Artisanal Mining and Child Labour Live Webinar
Tuesday May 15, 12 to 1 p.m. (EDT)
Harry Kits, World Vision’s Policy Advisor for Economic Justice, will share information from his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo to research children working in artisanal mining. Students are invited to learn and ask questions about the hazards and rights abuses children face in this dirty and dangerous form of work. Register your class or group to participate at global_ed@worldvision.ca
Child Labour and Human Trafficking: Webinar Recording
April 3, 2012
Carleen McGuinty, World Vision’s Child Protection Policy Advisor discusses cutting-edge work on human trafficking for labour. Learn about the dangers of the 3Ds – dirty, dangerous and degrading work – as well as the important role of advocacy with governments to protect children from abusive labour situations and sexual exploitation.
Gender and Poverty: Webinar Recording
February 9, 2012
Amboka Wameyo, gender and advocacy expert at World Vision Canada, presented a webinar live from Nairobi, Kenya to high school students in Toronto and Bradford. Amboka answered student questions on gender and development in Africa, including the issues of early marriage, the link between gender and poverty, male and female social roles and access to education.
Education for Children in Darfur: Webinar Recording
January 23, 2012
Students from British Columbia joined Jackson Acha Atam and Anne-Marie Connor, World Vision program managers working in North Sudan, to hear about a special school building project that provides access to education for girls and boys in Darfur.
Horn of Africa: Webinar Recording
November 21, 2011
On November 21, Mike Weickert, World Vision’s Director of Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs, talked to high school students in Toronto, Ottawa, Port Elgin and Bradford about famine and conflict in the Horn of Africa and the ongoing challenges of delivering aid to refugees and internally displaced persons. View the recording of the event here.
