Child Participation

Children have the right to participate in matters affecting their lives and should be enabled to give their opinions, and to have those opinions taken into account. Through participation, children learn self-expression, empowerment and ultimately greater self-esteem.  Children are a diverse group and therefore children of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, races, and both genders should ideally be included in a consultation process.

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Regional Emergency Psychosocial Support Network,

A guidebook focusing on the assessment to be conducted when an emergency first hits or just after a major event in an armed conflict. Outlines the preparation needs of an assessment team and describes what an assessment should concentrate on.

Emily Delap, Fred Kasozi and Denis Onoise,

A comprehensive training toolkit for organizations and individuals who are directly involved in child protection and welfare during emergencies. Covers key topics related to children in emergencies, and includes learning points, classroom and field exercises, suggested itineraries and handouts.

Louise Melville, British Council, Jordan,

Practitioner guidance on communicating and recording children’s care history in order to increase their understanding of what happened to them and to help prepare children for moves

Save the Children,

Guidelines for good practices in conducting assessments following an emergency.

Andy West and Chen Xuemei,

Outlines the changing vulnerabilities of children in modern China. Underlines the problematic definition of vulnerability in child protection programmes and advocates holistic approaches that integrate child participation in decision-making.

Andy West,

Focuses on the general principles and actions for developing children’s centres in China. Centres would help initiate national child protection services and children’s participation.

Katie Schenk and Jan Williamson,

Practical guidelines emphasizing the importance of and rationale for ethical standards in child-related research. Annexes include country-specific resources and example documents.

Victoria Gonzalez-Rubio,

This document highlights a children’s saving program in the state of Missouri, USA. The five-year initiative focuses on increasing financial knowledge and self-efficacy, as well as saving accounts, among children and parents. The end goal is to increase student engagement in post-secondary education and training.

UNICEF,

Helpful resource for defining key terms, issues, and practices in psychosocial support. Contains a short list of recommended tools for support and monitoring of psychosocial support interventions.

Save the Children Sri Lanka and Save the Children Canada,

A situation analysis of children in institutional care that includes policy implications and key recommendations.