Child Participation

Children are experts in their own lives. It is essential that they participate in decisions that affect them. Eurochild wants to lead by example and is committed to supporting the direct involvement of children and young people in our work through:

  • The Eurochild Children’s Council
  • National Eurochild Forums
  • A Child Participation Reference Group

Eurochild also supports others, including the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the European Fundamental Rights Agency to engage directly with children.

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To fight for children’s rights we need to actively involve children themselves.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email (always include a parent/guardian in any mails)

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National Eurochild Forums

To build child participation practices within our membership we support several National Eurochild Forums (NEFs).

NEFs offer a platform for children to discuss issues of concern in their country and to bring these issues to the attention of European policy makers.

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Child Protection Policy

Children can only become empowered agents of change to improve their lives and that of their families and communities if they are safeguarded from abuse, discrimination and harm of any kind, be it physical, sexual, emotional or neglect.
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Resources

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Conference on the Future of Europe: a child-friendly introduction

A conversation between the EU and its citizens about the…
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Eurochild Child Participation Strategy - Children’s Priorities are our Priorities

Updated 2021 This Child Participation Strategy builds on the previous…
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Our Europe Our Rights Our Future

To prepare the new Strategy on the Rights of the…
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Child friendly Recommendation on Investing in Children

A resource developed, with children, for children! This child friendly…
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We Are Here: A Child Participation Toolbox

Eurochild strives to put children’s voices at the heart of…
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Eurochild Children’s Council

To fight for children’s rights we need to actively involve children themselves.

In 2017 we established the Eurochild Children’s Council (ECC), bringing together 11 children from different countries around Europe between the age of 10 and 18. The children actively contribute to our events and activities, they advise the network on how to improve our impact, they participate in our advocacy on children’s rights. The ECC is renewed every 2 years.

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