Hello Ravi,
I don't know if this will be of help as I am not clear what you are working on but I was seconded for a year to help develop and write the Irish National 'Children's Strategy: Our Children - Their Lives' in which 'children will have a voice' was one of three core goals.
Subsequently I have reflected on the experience in a Chapter for 'Children, Young People and Social Inclusion - Participation for what ?' edited by Kay Tisdall and others (a text you may well know) and in an article in Children & Society. I have attached copies of both.
All the best with your search.
John
ps Northern Ireland should not be regarded as just part of the UK framework as suggested by Adrianne given our particular cultural and political issues- if you are interested see a third attachment on child welfare policy development here.
From: Children's and Young People's Participation Learning Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adrienne Hobbs
Sent: 06 December 2010 14:40
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Sorry should have 'replied all' in original email!!
A
Hello Ravi
Here in the Republic of Ireland we have a minister for children and youth affairs and the office of this minister (Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs) has a couple of designated participation staff. The office promotes state sponsored participation of young people in the form of youth councils (34 in the Republic of Ireland) and an annual youth parliament. There are other measures also, namely a Child and Young Person's forum, student councils and other initiatives designed to promote youth participation. How successful they are, is of course, debatable.
If you wish have a look at the website section for participation where it outlines the various schemes, it can be found at:
http://www.omc.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FChildYouthParticipation%2Faboutus.htm&mn=chiv&nID=1.
There is also a Children's Ombudsman in Ireland, it's actually a woman (!!) named Emily Logan. I have been in touch with her office a few times and they advise that really they don't see a place for them in relation to the state's 'offical' particpation structures. The Ombudsman's website can be found at: http://www.oco.ie/index.html.
Participation in Northern Ireland would part of United Kingdom participation frameworks.
Best Regards
Adrienne
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Question for the E-group members?
Do you have any documents on National Child Participation Frameworks or National Structures that support Child Participation? - see the ones I have
Looking for The Philippines?, UK? Canada, Sweden?, others?
Thanks
Ravi
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ravi Karkara <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, December 6, 2010 9:16
Subject: Fwd: Do you have any documents on National Child Particpation Framworks or......
To: [log in to unmask]
Question for the E-group members?
Do you have any documents on National Child Participation Frameworks or National Structures that support Child Participation? - see the ones I have
Looking for The Philippines?, UK? Canada, Sweden?, others?
Thanks
Ravi
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Ravi Karkara, Specialist, Child & Adolescent Participation
Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP),
Gender, Rights and Civic Engagement Section (GRACE), Policy and Practice Group
UNICEF Headquarters, 3 United Nations Plaza (1050), New York 10017, U.S.A.
Tel : +1-212-303 7959, Mobile : +1-646-642 6049, Fax : +1-212-824 6470,
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& Dept. of Geography
Iontas Building
North Campus
National University of Ireland Maynooth
Co Kildare
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Date: Monday, December 6, 2010 14:27
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Dear Ravi,
Canada does not have much by way of a national participation framework and, if anything, seems to have regressed in the last few year without much follow-up from earlier efforts.
What is left is at
http://www.youth.gc.ca:80/eng/home.shtml<http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml>
I am starting a childhood and youth participation stream for our program in Sept and would be appreciative of any news about the outcomes of your inquiry. I have already found the earlier relies from Ireland and Wales very helpful.
Sincerely,
Alan Pomfret
On 2010-12-05, at 7:14 PM, Ravi Karkara wrote:
Question for the E-group members?
Do you have any documents on National Child Participation Frameworks or National Structures that support Child Participation? - see the ones I have
Looking for The Philippines?, UK? Canada, Sweden?, others?
Thanks
Ravi
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UNICEF Headquarters, 3 United Nations Plaza (1050), New York 10017, U.S.A.
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