Campaigning in Dominican Republic

We are doing whatever it takes to reach every last child

Summary

Dominican Republic

We are campaigning to empower and improve political participation of youths to ensure that they have a voice in the decisions that affect them 

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Report: Unequal Portions

Published: Fri 10 Jun 2016

Good nutrition – a healthy, balanced, adequate diet – is a matter of life or death. And the difference between surviving or thriving. It is essential for a healthy immune system, to protect against...

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Campaigning with Children in Latin America and Caribbean
Campaigning with Children in Latin America and Caribbean

Thu 26 May 2016

In LAC region we are not only working with children, but it's the children who are campaigning with us and we are learning how to campaign with them. Watch this video where children and adolescents...

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Campaign focus

Read more about campaigning in some of our other countries.

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

Africa

We're campaigning for girls at risk of child marriage: This disparity is so pronounced in Zimbabwe, where rural areas tend to have the highest numbers of child marriages due to poverty. Poverty remains a major driving factor for child marriages, as families experiencing acute poverty may find it easier to marry off young girls compared to raise income to purchase food, grain and cattle.

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Somalia
Somalia

Africa

We're campaigning for girls: Gender based violence against girls is widespread, they face child marriage and FGM from a very young age.  Girls’ participation in decisions affecting their lives is very low as the protracted conflict exacerbates the exclusion of these children.

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Rwanda
Rwanda

Africa

We're campaigning for the poorest children, particularly those in rural areas:  The current education system does not meet the needs of all children, particularly the poorest.  Despite commitments, the state has not invested in early childhood education services, provision is not free but dependant on parental capacity to pay.

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Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Asia and Oceania

We're campaigning for children living in remote areas and in slums: Children in areas such as Char and Hoar are the most marginalised and most deprived.

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