Daily Archives: May 31, 2019

World Cup Cricket 2019

Was cricket your favourite game as a child too? #WorldCupCricket2019 Tell us who your cricket hero was!

Another Cricket World Cup: Street kids from India win Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019

With the ICC Cricket World Cup starting soon, we bring you another team India. They fought against all odds to lift the Street Child World Cup in England. Such fabulous children, we tell you! #WorldCup

India election 2019: ‘I want child marriage to end’

“Before elections, politicians promise to stop child marriage but they don’t keep their promise,” said Saidabo Sayyad, a first-time voter in southern India.

We hope that whichever government comes to power, they listen to the voice of children and young people, in addressing issues that affect their lives. #IndianElections2019 #IndiaVoted #Democracy

Being a girl in Yemen: Jehan and Hamamah’s story

In Yemen and across countries, stories like Jehan’s are common. With rapidly diminishing income opportunities, negative coping strategies, including child marriages, have become more prominent. Between 2017 and 2018, child marriage rates increased threefold for girls under 18 and humanitarian partners reported a disturbing increase in #GBV incidents.

Eight years on, Syria’s children bear the brunt of war

Eight years on from the start of the Syrian War, more than 60 per cent of Syrian children surveyed by #WorldVision said they fear violence, war and losing a family member.
https://www.sbs.com.au/…/eight-years-on-syria-s-children-be…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR Syria UNHCR India#SyrianRefugeeCrisis #ChildrenOfSyria

Child rights body wants probe into sexual abuse videos on WhatsApp

The apex body for child rights in India is planning to create a framework for a preventive policy to curb the sharing of child sexual abuse videos on all digital platforms, starting with Whatsapp.

About time, right? As an everyday consumer of WhatsApp, what would you like to see in this preventive policy?

WhatsApp #PreventivePolicy #CurbSharingofCSAVidoes

What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger

It turns out, if our childhoods are spent in more socially connected families and communities, we grow up to be happier and healthier.
This #InternationalDayofFamilies, we wish this for every child!

Baby ‘Fani’: In Bhubaneswar, Newborn Named After Cyclone Fani

Finding Fani: A baby born in Bhubaneshwar is named after the cyclonic storm.
#Fani #OdishaCyclone #StandWithOdisha

School uniforms: A history of ‘rebellion and conformity’

That pinafore in school, that collar which was always stiff, that white PT uniform,
That time when the teacher punished you because your uniform was not ironed…
Did you also have a love-hate relationship with your school uniform?
Let’s begin this Monday with some nostalgia and history!

Sunaina’s Story: In A UP Village, A Young Girl Will Not Be Defeated

Journalist: Agar aapke pass paise hotain toh kya kartain?
Sunaina: Kuch acha khatain!
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Sunaina’s story: In a UP village, a class 7 student will not be defeated. If there is anything you have time to watch today, let it be this!
#DoctorSunaina #IndianElections2019 #VoteForChildren #ChildRights

Woman’s Post Congratulating Son For 60% Marks In CBSE Class 10 Goes Viral

As a prelude to Mother’s Day, here’s a mother embracing and congratulating her son for scoring 60 per cent marks in Class 10, CBSE. Leave a <3 if you felt the joy of embracing the little things in life.

https://bit.ly/2Hc8Ck7

#Class10Results #CBSE #Examination #Results #Parenting

Watch: This Afghan boy dancing after he received an artificial leg is making everyone else smile too

A cruel beginning but a happy ending, of sorts.
Watch how Ahmad, a young boy from Afghanistan dances after he received an artificial leg. Via Scroll

Ruby O’Rourke launches election campaign which places children’s rights at the centre

Ruby O’Rourke, an Australian known for her work in early childhood and child advocacy is all set to campaign for elections in her country. She has pledged to introduce a Young People’s Rights bill and a Young People’s Impact Statement- a regulatory impact statement to accompany all legislation debated by Parliament.

That’s how children must be placed at the centre! Your thoughts?

Back to school: To prepare workforce of the future, India must radically revise its education system

The country’s vision for technology, specifically ed-tech, will be key to riding the next wave of change brought about by automation. Here’s why the current education system needs a revamp.

The Dark Secret Behind Your Favorite Makeup Products | Shady | Refinery29

Mica, an ingredient used in most makeup products is mined by Indian children!
Watch this video to understand the dark side behind some of your favourite makeup products.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeR-h9C2fgc
Refinery29 #Mica #Mining #SayNoToChildLabour

New CBSE Result: A topper wants to be not an engineer or a doctor but a dancer. Are parents listening?

It’s that time of the year again when getting good grades becomes directly proportional to a child’s choice of a career.
Finally, we found a ‘topper’ who wants to be not an engineer or a doctor but a dancer!

Are parents listening?

Arguing in Front of the Kids May Be Good for Them

Many parents were raised believing the old rule: Never fight in front of the children. New research suggests it’s time for a more nuanced view.

#AgeOfAdolescence