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Tanzania
November 11, 2020
The Solar Mamas lighting Zanzibar streets and homes
topic: Renewables
by: Bob Koigi
Residents in Tanzania have for years struggled with access to reliable energy, with 50 per cent of the population being locked out of the national grid.
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November 02, 2020
Reunite deported migrants with their children
topic: Refugees and Asylum
type: Donation, NGO
by: Yair Oded
Justice in Motion is an NGO working to guarantee justice to migrants across borders and reunite families separated by U.S. immigration authorities.
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children border migrant
October 29, 2020
US can’t locate parents of separated migrant kids
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Yair Oded
The US government has lost track of deported parents of 545 migrant children who were separated from them at the border.
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October 27, 2020
Turkey: Do Not Withdraw from Istanbul Convention to Protect Women
topic: Women’s rights
type: Petition
by: Yair Oded
Sign the petition calling on Turkey not to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention to protect women, and instead to ensure the rights and safety of women.
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UK_hospital
October 21, 2020
Covid19 is forcing lone births in the UK
topic: Women’s rights
by: Federica Tedeschi
Post-natal depression affects around 65% of women, according to UK Pre and Postnatal Depression Advice and Support (PANDA).
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croatia_children
October 12, 2020
Children in the hallways
topic: Human Rights
by: Katarina Panić
It seems that COVID 19 has highlighted another minority in Croatia: Children who choose not to attend religious education classes in schools.
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child-girl
October 12, 2020
Has the world failed the girl child?
topic: Child rights
by: Bob Koigi
The world is home to more than 1.1 billion girls under age 18, who are poised to become the largest generation of female leaders and change-makers ever.
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girl bear
September 30, 2020
Russian human rights community oppose death penalty for child abusers
topic: Death Penalty
by: Igor Serebryany
Brutal child abuse within several regions of Russia renewed the fierce discussion over whether the existing punishment for such crimes is too mild.
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child soldier
September 29, 2020
Child recruitment in Colombia worsened by the pandemic
topic: Child rights
by: Ellen Nemitz
Lockdown measures were useful to slow down the virus' transmission, at the same time it created a hunger contingent.
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school afghanistan
September 27, 2020
Selling off the education system
topic: Child rights
by: Shadi Khan Saif
Afghanistan allows private schools to re-open after the COVID-19 lockdown yet keeps the government-run ones closed.
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September 26, 2020
Fight for gender equality and protection of women worldwide
topic: Women’s rights
type: Campaign, Donation, NGO, Petition
by: Yair Oded
Equality Now is a nonprofit NGO mounting a legal fight for gender equality and protection of women across the world. Here's how you can support their work.
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school kids
September 16, 2020
Schools in Ukraine scrap Russian language from their curricula
topic: Good Governance
by: Igor Serebryany
All public schools in Ukraine wiped out the Russian language from their programs this school year to implement the law passed by the country's parliament.
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pregnancy
August 25, 2020
Girls, not mothers: why maintaining an early pregnancy is not an option
topic: Abortion
by: Ellen Nemitz
Every day young lives are lost or completely destroyed by a blind society. How long?
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baby-hospital
August 22, 2020
Hospitalised children in the time of pandemic: Parents 24/7
topic: Child rights
by: Katarina Panić
Due to worsened COVID-19 situation, hospitals in Croatia decided to abolish the visits altogether, as well as fathers' presence at the birth.
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india_children
August 20, 2020
Childhood lead poisoning a big challenge for healthcare professionals in India
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Shuriah Niazi
One in three children worldwide has unsafe blood lead levels, caused by the spike in the use and recycling of lead acid batteries.
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August 20, 2020
Help families and NGO's from Immigration Nation
topic: Immigration
type: Campaign, Donation
by: Yair Oded
Support the migrant families and NGO's featured in the Netflix documentary series Immigration Nation.
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