The Moffat Trust

Date: 14th March 2011
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Grants can take the form of core funding (including salaries and running costs), project grants or capital grants for buildings or equipment. The Trust prefers to offer a contribution towards the total funds required for both capital and core funding requests and, in general, prefers to fund a specific project.

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Call for nominations for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2011

Date: 14th March 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The International Children's Peace Prize is an initiative of KidsRights and is presented annually to a child for his or her devotion to children's rights, anywhere in the world.

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Kinship Carers

Date: 11th March 2011
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

A new national training and support service - to provide better help and guidance to Scotland's estimated 20,000 kinship carers - was launched by Adam Ingram.

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Book Now: State of Children's Rights in Scotland - Edinburgh Seminar

Date: 4th March 2011
Category: UK 1st periodic review

A final Together seminar with a keynote presentation from Maggie Mellon, Independent Consultant and Social Worker, Chair of the Child Law Centre.

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Feel like you're living in a warzone?

Date: 23rd February 2011
Category: Equal protection from violence, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

That's the slogan eight young people came up with to support the Scottish Government's domestic abuse advertising campaign.

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Protecting the right of disabled people to independent living

Date: 23rd February 2011
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights is seeking evidence about independent living for disabled people, as guaranteed by Article 19, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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Partnership Drugs Initiative

Date: 23rd February 2011
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The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland has announced that its Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI) is now open for applications. The overall aim of the PDI is to increase the well-being of children and young people affected by drugs and alcohol.

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Girls on the Move

Date: 23rd February 2011
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Youth Scotland has grants of up to £2,000 available for projects and initiatives across Scotland that increase physical activity levels among girls and young women. The funding is available to groups working with girls and young women aged 12 - 18 years who are not currently taking part in physical activity.

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UNICEF UK wants you!

Date: 21st February 2011
Category: General measures of implementation

UNICEF UK is looking for a small group of young people to help inform their policy work on both UK and international issues. To apply, you need to be aged between 10 and 16, passionate about issues like climate change, child poverty and children & young people's rights and willing to commit to being involved for two years.

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Concluding Observations Adopted by the CRC at its 56th Session

Date: 21st February 2011
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The Human Rights Treaty Division has released the following Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 56th session, held in Geneva, from 17 January to 4 February 2011. The Final version of the Observations are provided in the original language of adoption.

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