otroški svet / children's council

S projektom Otroški svet želimo preseči večletno kulturo države, da otroci niso vključeni v tematike, ki jih zadevajo. Zato bomo znotraj MOP vzpostavili Otroški svet, ki ga bodo sestavljali otroci, s katerimi sodelujejo naše članice. Sledili bomo načelu nič o otrocih brez otrok, zato bodo povabljeni že k sami pripravi Pravil o delovanju Otroškega sveta. Po sprejemu pravil bomo ustanovili prvi Otroški svet. Otroke, člane Otroškega sveta bomo nato najprej opolnomočili za to, da bodo lahko čim bolje udejanjali aktivno državljanstvo prek specifično zanje zasnovanih delavnic. Nato bomo skupaj z otroki izvedli srečanja z odločevalci, kjer bo naš cilj med drugim zagotoviti sprejem internega akta ministrstva, ki bo zagotovil trajno vključevanje Otroškega sveta v za otroke relevantne teme. Skupaj z otroki bomo pozvali državo k sprejemu Nacionalne strategije o participaciji otrok.

Kaj bomo dosegli:

• Vzpostavljena je posvetovalna struktura za otroke, s katerimi sodelujejo članice MOP, ki omogoča, da izrazijo svoje mnenje glede zadev, ki se jih tičejo in so vključeni v odločevalske procese.
• Otroci, člani Otroškega sveta, bodo poznali načela aktivnega državljanstva, družbene pravičnosti, pravico do participacije ter osvojijo elemente javnega nastopanja.
• Opazen bo napredek pri vključevanju otrok v odločevalske procese glede zadev, ki so zanje pomembne.
• Država bo razumela področje participacije otrok v odločevalskih procesih kot prioritetno nalogo.

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With the Children’s Council project, we aim to overcome the long-standing national practice of excluding children from discussions and decisions that directly affect them. Within the Network for Children’s Rights, we will establish the Children’s Council, composed of children engaged through our member organisations. Guided by the principle nothing about children without children, they will be invited to participate already in the drafting of the Rules on the functioning of the Children’s Council. After the Rules are adopted, the first Council will be formally established.

We will then empower the Council members through workshops specifically designed for children to strengthen their understanding and practice of active citizenship. Together with the children, we will organise meetings with decision-makers, with the goal of ensuring the adoption of an internal act within the relevant ministry that will secure the Council’s permanent involvement in child-related issues. Together with the children, we will also call on the government to adopt a National Strategy on Child Participation.

What they will achieve:

• An established consultative structure for children engaged by the Network’s member organisations, enabling them to express their opinions on matters that concern them and to participate in decision-making processes.
• Children, members of the Children’s Council, will understand the principles of active citizenship, social justice, and the right to participation, and will gain skills in public speaking.
• Visible progress in including children in decision-making processes on issues relevant to them.
• The state will recognise child participation in decision-making as a priority task.