Palestinian children, as part of Defense for Children International - Palestine's Child-Led Protection program and National Child Council, designed and wrote this video to educate their peers and duty bearers on the dangers of child marriage in Palestine. This initiative is called She's Still A Child and was created in partnership with Terre des hommes Foundation. *** This project, “Gender Justice to End Violence Against Women and Girls,” was funded by the ...

Palestinian children, as part of Defense for Children International - Palestine's Child-Led Protection program and National Child Council, designed and wrote this video to educate their peers and duty bearers on the dangers of child marriage in Palestine. This initiative is called She's Still A Child and was created in partnership with Terre des hommes Foundation. *** This project, “Gender Justice to End Violence Against Women and Girls,” was funded by the ...

Palestinian children, as part of Defense for Children International - Palestine's Child-Led Protection program and National Child Council, designed and wrote this video to educate their peers and duty bearers on the rights of children in residential care centers in Palestine. Residential care and protection centers are used as an alternative to detention for children in conflict with the law. This initiative is called Let Us Protect the Children at ...

Shot and paralyzed by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank at the age of 12, Atta S. has become an advocate for children's rights. He is especially interested in the right to education. Building on his training as a child human rights defender while a member of DCIP's child-led protection teams, Atta now hopes to attend law school. DCIP is proud to nominate this courageous 17-year-old for the 2018 ...