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Rajasthan's Child Marriage Warrior Dr Kriti Bharti honored with Geneva's G
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI/PNN): Dr Kriti Bharti, Managing Trustee and globally renowned Child rights Activist & Rehabilitation Psychologist of the Saarthi Trust, based out of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, was conferred upon with the Global Youth Human Rights Champion Award. The award was
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Merck Foundation brings together 13 African First Ladies and 10 Thousand P
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted their annual conference, the 9th Edition of "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary" recently, as a hybrid conference (onsite and online). T
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Child Rights Balochistan demonstrates at Quetta Press Club to uphold right
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On the occasion of International Children's Day, a demonstration was organized in front of the Quetta Press Club under the sponsorship of Child Rights Balochistan to uphold the rights of children.
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Parliament panel examining Marriage Bill gets another 3 months extension
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has granted another extension to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes to raise the m
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Merck Foundation marks an International Day of the Girl Child and support
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks an 'International Day of the Girl Child' through their 'Educating Linda' program, which supports girl education (#yesforGirl Education)
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Merck Foundation First Health Media Training in Mozambique in partnership
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany organized their first "Merck Foundation Health Media Training" via Videoconference in Mozambique, in partnership with ISAURA FERRAO NYUSI, The
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Two arrested for child marriage in Assam's Barpeta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Barpeta (Assam) [India], August 12 (ANI): Police arrested two people in a case of alleged child marriage in Assam's Barpeta district on Thursday.
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Merck Foundation raises awareness about Ending Child Marriage and Supporti
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany releases two new songs named 'Like Them' by a Ugandan singer Kenneth Mugabi and 'I am Not Anyone's Bride, Take Me to School' by Zambian Singer Wezi,
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Balochistan's anti child-marriage bill pending for last 8 years
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): The draft for an anti-child marriage bill has been pending before the Balochistan Assembly for the last eight years, a legislator briefed the consultation meeting on the issue of child marriage.
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Merck Foundation Fashion Awards 2021 More Than a Mother and Make Your Own
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation and African First Ladies announced Call for Applications for 2 new categories of Fashion Awards:
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Our Africa by Merck Foundation on KTN and NTV, with their 13th episode to
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Thirteenth Episode of their TV program "Our Africa by Merck Foundation" on Saturday, July 9, 2022, on KTN, Kenya, repeated every Wednesday at 6:30 pm and
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UN warns teen pregnancy costing economic progress in Uganda
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda), July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Child marriages and teenage pregnancies are costing Uganda's social economic progress and not conducive to the country's wealth creation and prosperity, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Uganda Country Representative Mary Otieno said Monday.
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