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FORCED CHILD LABOR: A GLOBAL EMERGENCY

By: Mahouklo  Forced labor is any involuntary work or service imposed on a person under the threat of punishment, as defined by the ILO Convention 29 on Forced Labor (1930). Since the adoption of SDG...

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TRAVAIL FORCÉ DES ENFANTS : UNE URGENCE MONDIALE

Par : Mahouklo Geoffroy Wachinou Le travail forcé est tout travail ou service involontaire imposé à une personne sous la menace d’une punition, tel que défini par la Convention 29 de l’OIT sur le travail...

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New Frontiers for CRIF

from the desk of Dr. Ramatu Bangura, CRIF’s Founding Director & Purposeful’s Co-CEO Dear CRIF Friends & Colleagues, As the Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) prepares to celebrate its fourth year, we are thinking about...

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Solidarity Statement on the Ongoing Siege of Gaza (by) The Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF)

We continue to watch and listen as the “innocence” of  children is used to justify violence, bloodlust and revenge; even while they are simultaneously centered in calls for peace.  This paradox illustrates that childhood and...

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Wondering About Another Way Forward?

What’s Possible… When Donors Take Young People’s Lead Many of us working in the philanthropic sector have the intention of making the world more equitable and just, especially for young people. Yet, too many of...

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5 Lessons Learnt on Safety from Young People’s Perspectives

5 Lessons on Safety from the 2022 Seeking Safety Youth Grantmaking Collaborative Over 6 weeks in summer 2022, the Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) and the Just Beginnings Collaborative (JBC) posed two questions to seven young...

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FORCED CHILD LABOR: A GLOBAL EMERGENCY

By: Mahouklo  Forced labor is any involuntary work or service imposed on a person under the threat of punishment, as defined by the ILO Convention 29 on Forced Labor (1930). Since the adoption of SDG...

Read More
...

TRAVAIL FORCÉ DES ENFANTS : UNE URGENCE MONDIALE

Par : Mahouklo Geoffroy Wachinou Le travail forcé est tout travail ou service involontaire imposé à une personne sous la menace d’une punition, tel que défini par la Convention 29 de l’OIT sur le travail...

Read More
...

New Frontiers for CRIF

from the desk of Dr. Ramatu Bangura, CRIF’s Founding Director & Purposeful’s Co-CEO Dear CRIF Friends & Colleagues, As the Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) prepares to celebrate its fourth year, we are thinking about...

Read More
...

Solidarity Statement on the Ongoing Siege of Gaza (by) The Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF)

We continue to watch and listen as the “innocence” of  children is used to justify violence, bloodlust and revenge; even while they are simultaneously centered in calls for peace.  This paradox illustrates that childhood and...

Read More
...

Wondering About Another Way Forward?

What’s Possible… When Donors Take Young People’s Lead Many of us working in the philanthropic sector have the intention of making the world more equitable and just, especially for young people. Yet, too many of...

Read More
...

5 Lessons Learnt on Safety from Young People’s Perspectives

5 Lessons on Safety from the 2022 Seeking Safety Youth Grantmaking Collaborative Over 6 weeks in summer 2022, the Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) and the Just Beginnings Collaborative (JBC) posed two questions to seven young...

Read More

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5 Lessons Learnt on Safety from Young People’s Perspectives

5 Lessons on Safety from the 2022 Seeking Safety Youth Grantmaking Collaborative Over 6 weeks in summer 2022, the Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) and the Just Beginnings Collaborative (JBC) posed two questions to seven young...

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Centering Young People’s Liberation- Gathering #

The world has made significant progress in the recognition and protection of children and youth rights, but much of it remains within the confines of colonial or patriarchal standards.   On the 26th January 2023,...

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