“There is no hope for peace without knowledge, which awakens us to our shared identity and connectedness as human beings”, said Mr. Anantanand Rambachan, Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College (US) and Columnist at Huffington Post. 

The first-ever International Day of Education was celebrated on 24 January 2019, to recognize that inclusive and quality education is a human right and a crucial component to building a world free of poverty, achieving gender equality, and creating a better world. It is also the focus of the fourth Sustainable Development Goal, “Ensure inclusive and

Arigatou International, in partnership with UNICEF, organized a panel discussion on Ending Violence in Early Childhood – Working Together with Religious Communities, on 6 November 2018 in Toronto, Canada, in the framework of the Parliament of World Religions.

As part of the 10th-anniversary celebrations of the Learning to Live Together Programme, Arigatou International – Geneva organized a series of seminars in Bosnia and, Herzegovina, Colombia, Israel, and Sri Lanka to foster reflections about the critical need for learning to live together in contemporary societies and amidst violence, discrimination, populism and violent ideologies. 

During the latest years, Arigatou International –Geneva has received a strong call from its network of educators to develop a new edition of the Learning to Live Together Programme for younger children. The Geneva office is responding to these requests by undertaking the task of coordinating a 2-year-long process of adapting the manual to the ages of 7

“Education cannot any longer compartmentalize learning spaces based on socio-economic status, religion, learning abilities or even gender, as these are the very factors that divide and create fear of the other in societies”, said Ms. Maria Lucia Uribe, Director of Arigatou International Geneva, at the World Tolerance Summit held in Dubai from 15 to 16 November

The Good Practices Booklet: Learning to Play Together, has been translated into Romanian language thanks to the joint efforts made by English and Romanian language teachers, as well as literature, physical education, and sports teachers, together with directors of educational institutions and other collaborators in the country. 

Ms. Maria Lucia Uribe, Director of Arigatou International – Geneva, participated in the Steering Group meeting of the Partnership for Religion and Development – PaRD, that took place in Toronto from 7 to 9 November 2018 at the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC).

Over the summer, the United Religions Initiative (URI) – Europe and Arigatou International – Geneva partnered together to organize a youth camp involving children from the Netherlands and Bulgaria, between the ages of 12-17.

The issue of how to cultivate a culture of caring in educational settings, and what conceptions and practices are best suited to integrate caring into educational institutions, is complex and yet crucial to creating a peaceful and harmonious society and providing children with a holistic education. This topic led the discussions at the 2nd International