ROYAL GROUP CHARITY FOUNDATION ON YOUTH

Royal Group Charity Foundation is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. That makes us unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young.

We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. Royal Group Charity Foundation was created with this purpose in mind to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We believe that we can, together, advance the cause of humanity.

We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.

We promote youth education – ensuring that they complete primary education as a minimum – because it benefits all children, both girls and boys. Girls who are educated grow up to become better thinkers, better citizens, and better
parents to their own children.

We act so that all children are immunized against common childhood diseases, and are well nourished, because it is wrong for a child to suffer or die from a preventable illness.

We work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people because it is right to keep them from harm and enable them to protect others. We help children and families affected by HIV/AIDS to live their lives with dignity.

We involve everyone in creating protective environments for children. We are present to relieve suffering during emergencies, and wherever children are threatened, because no child should be exposed to violence,

ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION.

Royal Group Charity Foundation upholds the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We work to assure equality for those who are discriminated against, girls and women in particular. We work for the Millennium Development Goals and for the progress promised in the United Nations Charter. We strive for peace and security. We work to hold everyone accountable to the promises made for children.

We are part of the Global Movement for Children – a broad coalition dedicated to improving the life of every child. Through this movement, and events such as the Royal Group Charity Foundation Special Session on Children, we encourage young people to speak out and participate in the decisions that affect their lives.

According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children – that all children are born with fundamental rights.

Right to Survival:             to life, health, nutrition, name, nationality

Right to Development:    to education, care, leisure, recreation, cultural activities

Right to Protection:         from exploitation, abuse, neglect

Right to Participation:    to expression, information, thought, religion

And a right to achieve these dreams. Even though Africa’s children account for more than one third of its population, their interests have never been given priority. And their rights have been violated everyday.