MANIFESTO FOR YOUTH
The natural agency for the development and training of children and youth is the family. The UN.Convention on the Rights of the Child was a heroic effort to provide a framework for the healthy development of young people in every culture. The present initiatives of the Canadian Government are heretical and unfortunate attempts to re-impose […]
Betty Makoni Empowering Women Worldwide
Gender activist, Betty Makoni, has been defending the rights of children in her native Zimbabwe since she was just a girl. Her story is the reason why she developed and is fulfilling her vision of empowering girls internationally to recognize and defend their own rights. Founder and Director of the Girl Child Network (GCN), she […]
On May 13th, 2010 Christopher Alexander will present DCI-Canada's 11th Annual Lowery Lecture- The Children of Afghanistan: Protection, Education and the Challenge of Peace
Defence for Children International- Canada Presents: Christopher Alexander “The Children of Afghanistan: Protection, Education and the Challenge of Peace” Afghanistan has one of the youngest populations on earth, with 65% or more of school age or below. While huge strides have been made in restoring the education sector, with seven million now back […]
Annual Report 2009
The year of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 was an important year in the history of the world. It was the year when the nations of the world sat down together and agreed that a child is a person with individual rights. […]
