CANADA NOW RANKED 20TH IN THE WORLD FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, WARNS AGENCY CHILDREN BELIEVE
November 14, 2024 10:48 ET
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Children Believe
MARKHAM, Ontario, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report released to mark the 35th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child on November 20, indicates that Canada’s global...
Education Under Attack Globally, Warns International Agency Children Believe
September 05, 2024 14:31 ET
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Children Believe
MARKHAM, Ontario, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark September 9, International Day to Protect Education from Attack, Children Believe is calling on Canada to continue to step up and...
Canadians do not rank menstruation within the top five barriers to education, despite period poverty causing millions to miss up to two years of school
May 23, 2024 07:45 ET
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Children Believe
MARKHAM, Ontario, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new survey[1] by Canadian charity, Children Believe to mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, May 28, has found that Canadians do not rank menstruation as a...
Children Believe welcomes new Chair for Board of Directors
September 13, 2023 06:59 ET
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Children Believe
Markham, ON, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Children Believe is proud to announce the appointment of Aklilu Mulat as Chair of its Board of Directors after serving as vice-chair and...
Over 75% of Canadians surveyed think scaling solar power is a more effective climate solution than educating girls. They’re wrong.
May 30, 2023 06:57 ET
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Children Believe
Markham, ON, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children Believe, shines a spotlight on powerful climate change solution and calls upon Canadians to support the ‘Believe in Girls Like Me Education...
Children Believe declares G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023 the ‘Girls-7 Summit’
May 16, 2023 06:58 ET
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Children Believe
Markham, ON, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agency calls on world leaders to see through $2.75B in global education funding and says it falls short of commitment needed to ensure most vulnerable...
Ukraine Anniversary: Children Believe Petitions Canadian Government to Keep Global Education Promises
February 23, 2023 11:08 ET
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Children Believe
MARKHAM, Ontario, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war on Feb. 24, humanitarian and development organization Children Believe is urging the...
Goats proclaimed the ‘Gift Of All Time’ this holiday season
November 29, 2022 06:58 ET
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Children Believe
MARKHAM, Ontario, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MARKHAM, Ontario – November 29, 2022 – In the sports world, GOAT stands for the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ – think Donovan Bailey, Wayne Gretzky and...
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Children Believe expand joint initiative to strengthen youth’s global citizenship
August 11, 2022 11:40 ET
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Children Believe
Markham, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1,200 youth ages 13 to 17 in Burkina Faso, Ghana and India will engage in intercultural dialogue and explore contemporary global issues,...
Weddings Boom in Canada Post-Pandemic, While the Number of At-risk Child Brides Escalates by 10 Million Globally
June 23, 2022 06:59 ET
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Children Believe
MARKHAM, Ontario, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Namiratou has been promised in marriage, beaten, driven from her family home by her father and sexually victimized. And she’s not yet 18....