Extended Distribution

By Mantoe Phakathi A 2009 study found that almost 250,000 children worked in auto repair stores, brick klins, as domestic labourers, and as carpet weavers and sozni embroiderers in Jammu and Kashmir. Laureates and global human rights activists have renewed their call for world leaders to double their efforts in protecting children from child labour … Continue reading No ‘Business as Usual’ for Children Post-COVID-19, say Laureates & Leaders Continue Reading →

By Mantoe Phakathi Before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2018, 400 million primary school-age children were already facing poor access to quality education leading to a lack of basic reading skills. Young people have added their voice in calling on world leaders to allocate at least 20 percent of the COVID-19 stimulus package to the marginalised … Continue reading Save 70 million Lives Through #FairShare of COVID-19 Response Fund, Youth Urge Governments Continue Reading →

By Miriam Gathigah At least 50 million children are on the move in the world today and millions more are affected by migration. Now more than ever, a rescue package is needed for these refugee children. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPS NAIROBI, Sep 10 2020 (IPS) – Forced to flee wars and disasters, sometimes without family, and … Continue reading A New Social Contract Needed for Children on the Move Continue Reading →