Babylyn: When education turns poverty into a midwifery career.
In rural parts of the Philippines, many children from ethnic minority communities leave school at a young age to help their families make ends […]
20 November, World Children’s Day: defending the rights of young children!
STANDING UP FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November, a symbolic occasion marking the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which established the foundations for children’s rights worldwide.
Did you know that the Convention is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world? It guarantees children’s rights to life, health, education and play, to family, protection from violence and discrimination, and the right to have their voices heard.
20 November is the perfect moment to celebrate the educational work of our incredible local managers throughout the year!
“States Parties recognize the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child’s education or to be harmful to the child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.”
Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
CHILD LABOUR
In 2020, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF reported that 160 million children worldwide were working in conditions that fall short of international standards, including 79 million in hazardous work.
After decades of a slow decline, child labour worldwide has recently started to rise again. UNICEF links this increase to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis that followed.
In Southeast Asia, millions of children have to work while going to school. Educational sponsorship gives them the support they need to remain in school.
PHOTO EXHIBITION: BOOKS OR BRICKS
Children of the Mekong’s new photo exhibition brings this struggle to life. On one side, children at work, caught between survival and childhood; on the other, children at school, holding the promise of a brighter future. The exhibition immerses visitors in each child’s reality, allowing them to better understand and support them.
Learn more about our work in Southeast Asia
A project brought to life! Happy Life School for children with special needs in Cambodia
The Happy Life School has now opened its doors, welcoming around thirty students in a safe, supportive learning environment.
Our meeting with Sreykeo
Morgane and Quentin visited their Cambodian sponsored child Sreykeo!
Project brought to life! Refurbishment of classrooms at the Burmese children’s school in Phuket
Thanks to your donations, Burmese migrant children have access to the appropriate study equipment in order to excel in school such as computers, and […]
Project brought to life! Construction of a nursery school for the children of Go Muong
In Vietnam, many young children are prevented from accessing good-quality education due to the cost and are instead forced to work alongside their parents […]
