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Ideas and actions for a society without violence: Chilean Child Abuse Conference
Open for delegate registration Read More
Family for Every Child Statement to Combat Sexual Violence against Children
Caring for boys and girls affected by sexual violence through integrated, targeted services Read More
StoryCenter Webinar – “Digital Storytelling and Advocacy: How Stories Can Support Progressive Change”
Since 1993, StoryCenter has collaborated with individuals, grassroots groups, and organizations to centralize first-person stories in social change efforts. Recognizing that current social and political realities in the United States and globally demand ever-more creative approaches to advocacy, the organization is excited to be offering this webinar. Read More
Getting Care Right for All Children: Implementing the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
All around the world, for many different reasons, hundreds of thousands of children cannot live with their parents. The UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children set out the principles for policy and practice that have been agreed upon globally, to help towards tackling this issue. Read More
6th Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI)
The International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) will hold its 6th Conference under the theme “Children in a World of Opportunities: Innovations in Research, Policy and Practice” in Montreal, Canada from June 28-30, 2017. Read More
Call for Applications: Young Researchers’ Participation in SVRI Forum 2017
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative is seeking to identify 10 young researchers between the ages of 18-24 who have engaged in participatory research activities on violence against children to attend the upcoming SVRI Forum 2017 as well as 5 NGO facilitators to support their participation in the conference. The Forum is scheduled to take place from 18-21 September in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Participants selected for this program should be based in Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and/or East Africa. Read More
My Perspective on the ECPAT Global Survivors’ Forum in Strasbourg
By Sophie Otiende Read More
10 lessons learned in care system reform in India
By: Ian Anand Forber-Pratt Read More
Call for Articles
The RISE Learning Network is inviting contributions from professionals around the world working on projects and programmes that aim at the recovery and reintegration of children affected by sexual exploitation and other forms of violence and abuse. Read More
Protection against Human Trafficking – How is That Done?
An Interview with Dr. Luke S. Bearup Read More
Webinar on Child and Youth Participation in Monitoring and Evaluation of Reintegration
Railway Children & Juconi International Conference – “Breaking the cycle: Reintegrating street-connected children: applying theory, developing practice”
The NGOs Railway Children and Juconi International will host a conference from 17-18 November, 2016 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania titled “Breaking the cycle: Reintegrating street-connected children: applying theory, developing practice”. Read More
Launch of Global Terminology Guidelines for the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse
An 18-member Global Interagency Working Group (IWG) coordinated by ECPAT International has released the ‘Terminology Guidelines for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse’. Read More
Call for Expressions of Interest to participate in a Community of Learning on Monitoring and Evaluation of Reintegration of Children and Adolescents
The RISE Learning Network is inviting all organisations to participate in a Learning Project on Monitoring and Evaluating Reintegration Projects for Children and Adolescents. Read More
Call for a Photographic Exhibition
The Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) is the specialized agency of the OAS responsible of promotion of studies related to children, adolescents and the family in the Americas and to generate technical instruments that improve the performance of States in the promotion and protection of the Rights of children and adolescents
through their public policies. Read More
Call for short stories: “Rights should not be a fairy tale”
With the purpose of promoting and encouraging children’s participation in the region, through artistic, expressive and creative spaces, the Inter-American Institute of the Child, within the framework of its 90th Anniversary, invites them to take part in a Collection of Short Stories “RIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE A FAIRY TALE”. Read More
“Instrumental Variables”: Webinar on how to know if a program made a difference
The USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project is hosting a series of webinar discussions of the popular MEASURE Evaluation manual, How Do We Know If a Program Made a Difference? A Guide to Statistical Methods for Program Impact Evaluation. Each webinar in the series reviews key topics from a chapter through verbal discussion and graphical presentation. Read More
National Dialogue on Children´s Family and Community Life
The National Movement for Family and Community Coexistence, through its Executive Secretariat – ABTH, member of the RISE Network in Brazil, together with the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, Ministry of Justice and Citizenship, the National Council on the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Conanda), and with the local support from the Gabinete Asesoria Jurídica Popular Organizations (GAJOP), are organizing the Seminar “National Dialogue on Children´s Family and Community Life”, to be held on 22-23 May 2017, in Recife. Read More
Being Heard Project: Call for Evidence
The International Centre (IC): researching child sexual exploitation, violence and trafficking (University of Bedfordshire) in partnership with Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) are undertaking an international review of evidence relating to participatory methodologies used in research and consultation relating to sexual violence involving children and young people. Read More