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Our win is being reversed

From Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United  Not long ago, thanks to our collective call, the European Union made history. It agreed to a groundbreaking law—the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)—to finally hold big companies accountable for forced labor, child exploitation, and…

Cayman: DCFS Hosts First-Ever Child Safeguarding Week Mon – Fri Nov 17 -21

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development & Innovation, invites the public to take part in the Cayman Islands’ first-ever Child Safeguarding Week, taking place from November 17 to 21, 2025, under the…

Cayman: 2025 CUC PFL/GPFL: Week 7 Review

Primary school football continues to entertain Sir John A. Cumber Primary (red) in action against St. Ignatius Catholic in the CUC PFL Under 11 division. With only two Saturdays remaining in the 2025 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’…

Nashville Foundation Brings Orphan Advocacy to Times Square After Building Global Movement Across 100 Countries

IBJ News November 3, 2025 On November 10, a message about the world’s most vulnerable children will flash across one ofTimes Square’s towering digital billboards. It’s the latest milestone for a Nashville-based organization that has quietly built what may be…

Why does the US still defend child marriage?

By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United  November 9th, 2025News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Forced marriageAmerica’s child marriage problem is still being ignoredEnding child marriage would not erase family hardship, but it would draw a clear legal line protecting…

Cayman: Cinderella on stage [Fri, Sat Sun Nov 28 – Dec 14]

Dear Members and Friends of the Cayman Drama Society We are delighted to share some exciting news as we look ahead to the 2025 holiday season! After 10 wonderful years of A Playhouse Family Christmas, Frizz & Grizz will be taking a well-deserved rest…

Cayman: Jonathan Mitchell of John Gray High School Crowned RUBiS Top Student 2025

— RUBiS Cayman Islands is proud to announce the winners of the bi-annual RUBiS Top Student 2025 Awards, an initiative designed to recognize, reward, and motivate children across the Cayman Islands with financial grants to help them pursue their passions…

Dakar 2026 One Year to Go: how the IOC is supporting young athletes on the road to the Youth Olympic Games

03 November 2025 – With one year to go to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), one young Senegalese athlete has already given the host nation reason to celebrate. With support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through its Olympic Solidarity programme, Tening…

Starbucks continues to profit from modern slavery

Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United November 2nd, 2025 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Supply chainStarbucks under fire for turning a blind eye to modern slaveryFifteen cases of slave labor, including children and the elderly, have emerged in Brazil’s…

Dakar 2026: “One Year to Go” celebrations set to begin as Senegal prepares to welcome the world

28 October 2025 – A full programme of exciting events is set to begin on 31 October to mark one year to go until the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Highlights include the unveiling of the Dakar 2026 mascot and the launch of…