This guide is a resource for practitioners engaged in working with children, aiming to assist them in developing their own best practices and experimenting with innovative approaches to involve children. The focus is on fostering participation, defined as granting children the opportunity to express their perspectives, influence decision-making processes, and bring about meaningful change. Participation is considered a fundamental approach that should be applied across various contexts, spanning from homes to government, and from local to international levels.
The publication provides practical advice for practitioners on supporting children's meaningful involvement throughout the governance, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation phases of their work.
The guide is divided into two main sections:
- Part 1 serves as an introduction to children's participation in practice.
- Part 2 consists of individual guides concentrating on specific themes such as governance, advocacy, fundraising, recruitment, media and communications, and emergencies.
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