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In order to adapt to a changing landscape, Child to Child will be returning to its roots as a network of practitioners and researchers promoting children’s participation.
On 11 June 2018, Child to Child hosted the “ECCE: All Children Everywhere Innovate, Participate, Collaborate” workshop, bringing together representatives from across the development sector. The workshop yielded valuable insights on how children can access – and effectively participate in – quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
Child to Child Director Tricia Young and Chair Gerison Lansdown attended a UNICEF workshop to inform the development of individual-level outcome indicators for adolescent participation, which will be incorporated within UNICEF’s Adolescent Country Tracker.
At the last INGO Children’s Participation Forum, organised by Child to Child on 10th December, participants had an opportunity to meet Anannia Admassu, Director of the organisation CHADET which works to curb girls’ migration in Northern Ethiopia. Read his interview with Child to Child here.
Last week the INGO Children’s Participation Forum explored how to involve young children in research, as well as the advantages and challenges that this practice entails. Our Project Intern Philippa Watts tells us what she learnt from this interesting gathering.
At the end of October our Project Manager Carolyn and our intern Klaas represented Child to Child at Southampton Hub’s International Development Conference. Yvette Afriyie-Agyemang, student coordinator of the conference, tells us how the Child to Child team inspired all the participants by highlighting the power of children and young people to change their world.
Young Adults of the Tu Y Yo programme, an autism awareness outreach project to Spanish-speaking immigrants in Chicago, put the emphasis on being different rather than having a disability. Recently they and the children on autism participated in the UN #DrawDisability contest.
On 21 June 2015 the Child to Child team will enjoy a 10 km walk along the Thames in support of children’s right to participate in society and in all matters which affect them. Join our team to help ensure girls and boys are listened to and taken seriously across the globe.