Ann gathered a group of students (awards students) from Year 6 at Runnymede with their Headteacher and facilitated the writing on a requested input by the Human Rights High Commissioner in Geneva. The UNHRC is creating a document that will be shared with all member states on protecting child rights through social protection. As key stakeholders, they wanted submissions from children themselves. The students worked on this in a mature and diligent manner, delighted to be able to engage in such an important process and seeing how the voices of children can have a global influence. Ann wrote up and submitted the report. Students then had a follow up call on March 15th directly with the UN. Br Tino D’Abreu kindly had a zoom call with the awards group to congratulate them on their work and to explain the work of ERI.
Their report can be accessed here.
O God, we thank you for the life of Edmund Rice.
He opened his heart to Christ present in those oppressed by poverty and injustice.
May we follow his example of faith and generosity.
Grant us the courage and compassion of Edmund as we seek to live lives of love and service.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.