Mothers at Risk and in Need
Compared to other developed countries, the U.S. lags behind in providing assistance to mothers in terms of child care, maternity leave, or financial support for poor families.
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Archive for category: Children’s Rights
The Philippines: Children and Sex Trafficking
This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and sex trafficking in the Philippines. It can be used during Lent along with the corresponding Sign of Hope case study.
Nepal: Children, Trade and Child Labor
This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children, trade and child labor in Nepal.
Eritrea: Children and Hunger
This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and hunger in Eritrea. It can be used during Lent along with the corresponding Sign of Hope case study.
Prayer for the Children of the World
This prayer, which reflects on both the suffering and Resurrection of children around the world, can be used on Ash Wednesday to introduce the Lenten case studies on children, below. This prayer and the case studies focus on injustices against children around the world (suffering) and what people of faith are doing in response (Resurrection).
Poverty and Nutrition
Those who are poor often do not have the option of buying healthy and nutritious foods. Instead, they often rely on cheaper, high calorie foods that maximize calorie intake for each dollar spent. This has a special impact on children.
Children and Hunger
This resource provides information about the issue of children and hunger through case studies of children around the world. This resource includes a quiz, prayers, reflections, and discussion questions.
Quiz: Youth Around the World
A quiz based on the recent United Nations World Youth Report and a prayer for children around the world are designed to help your constituents reflect on the problems that youth face around the world.
Prayer of the World’s Children
This prayer responds to the holistic needs our the world’s youth.
Children’s Rights
This unit on children’s rights contains the following materials: prayers and reflections, fact sheets, case studies, an overview of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, information on Gospel values and CST in relation to children, a brief summary of the UN Special Session on Children, suggestions for action and further resources.
