Understanding child participation

Guide with practical tools to strengthen children’s participation through rights-based activities.

This guide, published in 2014 by UNICEF Spain’s Child Friendly Cities Programme and developed by Los Glayus Association, provides a conceptual and practical framework to promote child and adolescent participation. It explains participation as “being part, having a part, and taking part” and identifies key competencies: analyzing reality, planning, carrying out actions, evaluating results, knowing and claiming rights, and building community identity. It includes over 30 tested activities and exercises designed to train critical thinking, active listening, creativity, empathy, conflict resolution, communication, and planning skills. As a pedagogical toolbox, the resource fosters experiential learning, a sense of belonging, and children’s agency in their communities.

Source: Plataforma de Infancia
Language: Spanish

Author: Alejandro García García, Camino Fernández Revuelta, Natalia González Ovies, Alejandra Tirado Turiel, Irma Fombella Coto, Beatriz Álvarez Areces, Javier Vicario González, Soledad González Sánchez

Year of publication: 2014