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Reconstructing Children's Rights Institute

2021-2022
Topics
Accountability & Shifting Power
Leadership in the Global South
Child Rights
CPC Learning Network

Welcome to the Reconstructing Children’s Rights Institute – an online institute about dismantling racism, neo-colonialism, and patriarchy in humanitarian and development efforts to protect children and support families.

In 2021, the CPC Learning Network hosted the Reconstructing Children’s Rights Institute – a multi-part series of conversations and resources for learning, information sharing and actionable next steps.    In this series of critical conversations, we invited experts to share their insights about racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and power as they affect children and families around the world.

The Institute has two overarching goals:

A series of pre-recorded online critical conversations were broadcast between May-December 2021. Click through below to view the conversations and the accompanying briefing papers, which include more information about the session topic and speakers as well as a targeted list of resources.

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Six conversations

Report
Dismantling and Reconstructing International Children's Rights: Final Analysis Report
Author(s)
Ghazal Keshavarzian
Year of Publication
2022
Translated resources

A report summarizing the six conversations focusing on problems and solutions.

Brief
Reconstructing Children's Rights Institute: Master Reference List
Author(s)
CPC Learning Network
Year of Publication
2021
Translated resources

A list of resources by academics, researchers, practitioners and activists critically examining colonialism, racism and patriarchy in international relations, development and the humanitarian aid industry.

Blog
It Starts with You (or Me)
Author(s)
Year of Publication
Translated resources

A blog written about the Reconstructing Rights Institute for the Rights Studio.

The videos of the Institute have been produced by Luis Saenz.
The artwork for the Institute has been created by Galuh Indri Wiyarti.

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