Educo Philippines joins in building stronger alliances for children in crisis
Educo Philippines recently joined forces with ChildFund Alliance members from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines for an impactful Emergency Response Training.
Educo Philippines recently joined forces with ChildFund Alliance members from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines for an impactful Emergency Response Training.
Statement of the Philippine Joining Forces Alliance on the safe delivery of health and education services for children Children comprise a significant percentage of the Philippine population, specifically, they represent 38% of the 100,981,437 Filipinos. Addressing their needs during this pandemic is therefore vital for the country’s successful track to recovery. The postponement of face-to-face [...]
Educo Philippines warns that prolonged COVID-19 crisis will likely force more children into worst forms of child labor, holds virtual public forum to raise awareness on issue Child rights organization Educo calls for critical support to ensure the working children and their families have access to quality education, flexible learning opportunities, and social safety net [...]
PRESS RELEASE Educo: A month since Super Typhoon Rolly, children and families in Catanduanes struggling to get back on their feet due to loss of homes and livelihoods Child rights group Educo distributes essential relief supplies to 560 families in Catanduanes to aid in emergency response and recovery (November 29, 2020, Catanduanes) A month [...]
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Memories of brutality in the midst of a pandemic; the reality of a Rohingya child refugee Today marks the third year since the violent military offensive in Myanmar which forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya families to abandon their homes. For Ashika, a thirteen-year-old refugee who lives in the Cox’s Bazar camp in Bangladesh, the [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic: a new challenge for the children in the Cox´s Bazar refugee camp Rushna is twelve years old and lives in Cox´s Bazar, the largest refugee camp in the world. Located on the west coast of Bangladesh, it is home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled violence. Rushna is [...]
PRESS RELEASE EDUCO WARNS: COVID-19 PANDEMIC INCREASES THE RISK OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS BECOMING VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING 29th July 2020.- To mark the World Day Against Trafficking which takes place tomorrow, the NGO Educo warns that the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the risk of children and adolescents becoming victims of trafficking. “Many countries have [...]
JOINING FORCES ALLIANCE ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN - PHILIPPINES POSITION STATEMENT Child rights organizations call for ensuring children’s safety and provision of inclusive learning modalities for the opening of schools in August School closures, although necessary for their safety during the COVID-19 outbreak, deprive children of opportunities for learning and development. It [...]
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