U-Report T&T The U-Report platform by UNICEF will be soon launched in Trinidad and Tobago! U-Report is a platform which will enable the youth of T&T to answer weekly/bi-weekly questions on matters which affect them. The statistics collected by this platform will be available for use by anyone and will hopefully be used toRead more about U-Report T&T[…]
About Time to Aim for Gun Control In recent weeks, a tragic school shooting in Florida, United States happened which has sparked wide spread criticism regarding gun control. The shooting happened Wednesday February 14th and took the lives of 17 young students and adults. The shooting, which is among the 10 deadliest mass shootingsRead more about About Time to Aim for Gun Control[…]
Creating Child Friendly Spaces School is a place where learning and our social life begins as a child. We actually spend more time at school then anywhere else during our childhood/ teenage years. A lot students think that school is a literal jail. This is partly true as the building itself replicates aRead more about Creating Child Friendly Spaces[…]
Child Rights Ambassadors Programme At City Hall in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Office of the Prime Minister launched the Child Rights Ambassadors Programme on the 20th November,2017 to commemorate Universal Children’s Day. The programme enables forty seven children chosen from eighteen schools and 4 community residences across Trinidad and Tobago, to speakRead more about Child Rights Ambassadors Programme[…]
Apology for the Past and Future Across the world and in many countries the LGBTQ+ community have been victims of persecution, discrimination and incarceration. Youth and adolescents have been ridiculed and bullied for identifying as gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, or any sexual or gender identity other than societal norms. This has had a hugeRead more about Apology for the Past and Future[…]
Children and Adolescent rights. What does that mean to you? Well a country like Canada takes this statement very seriously. The country has many laws in place to protect the children and adolescents. Canada promotes children rights internationally and it has also been recognized as a leading advocate for promoting the protection of childrenRead more about Children and Adolescent rights. What does that mean to you?[…]
Always room for improvement The status of the children and adolescent’s rights in Canada The condition of children in Canada is one of the best in the world. However, not all benefit equally from these rights. In fact, children living in rural and remote areas as well as children belonging to indigenous groups areRead more about Always room for improvement[…]
Children and adolescents rigths in Canada Canada is a strong believer of equal rights for children and adolescents, no matter what gender, shape, race, and form they are. It is also a member of the UNCRC. The country has children help lines for any children who are going through problems in their life andRead more about Children and adolescents rights in Canada[…]