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"Child representatives and care leavers from South East Asia have called for increased support for continuing education, psychosocial care, finding jobs and affordable housing in the wake of COVID-19," according to this news article from SOS Children's Villages. Their recommendations were discussed with Asian government and civil society representatives in an online forum entitled COVID-19 Response towards the Alternative Care of Children in South East Asia, held on 28 July 2020. The forum, organized by SOS Children's Villages in association with the South East Asian member…
Friends International, a member of the Steering Group of the Better Volunteering Better Care Initiative, established the ChildSafe Movement in 2005 to advocate for better child protection policies and practices, particularly in relation to travel and tourism. According to the article, the ChildSafe Movement has now “revamped” its company certification, which recognizes tourism companies for their dedication to child protection and commitment to ChildSafe’s 7 Standards by granting them a “ChildSafe Certification.” EXO Travel in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar has become the…