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Here you will find a list of projects and initiatives from alliance partners. Just click on the links below to learn more.

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Global Youth Justice

Global Youth Justice strives to promote solutions which alleviate some of the world's most pressing social problems. We support the empowerment of youth to become global youth justice champions and activists for positive social change.

Play Scotland

Promoting Children and Young People's Right to Play in Scotland

European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC)

Established in 1997, ENOC links independent offices for children from twenty four countries in Europe.

Howard League for Penal Reform

The Growing up, shut up campaign aims to give a voice to the disenfranchised and neglected children in our prisons and in other areas of criminal justice.

HandsOnScotland

an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people.

Nature Play. Simple and fun ideas for all

This practical guide on nature play offers fun, simple and cost effective examples of play ideas from easily sourced materials. It will help Forestry Commission staff and other landowners or managers wanting to improve informal play provision for children

An even better children’s plan - Common Threads Alliance

a learning network of organisations which seek to turn the findings of educational research into practical strategies for giving children and young people the best possible opportunities to learn and to grow.

Every Child Matters - Change for Children

Cross-government working with local partners to achieve better outcomes for children and young people

Earlyarts - a creative journey for young minds

A professional development network for people in the arts, culture, early childhood, health, social care and education sectors, supporting learning and development for young children and their families, through creative practice.

The School of Emotional Literacy

...established in 1996 and the first organisation to bring materials to assess emotional intelligence to Europe

The experience of La Baracca-Testoni Ragazzi with the nursery schools of Bologna

Theoretical and practical workshop

National Children's Bureau's Play Information Service

Monthly newsletter and information on children's play

Children’s Television: a glimmer of hope?

Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) - The 14th Annual Conference of the VLV Forum for Children’s Broadcasting - 5th of November (info is a word file)

The Campaign to End Child Poverty

Health of children in poverty a timebomb waiting to go off

Ready S.E.T. Go! Sensorimotor - Early Childhood and Elementary Themes & ASD

Autism Awareness Centre Inc. in Partnership With Linwood School - November 17 & 18, 2008

Fair Play for Children

campaigning for every child's right to play (Nov. 08)

Interconnections Electronic Bulletin

Part of the Interconnections Information Services in the field of babies and children who have disabilities / special needs - monthly seminars on offer

SOS Chidren's Villages

Child sponsorship letter from Bolluca - Update from Winter 2007

Too Much Too Soon - Open EYE conference

Early Learning, the EYFS legislat ion and Young Children’s Well -Being

Latest campaigns from the organisation Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood

browse their new site for the latest events and news concerning the commercialisation of childhood (latest: Dec. 08)

Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 2008 International Conference: “TRANSFORMING CONNECTIONS - LOCAL & GLOBAL POSSIBILITIES”

This conference invites early childhood educators, carers, policy-makers and researchers to reflect on how their work is changing.

Play Association Tower Hamlets

Working Together For Play - Play Association Tower Hamlets is a small voluntary sector organisation promoting and supporting children's play opportunities throughout Tower Hamlets.

Sustain Food Campaign - Latest (August 2008)

Campaign for an improvement in food for children and a ban on junk food marketing to children

Volunteering at the Hogar Jose Soria

The Hogar Jose Soria is a state-run temporary home, situated near the centre of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.

Roehampton University Research Centre for Therapeutic Education

Policy Forums on 'Childhood: Therapeutic and Educational Perspectives'; Seminar Series on 'Childhood, Wellbeing and a Therapeutic Ethos'

I CAN - the children's communication charity

Fostering the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children

What About The Children?

About raising awareness of the under 3's

Freedom for Children to Grow - The Home Education Campaign

A campaign to have your say in the government's proposed changes to Home Education

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CORE GROUP CONFERENCE OF THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDHOOD 2007

“The State of Our World’s Children” 9th-13th July, 2007 São Paulo, Brazil

Right from the Start

A charity in the process of publishing a series of exceptionally accessible and practical books for parents, primary teachers and those working in child care organizations.

CAMPAIGN ACTION from the Children Are Unbeatable! Alliance

EQUAL PROTECTION FROM ASSAULT IS EVERY CHILD’S HUMAN RIGHT (update Oct. 08!)

Commercialisation of childhood - A campaign by Compass

CHARTER FOR CHILDHOOD

Give us back our Game - campaign for making football child friendly again

No to Formal Phonics before Five