definition for: #PrayerandAction

The offical hashtag for the global nonprofit Arigatou International.

Arigatou International (AI) was founded in 1990 by the late Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto, a Japanese Buddhist leader and visionary who dedicated his life to promoting peace. Today its members continue to support the only global interfaith organization dedicated exclusively to protecting children’s rights and well-being. The name “Arigatou” means “thank you” in Japanese. With its headquartered in Tokyo, and four offices in Geneva, Nairobi, and New York City, AI develops and sustains multi-stakeholder initiatives designed to ensure that all children are treated with dignity and all of their rights are respected and protected. By engaging diverse religious leaders and faith communities, international agencies, civil society organizations, governments, children and young people in more than 80 countries and employing an interfaith and intercultural approach, AI aims to bring positive change for children from the grassroots to the global level.

AI, is an international NGO in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and recently affiliated with United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC). For more information, please see our website:http://***