Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/09/2017
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Church Center for the United Nations
Categories
JLI Ending Violence Against Children Learning Hub Launch
Sept 18 at 12:30-1:30pm ET (WCC Church Center at the United Nations
10th floor conference room
Lunch served at 12pm
Hosted by the JLI Ending Violence Against Children Learning Hub with co-chair organizations: Arigatou International and World Vision International
(co-chair organizations have committed a limited sum of money towards lunch)
Objectives:
1-Discuss Roles of faith communities and actors in Ending Violence Against Children (EVAC); 2-Introduce JLI EVAC hub and its evidence value-add; 3-Generate interest and invite to in-person JLI EVAC hub meeting later in the week (to review/define key research themes and scoping study).
Agenda
Agenda starting at 12:30pm
| Time | Item | Speaker | Objective |
| 12:30 | Welcome & Launch Meeting Objective | Adam Taylor (MI)
JLI Coordinator, Jean Duff |
Welcome & Introduce JLI and Learning hubs |
| 12:40 | Faith and EVAC | JLI EVAC Core Members:
1-Gerry Dyer representing the Global Partnership on VAC) 2-Rabbi Diana Gerson |
Importance of faith actors’ activities and contributions with regards to EVAC |
| 12:50 | An evidence-based approach to Faith and EVAC in policy and practice: JLI EVAC Hub | JLI EVAC Hub
World Vision International- Christo Greyling Arigatou International- Rebeca Rios-Kohn |
EVAC Hub Purpose and Need- What do we know? What do we need to know?
Faith Communities and ending violence against children MI support and collaboration |
| 1:05 | JLI EVAC Hub details | Rebeca Rios-Kohn and JLI- Stacy Nam | Hub’s key research themes & timelineInvite to & share purpose of JLI EVAC Member hub meeting:
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| 1:10 | Q&A and Closing | Rebeca Rios-Kohn |
For more information about the JLI Ending Violence Against Children Hub or rsvp to [email protected] to join the 9-19 member working meeting
High-level forum on “Protecting Children at Risk within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals”
September 18 at 2-4pm ET (2nd floor conference room)
Objectives of the Forum
1) Generate a shared understanding around the protection of children at risk of violence, abuse, premature death, stunting, etc. in the context and framework of the SDGs
2) Identify faith-inspired pathways to scale up protection for children at risk, working in collaboration with the UN, World Bank and other development actors
3) Provide a forum where participants can share experiences, explore synergies, collaborations, programming, and follow up actions
4) Strengthen the evidence base for FBO activity and contributions to protection of children at risk and plan to communicate it to policy makers and practitioners
See Protecting Children at Risk Concept Note
Agenda & speakers to follow soon
Please rsvp to Tehreem at [email protected]
