article / April 21, 2015
European refugee crisis: Swallowed by the waves on our doorstep
This week the Italian coastguard is scouring the Mediterranean for survivors – but too often bodies – of an estimated 950 migrants lost at sea.
article / February 7, 2017
Meet the Australian farmer who has donated more than USD$1.5m towards education and health systems strengthening in Northern Uganda
It all started in 2013 during a family visit to Lira district, northern Uganda.
article / October 25, 2011
Adriana, 10 says “I come to church to be closer to God”
ROMANIA- Beyond the dusty and unpaved village roads shaded by plum trees, near houses with large yards and broken fences where poultry dig through the mud, the calcimine-painted walls of the church whiten the end of Cosereni village in Ialomita County, Romania. Here, St.
article / November 16, 2016
Historic inclusion of children at UN Conference Habitat III. What next?
“We want to tell the distinguished authorities to pay close attention to everything children say,” said
article / April 13, 2011
Sole kindergarten in Bethlehem village offers hope for children
In the small village of Wadi Rahhal near the town of Bethlehem in the West Bank, the happy shouts and laughter of children drift around a small kindergarten. Outside, children listen to their principal reading to them from a story book.
publication / January 2, 2014
Keeping children safe from abuse in tourism - Thai language
This report provides a comprehensive guide and tools for facilitators to conduct training for stakeholders in the tourism industry in Southeast Asia.
publication / April 5, 2016
Adolescent Lit Review for HIV Resources-Desk Review
Of the 35 million people worldwide living with HIV, nearly 5 million are young people aged adolescents aged 10 to 24 years.
article / November 15, 2017
Improved nutrition sets Astrya up for a brighter future
Timor-Leste’s alarming malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world with over 50% of children under five classified as stunted and 11% classified as wasted.
article / January 9, 2014
‘Absi does it’: Syrian refugee boy’s life takes turn for better
Absi, at the age of 10, is driven by destitution.The boy resembles a Little League slugger more than a parking lot attendant, but here he is — working in the middle of a brown pit of grinding metal, rubber, and dirt, knocking out claim tickets.
opinion / June 24, 2020
COVID-19: Invest now in cash/voucher-social protection scale-up or children pay the price later
Only socially accountable Social Protection Assistance beyond humanitarian cash/voucher programmes – if properly and quickly implemented - will protect generations of children from the aftershocks of COVID-19.