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Child participation<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>’s goal:<br />
Children <strong>and</strong> young people realise<br />
their right to participate as citizens.<br />
The Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines children’s<br />
right to participate as citizens, but in many parts of the world their<br />
voices go unheard.<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> promotes citizenship <strong>and</strong> empowerment among children <strong>and</strong> young people by<br />
helping them become aware of their rights <strong>and</strong> strengthening their confidence <strong>and</strong><br />
leadership skills – including in media <strong>and</strong> journalism – to mobilise for positive change.<br />
We encourage children <strong>and</strong> young people to be involved in programme design <strong>and</strong><br />
we help them acquire the life skills that will enable them to advocate for change.<br />
We help monitor children’s rights by enabling children’s <strong>and</strong> youth organisations<br />
to lead advocacy initiatives <strong>and</strong> monitor their governments’ implementation of<br />
the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as national <strong>and</strong> local policies.<br />
We promote social accountability by enabling young people to take part in<br />
planning processes, monitor service quality <strong>and</strong> hold governments <strong>and</strong> service<br />
providers to account.<br />
“ I feel motivated! We young people are here to do much<br />
more than just follow adults’ guidance.”<br />
Alfredo Arm<strong>and</strong>o Hernández Solórzano, 22, president of the Youth Association of<br />
Chalatenango (AJOCHT), El Salvador<br />
22<br />
© <strong>Plan</strong> / Alf Berg<br />
‹ A child rights group from Ecuador meets to discuss the biggest<br />
challenges facing their village