Approaches to children's participation
How We Care | Learning Package
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Child participation involves children's right and freedom to express their views on matters and decisions that concern them. Crucially, those views must also be taken into account in order for participation efforts to be meaningful and effective. What's more, we know that successful participation both protects and empowers children.
In this How We Care series, we present the models of three Family for Every Child Members and the work they are doing to promote children's agency and participation in their respective regions: Butterflies in India; Legal Services for Children (LSC) in the USA; and JUCONI in Mexico.
Below each organisation's materials, you can click through to a post by them where you can ask questions, provide feedback and exchange directly about their practice.
Model 1: Butterflies
Butterflies - protecting and empowering street and working children
New Delhi, India
Child participation as a core philosophy
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Model 2: Legal Services for Children
LSC - advocating for children and youth through legal representation and social services.
San Francisco, USA
Amplifying youth voices and experiences through Photovoice
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Model 3: Juconi
JUCONI - working therapeutically to heal trauma and break the intergenerational cycle of violence and poverty
Puebla, Mexico
Exploring personal stories with Digital Storytelling
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