Barbarity in the Middle East

On the assumption that health services in Israel are functioning more or less well, I offer to interested people in the UK this website :

https://www.map.org.uk/

Beyond Consultation: Unpacking the important elements of meaningful refugee partnership and participation in the research field. With VIDEO

Exciting Webinar Report

From their website:

Community Research, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network, Link NZ, and National Refugee Youth Council came together for this kōrero unpacking the systemic barriers to genuine partnership.

This was an insightful webinar – especially if you are a community re

Theirworld early years campaign – an important effort

Editorial comment:

This is an international movement ‘demanding quality childcare and preschool, primary healthcare and nutrition services, for young children everywhere’.

I wish they had included education!

Visit: https://actforearlyyears.org/global-tantrum/

Exploratory study on training of service providers staff based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities principles

Editor: I am assuming this includes the rights of infants and children

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) recognises that all persons with disabilities should enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. In this context, training service providers w

Community Research in New Zealand - raising the mana of diverse knowledges

A valuable perspective and effort outside the usual tramlines

From their website:

Community Research raises the mana of knowledge by providing digital resources and opportunities for the sector to connect and share. We hold two main collections of knowledge: Community Research and the Whānau Ora col

Rana’s challenge – a World CP Day success story

From Cerebral Palsy Alliance

'How a global network of innovators came together to develop a world-first solution to pain communication for non-verbal children with cerebral palsy.

As the mother of a non-verbal child with cerebral palsy, Rana Zarzour is faced daily with a heartbreaking communication

Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education reports UN concern about failures in the UK

‘Proactive steps for inclusion must be made in the face of budget shortfalls’

Extract:

Several serious concerns have been expressed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in its most recent round of feedback for the UK. The Committee is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implem

Interbeing: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism

by Thich Nhat Hanh

How do Buddhists work in a country ravaged by war?

How can Buddhists contribute to campaigns for adults and children who are vulnerable and marginalised?

Composed during the Vietnam War, the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a penetrating expression of traditional Buddhist morali