Myochikai, of which I am a member, is a lay-Buddhist organization founded in October of 1950, 64 years ago. We are one of the youngest religious organizations. The Lotus Sutra in the Mahayana tradition is the source of our practice. Our founder Rev. Mitsu Miyamoto started Myochikai with the idea that the happiness of the […]
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There can be no doubt that the family is the most important moral institution in Islam. From the Islamic perspective, maintaining strong and healthy family bonds not only draws one closer to God, the Most High, but is the pathway for success and salvation in this world and the hereafter.
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In the fiscal year 2014-2015 Arigatou International’s Ending Child Poverty Initiative will engage in an income-generating programme titled TRANSFORM. The programme aims at empowering women who are caregivers of vulnerable and orphaned children.
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Bishop Kilaini obtained his MA in Theology from Urban University and his Doctorate in Church History from the Gregorian University in Rome. He was the Secretary General of the Tanzania Catholic Church for 10 years. He is active in social and interreligious organizations like the Global Network of Religions for Children, Amnesty International, World Conference
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The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children mobilizes religious leaders and their communities, civil society (including young people), UN agencies and governments to partner on Universal Children’s Day (20 November) to reflect and take action to improve the lives of children in their community. Our current global theme is to Stop Violence against
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Family! What kind of images and memories bring about the word “family” in the minds of each person? Perhaps many and very diverse. Througout the years the task to take care of new generations has been assigned to the family and it is in this context that the first memories and experiences of love or
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In the development of the personality of a human being, three factors matter most, according to Buddhist philosophy. These are the Environment in which we live, the Karmic inheritance we have got from past lives and the degree to which we develop our Mind. These three factors together influence the awakening or the decline of
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From 31 October to 1 November, Arigatou International representatives had the opportunity to visit some of the nine ethics education implementation projects carried out by GNRC El Salvador.
We owe our children-happiness, said Professor. M.S.Swaminathan delivering the inaugural ‘India cares’ 2014 oration on the eve of Children’s Day. The call for happiness is relevant to all children and transcends beyond individual challenges and diverse life settings our children find themselves in. Everyone who has the opportunity to interact with a child can perhaps
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El 15 de noviembre de 2014 tuvo lugar en Atenas, Grecia, el segundo encuentro sobre la implementación y planificación de Aprender a Vivir Juntos. Los participantes fueron profesores de diferentes cursos (desde la guardería y la escuela primaria a institutos y escuelas superiores). Discutieron sobre cómo se implementaría el manual Aprender a Vivir Juntos de
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On 15 November 2014 the second of a round of two meetings on the planning and implementation of Learning to Live Together took place in Athens, Greece. The participants were made up of teachers from various grade levels (from Kindergarten to Elementary to High School and Lyceum). They discussed how the Learning to Live Together
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PEACEBUILDING AND ETHICS EDUCATION: Different but supplementary On the 7th of October, Arigatou International Geneva office together with GNRC Colombia carried out an introductory workshop with 37 members of the Peace Builders Movement. This workshop was held in the framework of the VI National Summit of the Peace Builders Movement, a participation process supported by
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