Under the theme “We Can Do Something to Stop Violence”, around 40 young people and children gathered to celebrate the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children at the Refugee Center in Rixensart, Belgium. The event was organized by the GNRC Youth Group together with FEDASIL, an NGO working with Refugee children.

The Day of Prayer celebrations in Spain took place on 20th November, 2011, the same day of the general elections in the country. The main theme of the celebration was violence against children and the importance of ethic and spiritual education to address this problem.

In Romania, DPAC was celebrated in Bucharest and Sibiu, the European capital of culture in 2007. Partners in the organization of the activities were Santa Macrina Foundation, the Arab Orthodox Community in Romania, the British School, the Anastasia Popescu School, the Saint Dumitru Orthodox Church in Bucharest, the Nicolae Iorga School in Sibiu and the Santa Ursula Orthodox Church also in Sibiu. The religions represented among the total number of around 400 participants were: Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim.

On 20th November, 2011, 1,700 people participated in DPAC celebrations in 9 cities in Portugal: Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Santarém, Lisboa, Setúbal, Açores and Madeira. 120 children were involved in leading the activities.

The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children was celebrated on the 19th of November 2010, in the Anglican Cathedral of Madrid, Spain.

Sixty children and young adults participated in the celebration of the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children in Bucharest, Romania. The celebration took place at the “Santa Macrina” – ARMS Foundation, a child centre where a hundred children live and/or participate in activities of the daily programme.