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UNICEF India Campaign: Fair Start for Every Child

UNICEF India Campaign: Fair Start for Every Child

UNICEF India unveiled Wednesday the ‘Fair Start’ film as part of a (social) media campaign that will focus on persisting inequities that large groups of children in India face, affecting their survival, growth and development. A series of films, according to UNICEF, will give an insight into the lives of…
#WeStandTogether Lip Sync Challenge to Fight Child Abuse

#WeStandTogether Lip Sync Challenge to Fight Child Abuse

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA) announced today the launch of its #WeStandTogether Lip Sync Challenge. It is an initiative focused on empowering survivors of childhood abuse and their supporters to lend their voices to children who feel like they don't have one. The Lip Sync Challenge encourages everyone…
Unfairy Tales: Animated Films on Refugee Children

Unfairy Tales: Animated Films on Refugee Children

UNICEF has launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards the tens of millions of children and young people on the move globally. Called Unfairy Tales, the three animations – true stories of the flight of children from conflict – explain the horror behind why they…
Over 250,000 Children Impacted by Conflict in Colombia

Over 250,000 Children Impacted by Conflict in Colombia

Hostilities in Colombia have disrupted the lives of more than a quarter of a million children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Nations children's agency has reported. Of that figure, nearly 230,000 have been displaced and an estimated 1,000 children were used or recruited by non-State armed…
Feed the Children Names J.C. Watts New President and CEO

Feed the Children Names J.C. Watts New President and CEO

Feed the Children, an Oklahoma City-based charitable organization that feeds hungry children worldwide, announced Friday that J.C. Watts has been appointed the new president and CEO by its board of directors, and he will begin his duties Feb. 1. Watts will broaden existing programs and develop key initiatives and partnerships.…
How India Abuses Children’s Right to Education

How India Abuses Children’s Right to Education

The government apathy toward education has begun to trample the rights of children who are supposed to be the pillars of development in India. By Rakesh Raman Five years ago – in April 2010 to be precise – the Indian government began implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act for…
Helsinki Innovation Summit to Benefit Children

Helsinki Innovation Summit to Benefit Children

Over 500 leading thinkers from the technological, academic, corporate, development and humanitarian world are convening in Helsinki today to unlock the way new technologies can drive change for the world’s most vulnerable children. “Technology and new ways of thinking can help us reach the most marginalized children faster and more…