Today marked the first day of the second pilot for the adaptation of the LTLT, taking place at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development in Nairobi, in collaboration with KNATCOM and UNESCO, with the support of the GNRC.

This morning we welcomed 40 children from different backgrounds, aged 6-11, coming from 7 different primary schools in Nairobi and different counties in Kenya.

After welcoming the children with tea, games, and dancing, the session began with getting to know one another: by drawing and linking stars which represented things about them, the children saw a visual representation of how we are all connected through our common likes and dislikes.

In the next session, the children were introduced to their new ‘friend’ – a learning log where they are able to write down their thoughts, feelings, and express themselves privately. They spent ample time decorating and writing in their new friend.

The afternoon session involved more dancing, singing, and a special game named Appreciating Diversity, where they discovered and appreciated their similarities and differences. The children found that although there are things that make us unique, we must embrace them, and we are united in our similarities: for instance, a common like for football, singing, or liking the same type of food.

At the end of the day, the children shared what they experienced and discovered today: ‘We learned how to live with others and we discovered that some of us like different things, but that we can still be friends’. They were then invited to go home and discuss the similarities and differences they have in their families.

We are looking forward to sharing two more days with these children. Stay updated for more photos and videos!

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Today and tomorrow, we will be taking part in the conference WISE@Paris – Education Futures: Fostering Learning Societies, which brings together experts and practitioners from across sectors to discuss how we can work together to make this world a better place through education.

The World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE was established in 2009 by the Qatar Foundation, under the leadership of its Chairperson, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative thinking, debate and purposeful action.

Learn more about the conference's program, here:

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After a successful two-day pilot workshop in Portugal, the process of the adaptation of the Learning to Live Together (LTLT) to middle childhood years continues, this time with a pilot in Kenya!

In preparation for the pilot, a stakeholder meeting took place on Monday in order to fully understand the needs of local children, discuss the importance of Interfaith learning and ethics education in the country, and ways to introduce it in formal and non formal education.

The stakeholders attending the meeting included religious leaders, representatives from parent association organizations, UNESCO, UNESCO National Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Kenya Institute of curriculum development (KICD) and Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) members.

The meeting produced fruitful discussions for both local and international considerations for the adaptation of the LTLT to middle childhood years, and stakeholders expressed interest in the scaling up of the LTLT in Kenya.

The pilot itself will take place on 21-23 February, involving children from diverse religious and socio-economic backgrounds.

We thank all those who were involved in this meeting. We are excited to continue sharing this process with you!

Stay tuned for more updates and pictures!

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With a room fully packed with religious leaders, representatives of civil society organizations, Faith-based and international organizations, as well as government agencies from several provinces in Sri Lanka, we gathered at Sarvodaya to discuss why and how to support communities to nurture values and spirituality in early childhood and how to challenge social and cultural norms that condone violence against children.

This is the first of a series of National Roundtables that will take place in India, Pakistan, Kenya and Brazil, as part of the work of the International Consortium on Nurturing Values and Spirituality in Early Childhood for the Prevention of Violence, convened by Arigatou International In 2018.

World Vision International Shanti Ashram UNICEF Marta Santos Pais End Violence Against Children Pastoraldacriança World Bank INEB - International Network of Engaged Buddhists End Child Poverty Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) Catholic Relief Services Islamic Relief Worldwide

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Big thanks to our partners Shanti Ashram for organizing this training workshop on Holistic Childhood Development, which will contribute thinking to fostering ethics education for children in early and middle childhood!

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