Representing the L4WB Foundation, our Director of Development and ACT2gether Latin America, Maria Paz was elected to the Child Rights Connect Executive Committee In its call for nomination of new candidates to stand for election to the ExCo, the following priorities were identified with a view to achieving a more balanced regional representation within […]
[Project Summary] The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) establishes economic, social, cultural, civil, political, and participation rights of persons under 18 years. Since its adoption in 1989, it has been ratified by 196 countries. As an early leader in child rights advocacy, Canada helped draft the CRC and was an early […]
The “new normal” is for all ages — Luis Manuel Pinto &Daniel Kropf The pandemic revealed the colours of the embedded ageism in our societies. Children and older adults— two edges of the age spectrum—have been the most impacted by social isolation and access to education and healthcare. Still, children are rarely directly present in […]
How can the path towards gender equality take in consideration the role of children? How can children’s rights, and in particular, child participation, be a vehicle for creating gender equality? These were some of the questions explored in a joint meeting of the Gender Equality and the Children and Youth Network, both interest groups within […]
The Learning for Well-being Foundation launched a social media campaign on human core capacities. Core capacities are abilities that we use every day in order to explore and connect with ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. These are the cornerstones of the Learning for Well-Being Foundation’s work. As social networks and the […]
“When it comes to supporting the rights of children and addressing the harsh consequences of the pandemic, philanthropic organisations also play a key role. Already today, many foundations contribute actively to the well-being and support of children – and this both during the crisis as well as before and beyond”. In that sense the Chief […]
The EU Strategy on Children’s Rights was developed in consultation with 10,000 children, it includes actions and recommendations targeting the EU, Member States and the private sector. It will provide the framework for EU action to better promote and protect children’s rights and contains a set of measures for the EU to implement, addressing among […]
The presentation at our last Qoc meeting has been given by Professor Dr. Mathias Urban, who holds the Desmond Chair of Early Childhood Education at Dublin City University. He presented the ‘OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS). Is this the way forward for the EU?’ The talk was followed by a group discussion on how children’s […]
led by ACT2gether Bolivia
2getherLAND Online is a campaign to promote partnership between children and adults for fairness and sustainability using different social media and virtual platforms in order to overcome physical distancing and still create together. In this campaign we aim to share the opinions, needs, feelings and ideas of children and adults from all ages on […]
