Children from Indonesia and Serbia participate in a virtual tour to reflect on the impacts of COVID-19

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the lives of children around the world? Thirteen children from two different countries, cultural backgrounds and faiths gathered online on 26 April 2021 to answer this question and to provide recommendations on how parents, teachers, governments, and institutions can support children in navigating through the challenges of the current times.

Collaboration and Trainings with the International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)

Arigatou International - Geneva, in collaboration with UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) is developing a program on “Youth Empowerment for Peace and Resilience Building and Prevention of Violent Extremism in Sahel Countries through Teacher Development” in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

Discussing Child Participation and Empowerment at the Faith and Child Safeguarding Summit

Arigatou International supported the organization of the Faith and Child Safeguarding Summit a platform for religious institutions, faith-based organizations, academics, and religious leaders to come together, exchange insights, experiences, challenges and best practices on child safeguarding in religious and faith-based contexts.

Experience Sharing Workshop on Preventing Violent Extremism through Teacher Development and Youth Empowerment for African Countries

Arigatou International – Geneva participated in an Experience Sharing Workshop on the project: "Youth Empowerment for Peace and Resilience Building and Prevention of Violent Extremism in African Countries through Teacher Development," organized by the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), on 29-30 April 2019.

Santa’s Helpers - ‘Let’s give gifts even when it’s not a holiday!’

Santa’s Helpers is a group of five children aged 13 to 18, from Sombor, Serbia, who has been collecting gift packs and donating them to vulnerable children during Christmas and New Year’s for several years. However, during 2020 with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, something changed.

The children behind the project, all active at the Sombor Educational Center (SEC), were motivated to initiate change in their local community in terms of ending child poverty.