Launch of the 5th edition of the contest Zoom on your Rights
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"Look at the world through your rights" is the slogan of the fifth edition of the regional competition Zoom on your Rights. Every year, the contest invites children and adolescents from Latin America and the Caribbean to express their opinions and demands on issues that affect them, through art and technology, with the conviction that their voices can contribute to the changes that our societies need.
Zoom on your rights is much more than a contest: it´s an educational project. Each edition, informs and engages children, adolescents, communities and families on issues that are essential to their lives. So far, the contest has led to the production of a total of 460 videos with the participation of 2,100 children and adolescents.
In this year´s contest, partners and Save the Children country offices have been invited to take active part in the educational and communication strategies of the contest. This has been suggested with the aim of contributing to the strengthening of PASC programme partners and also for enabling a greater local reach of the Zoom on your rights contest in the different countries.
During the month of May, meetings to promote the contest were held with organisations led by children and adolescents such as Yo también tengo algo que decir, MOLACNATS and Rednnyas. The idea is that this group will become a permanent advisory team accompanying us at each stage. A first meeting was held for sharing the expectations and views on the opportunities of this initiative.
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Swedish TV visits PASC partners in Guatemala
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During the month of May, Swedish television visited Guatemala to produce a video documentary that will be broadcasted during an important Swedish fundraising event. The team accompanied Save the Children, CIPRODENI and REDMUCH covering activities and recording the situation of Guatemalan children.
The filmmakers followed Save the Children and CIPRODENI in a meeting with Congress and with the Family Commission, to understand the obstacles to having a Child and Adolescent Protection Law in Guatemala and identify joint strategies. They also visited a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children and interviewed migrant families and local authorities on the border with Honduras. Finally, they participated in Redmuch initiatives in Chiquimula and Esquipulas, including the girls' leadership school, positive discipline for parents and strengthening protection committees.
"We thank Save the Children Guatemala, Ciprodeni and REDMUCH for the warm welcome to their land and for putting together an exellent agenda for Swedish television. We hope that with this documentation of the situation of children in Guatemala and the work of civil society we can increase the awareness and support of the Swedish people for Guatemalan children" commented Ann Linnarsson, Director of PASC, who also had the opportunity to accompany the visit.
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Equidad presents research on public investment in girls and adolescents
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"As a result of the pandemic, many girls and adolescents stopped studying, some got married because of their parents' finances. I know girls who stayed in primary school because their families didn't have the resources," said Angela, a 13-year-old girl from Guatemala at the presentation of the "Study of the Public Budget for Girls and Adolescent Women. Cases from Brazil, Guatemala and Peru".
The study provides insights into the challenges for the exercise of equitable public investment from a gender perspective. It was presented at the second session of the Regional Dialogue on Investment in Children organised by Peru EQUIDAD.
"The incorporation of the gender perspective is very important for Save the Children, understanding that children in their diversity face specific needs based on their gender, and suffer risks, stereotypes and differentiated biases based on it. It is therefore important to generate evidence on these specific needs and how they could be addressed to ensure greater protection and access to rights," said Ann Linnarsson, Director of the Civil Society Support Programme.
The event was attended by representatives of our partners and four adolescent girls who presented their testimonies and shared the challenges faced by girls.
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MOLACNATS speaks out at the 5th Global Conference on Child Labour
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On the occasion of Labour Day and in the framework of the 5th ILO Global Conference on Child Labour, MOLACNATS (Latin America and the Caribbean), AMWCY (Africa) and Children: Ambassadors for Change (Asia), issued a joint statement that seeks to highlight the rights of working children and adolescents around the world. This statement is addressed to international organisations and authorities.
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Children and adolescents participated in the 39th Meeting of High-Level Authorities on Human Rights with support from Global Infancia
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On 12th May, the 39th Meeting of Highlevel Authorities of Human Rights (RAADH), Permanent Commission Niñ@Sur, was held virtually with the participation of 78 representatives from MERCOSUR member and associate countries. The children and adolescents of the RedSurca network expressed their recommendations, which were listened to by the attending authorities, and which will then be analysed by the technical teams of each governing institution in order to elaborate a response.
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Paz y Esperanza participates in Save the Children's Annual Partnership Meeting
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On 9 May, the Annual Partnership Meeting was held with the participation of Save the Children representatives from all over the world. During the first day, representatives of partner organisations from different regions were invited. Latin America and the Caribbean was represented by Alfonso Wieland, Executive Director of Paz y Esperanza - Peru, who shared his reflections on how Save the Children can be an equitable partner.
During the session, Alfonso highlighted the importance of having a common capacity building strategy for local organisations, and together with other international organisations it could be discussed regularly between local partners and Save the Children.
From the PASC Team we thank Alfonso for his participation, and we commit to continue working to make visible the needs, voices and opinions of partner organisations visible with the Global Save the Children Global Movement.
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CEDECA Ceará builds institutional policy on
racial equality
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CEDECA Ceará held several training sessions that involved the participation of its entire team. One of the highlighted topics was the training on Race, Racism and Racial Relations, which was led by Mônica Oliveira, from the Black Coalition for Rights. This training is one of the steps in the construction of the organizational Racial Equity Policy. CEDECA Ceará has nominated a commission that has been planning and executing several actions with the objective of consolidating the organizations Racial Equality Policy by 2022.
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Microsoft and Paniamor partnership will bring tools for safe use of technology to children
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In the framework of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, Microsoft's Country Manager in Costa Rica - Ineke Geesink, and Paniamor's Executive Director - Óscar Valverde, signed an agreement that will allow the development of training spaces for children, adolescents and their families to have useful and safe digital presence.
"The PANIAMOR Foundation deeply celebrates this alliance with Microsotf, a powerful global technology company, which today joins the e-mentors Code, an initiative that is part of the National Strategy for Prevention and Response to Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation; assuming a commitment to ensuring safe digital environments for minors " said the Executive Director of PANIAMOR, Oscar Valverde.
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Young mobilisers from the Não Bata Network at TikTok 🙋♂️🙋♀️
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Watch this video of young mobilisers from the Não Bata Network for the National Day to Combat Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.
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Cecodap starts film forums with children and adolescents
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During the month of May Cecodap restarted the face-to-face film forums with of two partner organisations: Consorven and Avesa. During two Fridays, the adolescents enjoyed the art of cinema, a powerful tool for reflection and learning.
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