Events

1 July 2021: Experiences, interventions, and reflections for protecting children during a pandemic

Save the Children, Terres des hommes, #CovidUnder19, the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures, the COVID 4P Log App, and the End Violence Partnership invite you to a Solutions Summit Series affiliate event on innovating, adapting and increasing child participation to protect children during COVID-19. At the event, you will:

• Hear directly from children and young people about their experiences during COVID-19.
• Discover practitioners’ and policymakers’ successes, challenges and learning as they have been working to protect children.
• Explore the adaptations and innovations made on the ground during the pandemic to reach children and families in need.
• Elevate attention and contribute to discussions on effective and innovative ways to capture
  and record impact.

Register for the event here.

22 October 2020: Webinar - Justice for Children in the Pandemic: Actions to Support Policy & Practice

Inspiring Children's Futures, as part of the Global Week of Justice, hosted a webinar titled Justice for Children in the Pandemic: Actions to support policy & practice. While children in general are not a demographic that is most susceptible to the more severe forms of COVID-19 infection, health experts have alerted authorities that children in poor health are going to be hit harder by COVID-19 than others. Children in contact with justice systems, whether as victims, offenders, or parties to disputes, are likely to carry a higher burden of psychological and physical ill-health. This is particularly true for children deprived of liberty. This partnership session, on 22 October, aimed to share concrete tools and resources to support policymakers and pracittioners in responding to the specific needs and rights of children in contact with justice systems. This event was recorded - click here for the video.

12 October 2020: Centre for Sustainable Development + Inspiring Children's Futures Webinar

The University of Strathclyde has launched a new Centre for Sustainable Development, with the Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures hosting a launch webinar exploring the inherent SDG16 call to respond to children's distinct needs, and realise their full range of rights and opportunities, to achieve peaceful, just, and inclusive societies for all. This webinar hears from Professional Ann Skelton (University of Pretoria and Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child); Dr Romina Boarini (Acting Director of the OECD WISE Centre), and Mr Manaff Kemokai (President of Defence for Children International and Director of DCI Sierra Leone) where they examine the priorities, mechanisms and next steps in fulfilling this global ambition for children, particularly in light of COVID-19, which has abruptly thrust the rights and well-being of children and families into greater risk around the world. This event has now passed - for the full video, click here.

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