoverty #foreverychild. https://t.co/xItkugqh1Q
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Posted February 3 at 2:51pm
By Equity for Children @equity4children

Post photos of ways you help raise awareness on #childpoverty using #ActionBeginsWithYouth! https://t.co/yUnRw4USOc

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Posted July 25 at 1:35pm
By Prayer and Action for Children

In Canada, a child may be married if both of the parents consent although the child's consent may not be explicitly sought.

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Posted July 24 at 3:32pm
By Prayer and Action for Children

"According to the UN, 18,000 child combatants have been recruited in the past four years in South Sudan."

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Posted July 24 at 2:45pm
By Prayer and Action for Children

Children should be able to use the internet without worrying about #sexualexploitation

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Posted July 24 at 7:00am
By Prayer and Action for Children

"The illegal recruitment of women and children for forced labor trafficking and sexual exploitation continues, and we need a whole-of-society approach to be able to stop these crimes”

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Posted July 22 at 1:45pm
By Prayer and Action for Children

"The survey, of more than 10,000 young people aged 12 to 20, suggested that #cyberbullying is widespread, with nearly 70% of youngsters admitting to being abusive towards another person online and 17% claiming to have been bullied online"

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