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Welcoming child refugees means listening to them

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Following the arrival of unaccompanied refugee children from France, the need to build child inclusive policies and enable child participation is more crucial than ever.

Child to Child workshop connects indigenous cosmovision with today’s issues

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Child to Child of the Americas recently held a four day workshop in Ecuador, which combined indigenous values and the Child to Child approach to impart lessons on health and the environment.

Notes from Sierra Leone

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In July 2016, Child to Child Director Tricia Young visited our flagship educational radio project, Pikin to Pikin Tok, in Sierra Leone. This is the first in a series of personal reflections from the field.

Pikin to Pikin Tok and BBC "Ebola Voices"

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“Pikin to Pikin Tok”  radio series editor, Penny Boreham, travelled from the UK to Sierra Leone to record a BBC World Service documentary called “Ebola Voices.” Read about her reflections on the power of audio – and the joy of connecting voices with the faces of young storytellers.

London students Step Up to Serve by supporting children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone

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A group of ESOL students (English for Speakers of Other Languages) at the College of North West London rolled up their sleeves to raise money for Ebola-affected orphans in the remote Kailahun District of Sierra Leone.

Des enfants élaborent leurs propres solutions pour changer leur vie

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Aimé et James, du Mouvement Africain des Enfants et Jeunes Travailleurs (MAEJT), nous racontent le travail de leur organisation, qui est dirigée par des enfants et jeunes. Le MAEJT a pour but de donner a ces enfants la possibilité de trouver leurs propres solutions à leurs problèmes, et ainsi changer leur vie.

Children find their own solutions to change their lives

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Aimé and James, from the African Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY), discuss the work of their organisation, which is led by working children and young people. AMWCY is designed to give those children the opportunity to find solutions to the problems they face and change their lives.

CEDET, our partner in Peru wins Human Rights Award from French Government

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Our Peruvian partner CEDET was recently awarded the “Javier Pérez de Cuéllar” Human Rights Award by the government of France in recognition of its effective work in the “promotion, defence, and protection of human rights,” including the rights and well-being of Afro-Peruvian children.