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Empty!	DPAC Celebrations in Liberia - 2011 The Liberian Council of Churches in collaboration with the African Council of Religious Leaders, Religions for Peace (ACRL—RfP) and GNRC Africa organized and celebrated the occasion in rural Montserrado County of Liberia. Among the day’s activities was an awareness creation workshop that attracted over two hundred (200) children who also participated in Bible quizzes and a range of sporting and entertainment activities. During the occasion, speakers faulted the government for not doing much to provide basic social services for the children hence causing them to abstain from attending school. Last changed on Feb 19, 2012. This album contains 0 items.
	DPAC Celebrations in Somalia - 2011 The celebration in Somalia was organized by the Somali Youth Development Network (SOYDEN) in which fourty (40) street children were identified and each issued with a shoe shining kit. On the other hand, participating children had the opportunity to share their stories with adult participants as they received counsel on existing child protection avenues in return. A number of media stations namely; Shabelle Radio, SNTV, S24TV, Hiiranonline.com, Somaliweyn.com and jowhar.com covered the event and disseminated the information that reached approximately one million (1M) people. Last changed on Feb 19, 2012. This album contains 9 items.
	DPAC Celebrations in Ethiopia - 2011 The Ethiopian Interfaith Forum for Dialogue Development and Action (EIFDDA) organized a forum in Addis Ababa for the day whose proceedings were guided by the theme, “Stop Violence Against Children.” This was marked with prayers, presentations and discussions in which Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) were the key participants including religious leaders from the three main prominent religions in the area namely; Orthodox, Islam and Bahai. A remarkable expression of one participant summed up the day: “What we consider as simple will have a great impact on the lives of children. The way we penalize them, how we treat them in the house or school, the way we express our love and the words we use when handling them should be of great consideration to us… Children highly need the love of their family.” Last changed on Feb 19, 2012. This album contains 6 items.
	DPAC Celebrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) - 2011 Rev. Kinyamba Lunge, the Secretary General of the Inter-religious Council of DRC (IRC-DRC), led the celebrations in the DRC that included ecumenical meditation on violence against children, an expose by a legal expert on violence against children and presentations from children of diverse religious backgrounds, A total of one hundred (100) participants 85 of whom were children living in the streets of Kinshasa took part in the celebrations Last changed on Feb 20, 2012. This album contains 7 items.
	DPAC Celebrations in North Rift Kenya - 2011 In Kenya, eleven primary schools in Baringo county separately took part in discussions with their teachers, and religious leaders on the concept of violence against children that concluded with tree planting activities in each school. The climax of the celebrations was the last day where all participating schools totaling about three hundred (300) pupils, participated in songs, poems and dancing together with their parents, religious and local leaders. A multireligious perpective of violence and the role of parents and guardians in preventing violence against children.was also given. The conclusion of the celebration was the launching of Ethics and Peace clubs in the schools with a brief description of how to use the ‘Learning to Live Together’ resource guide – an Intercultural and Interfaith Program for Ethics and Education for children. A total of fourty six (46) earlier identified neglected children, were issued with free school uniforms. Last changed on Feb 19, 2012. This album contains 49 items.

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