Latest in Tag: children Highlight
Latest in Tag: children

Danone Nations Cup, Decathlon team up to promote sports among children
Kicked off in Spain during the 2019 national tournament, the partnership will go a step further at the Danone Nations Cup’s World Final in Barcelona, seeing over 700 young girls and boys provided with Kipsta outfits ahead of their matches to represent their countries.

FACE integrates homeless children into society
Belgian woman tries to integrate abandoned, homeless children back into the society.

2018 worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict: UN report
Increased numbers of child abduction cases in South Sudan, Syria

Art Jameel launches summer programme teaching children handicrafts
The innovative contemporary institution is organising a four-week summer programme free of charge for children in underprivileged areas to learn about Egypt’s traditional arts at the masmerising beauty of Tunis Village in Fayoum governorate.

El-Dweika’s portable pool: children’s escape from dreadful disadvantage
Most of the children living in El-Dweika, one of the big cities’ most underprivileged districts, have not seen any swimming pools in their lives, until Hussein Makbool decided to change the status quo, and place the district’s first ever portable swimming pool.

Public libraries to teach children Heliography
The programme aims to revive the principles of Ancient Egyptian civilization and teach children what the culture was like, as an inseparable part of the Egyptian culture and heritage.

United States Policy on Immigrant Children Violates the CRC
Children have been separated from their parents and kept in steel cages–a brutal aggression against those most vulnerable.

Vigo Video, Tawasol Ramadan charity campaign enrols underprivileged children into schools
Application will donate an amount for each new download of Vigo Video during this period

Apple provides 20,000 educational applications for special needs children
Company holds seminar on skills of dealing with persons with special needs in Cairo

9th Hakawy Festival: arts for children’s enlightenment
Festival provides platform for eight international troupes along with nine others from Egypt

Third Awladna International Forum for Arts of Gifted: leap into differently-abled children’s talents
Discrimination, lack of social acceptance main social struggle children with disabilities constantly go through, says UNICEF representative in Egypt

Balcony child: Why is society too tolerant of violence against children?
Culture itself justifies physical violence, views beating children as form of discipline

Increase in children, teen’s suicides raise queries over parental legal responsibility
‘If parents act violently, resulting in child’s suicide, they have to be held responsible,’ law professor says

Obesity is Serious Threat to Children’s Health
Rapid development accompanied by decreasing levels of physical activity, increased caloric consumptionÂ

US policy towards immigrant children is not Policy, it is cruelty
Immigrants come to the U.S. from Mexico and Central America try to escape abject poverty and food insecurity in their own countries

Prosecution refers man accused of murdering his children to criminal court
Police control minor protest calling for reinvestigating case

Fruit, vegetable prescriptions improve children’s ability to eat healthy: study
Results of study were presented at American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting

Obesity can negatively impact liver health in children from 8 years old
Best way for kids, adults to combat fatty liver disease is to lose weight, Woo Baidal says

Controversial TV presenter Reham Saeed imprisoned for 4 days
Saeed, members of her crew are facing charges of inciting kidnapping of children in preparation of episode

‘Pick A Street’ supports hearing impaired children with street art
Aiming to use different kinds of arts as a tool for creating positive social impact, a group of young artists launched the “Pick A Street” initiative that roams Cairo streets, raising awareness about important societal issues and problems. The initiative plans to support different non-governmental organisations and charities by raising funds through street performances. “The …

Hemaya: campaign raises children’s awareness about sexual harassmentÂ
Over the past years, dozens of campaigns were launched for fighting sexual harassment and raising women’s awareness of how to protect themselves and preserve their rights against the harassers. Although child sexual harassment has always been a similar controversial issue, hundreds of parents preferred to remain silent about it, considering it a shame or a …

13 youths acquitted of protest charges in Red Sea islands case
They were arrested on 25 April near Qasr Al-Nile during protests opposing the Egyptian-Saudi maritime border agreementÂ

Cancer foundation instils hope in affected childrenÂ
In honour of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a puppet show event has been organised by 57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital Foundation in cooperation with the Misr Foundation for Health and Sustainable Development. The event honoured young cancer-survivors and invited them to share their stories with other patients still receiving treatment. It also honoured the medical team …

‘Bab El-Sama’ captures the pain of mothers who have lost their children
What is the difference between the sky and the ground, heaven and hell, separation and reunion? What connects a mother to her child? And will she be able to communicate with him when he has been absent for years? Too many questions were brought up in the short film Bab El-Sama (The Sky’s Door) that …

UNICEF report: Combating inequality will save children’s lives
Some 69 million children will die by 2030 if nations do not act fast to tackle economic disparity, the report said. This was also the best way to prevent future crises, UNICEF wrote.

The Challenge of Autism: reading the signs and early intervention
Autism affects roughly 1 in 68 children. While the disorder is not particularly common, catching it at an early age is fundamental to assisting children with autism. And in Egypt, unfortunately there are only a select number of centres that can assist in detecting autism

When art aims to save people’s lives
An exhibition donates its revenues to financially support Magdy Yacoub’s Foundation

357 violations against children in April: EFACC report
Violations against children include sexual abuse, child marriages, and kidnappings

In recognition of World Water Day, Nestle supports water conservation awareness projects with children in Egypt
This year, Nestlé Waters Egypt is working with over 30 schools in the Banha area to educate almost 12,000 children on the importance of water conservation

Your child’s first visit to the dentist
A paediatric dentist should know how to deal with the child according to his intellectual maturity level, in order to make him cooperative enough during his dental visit while simultaneously comforting the anxious parents and giving them the best available treatment options