Arigatou International is ‘All for Children’ and works with people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds to build a better world for children. Believing that every boy and girl is a precious treasure of humanity, Arigatou International draws on universal principles of common good found in religious and spiritual traditions and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We value children for who they are and fully involve them in our work, always safeguarding their well-being, providing for their full participation, and affirming their human dignity.
Arigatou International works together with diverse religious leaders and faith communities, international agencies, civil society organizations, governments, children and young people in more than 80 countries around the world, and its efforts continue to grow in reach, diversity and impact.
Arigatou International’s work is driven by four global initiatives: the GNRC, Ethics Education, Prayer and Action and End Child Poverty.
End Child Poverty mobilizes faith communities and faith-inspired resources to help build a world free of child poverty. It addresses the root causes of poverty in the human heart, and the structural causes of poverty in society. This is accomplished by promoting theological reflection and action, advocacy and knowledge-sharing, and community-driven initiatives at grassroots and global levels to assist children in poverty. End Child Poverty invites all people of faith and good will to work together to end child poverty worldwide.