Half of children in the world experience some form of violence: conference Skopje, 27-28 February 2018 (MIA) - Half of children in the world experienced physical, psychological or sexual violence. The violence against children is global problem present in all countries both in rich vand poor families. It is therefore necessary to focus on this problem and also the problem of child poverty and a joint struggle combat of civil sector, institutions and religious communities. This was underlined by the participants at Tuesday’s conference “End of Child Poverty and Violence Against Children” organised by the First Children’s Embassy in the World - Megjashi in Skopje. Fred Nyabera, director of the Arigatou International – Nairobi, Initiative to End Child Poverty, said that the approach puts into action three main strategies. First, mistakes and problems should be identified afterwards changing policies to solve the problem as well as establishing social changes. "It is necessary to change policies, but also to change the consciousness, people should think differently. It is not enough just to research, locate problems, and change policies, but rather to organize everything together to do more in our own organizations and institutions. We all can reduceor eradicate child poverty or violence against children," he said. Children’s Embassy bMegjashi Founder and President Dragi Zmijanac said that it is necessary the public, civil society organisations,religious communities and the state to mobilize comprehensively manage child poverty and violence, End Child Poverty Arigatou International Community Ethics Education for Children - Arigatou International Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi Republic of Macedonia Меѓаши Megjashi Детска Амбасада Меѓаши Regional meeting in Skopje - Macedonia,on developing a relevant community mobilisation and advocacy roadmap to address child poverty and violence against children. #EndingViolenceagainstChildren Arigatou International—Nairobi (AI—N) in partnership with the First Children’s Embassy in the World - MEGJASHI (FCEWM), has organised a Balkans regional meeting in Skopje , Macedonia, from the 26th February 2018 – 1st March 2018. The meeting has been convened by Arigatou International Initiatives, the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) and End Child Poverty, bringing together 30-35 GNRC members and partners from 9 countries; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Romania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia & the Staff from Kenya #EndingChildViolence