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Last month ended with great news for children and adolescents: the BOE announced the creation of the State Council for the Participation of Children and Adolescents. This will be a permanent and stable body for consultation, representation and participation of girls, boys and adolescents and will be attached to the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda At Educo we are happy about this long-awaited news because we have been working for some time to ensure that the children's rights and, especially, child participation , a subject that has been lagging behind, and on which the Committee on the Rights of the Child already reported in its last report, from In this it suggested “the preparation of public budgets intended for children that include improving transparency in the use of these resources, encouraging a public debate that includes children and adolescents and accountability mechanisms for local and regional authorities.” Since then there has been some progress. The LOPIVI (Organic Law on Comprehensive Protection against Violence against Children) was approved in June of this year, and it was in it that the proposal for the creation of the State Council for the Participation of Children and Adolescents was registered, “to guarantee “the effective exercise of the right of participation in the formulation, application and evaluation of national plans, programs and policies that affect children and adolescents.” With this purpose, Educo has been working, through the Childhood Platform , participating in the consultation process carried out by the Ministry of Social Rights and the Agenda. The work has had a clear objective: to generate the bases for the operation of the future organism. Now, its creation marks a milestone in the work for children's rights. At Educo we defend the leading participation of boys, girls and adolescents in the issues that affect them, both from close spheres, such as the family and school, to the community, municipal, state and even international level to address issues that affect them. global and planetary way, as citizens of the present.
We firmly believe in the abilities of boys and girls to give their opinion on the issues that affect them, to be able to develop proposals and actively participate in the implementation of actions that improve their environment and, ther Chinese Overseas Asia Number Data efore, their lives. And for this we work so that your voice is heard and has influence in areas of opinion or decision-making. Voices that oppose: adultcentric discourse The news of the new representative body for children and adolescents has not been well received in some areas. Gatherers, journalists and politicians have made clear their doubts and skepticism towards the public participation of young people. It is said that they are easily influenced and manipulated, and that they can ultimately become spokespersons for higher interests (of adults who accompany them). Perhaps these people should know that encouraging child participation is a question of rights, but also of education. Child participation is included in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in its article For its exercise and dynamization, from entities specialized in childhood, it is carried out by educational teams experts in educational intervention with methodologies based, for example, in cooperative learning, popular education and sociocultural animation. At the community level, there are many entities that work every day to enforce the rights of children and adolescents. This grassroots work, at a local level and also online, allows us to reflect on practice and share experiences, and makes child participation develop as a continuous learning process. In a participation group or children's council, the dynamics of dialogue are more creative and respectful than those that can be carried out in a chamber of the Senate or Congress; They are based on play, art, non-violent communication, peaceful conflict resolution, etc. Perhaps, boys and girls could teach their lordships to practice this type of language, who often disrespect each other and are not a good reference and example for citizens of all ages and conditions.
Staying in the discourse that childhood is easily influenced is staying in a simplistic and adult-centric discourse. It means not recognizing the capabilities and needs of girls, boys and adolescents; needs to be heard and to have influence on issues that affect them. Perhaps, instead of putting the focus of attention on the debate of whether adults influence the opinions of children, we should focus on thinking that it is children who should influence the adults who almost always decide. for them and them. Educo welcomes the news with joy, but also with caution since its implementation requires the provision of budgets and resources. Also because we will have to see how the opinions of children are heard and taken into account, and how they are used for political issues at the state level, such as education, health, urban planning, the environment, etc. Furthermore, we understand that a State Council for Child Participation should be the tip of the iceberg of grassroots work in which girls and boys have spaces for voice and influence in decision-making in everyday areas. Therefore, the creation of the organization would need to be accompanied by policies to support the work of promoting participation in the formal and non-formal educational sphere, both in educational centers, associations, sports schools, town halls, etc. The importance of activating listening At Educo we address and are firmly involved in promoting children's participation, which is why we have launched the Activate Listening Campaign . This initiative seeks to make visible the lack of listening to children and the consequences it has for their physical and emotional development. Situations of bullying, cyberbullying and even sexual harassment can be prevented if we promote a culture of active listening to children among adults. In short, we want to foster listening communities so that boys and girls are recognized as active agents in decision-making and implementation in relation to the issues that affect them in their daily lives, such as, for example, in their educational environment.
We firmly believe in the abilities of boys and girls to give their opinion on the issues that affect them, to be able to develop proposals and actively participate in the implementation of actions that improve their environment and, ther Chinese Overseas Asia Number Data efore, their lives. And for this we work so that your voice is heard and has influence in areas of opinion or decision-making. Voices that oppose: adultcentric discourse The news of the new representative body for children and adolescents has not been well received in some areas. Gatherers, journalists and politicians have made clear their doubts and skepticism towards the public participation of young people. It is said that they are easily influenced and manipulated, and that they can ultimately become spokespersons for higher interests (of adults who accompany them). Perhaps these people should know that encouraging child participation is a question of rights, but also of education. Child participation is included in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in its article For its exercise and dynamization, from entities specialized in childhood, it is carried out by educational teams experts in educational intervention with methodologies based, for example, in cooperative learning, popular education and sociocultural animation. At the community level, there are many entities that work every day to enforce the rights of children and adolescents. This grassroots work, at a local level and also online, allows us to reflect on practice and share experiences, and makes child participation develop as a continuous learning process. In a participation group or children's council, the dynamics of dialogue are more creative and respectful than those that can be carried out in a chamber of the Senate or Congress; They are based on play, art, non-violent communication, peaceful conflict resolution, etc. Perhaps, boys and girls could teach their lordships to practice this type of language, who often disrespect each other and are not a good reference and example for citizens of all ages and conditions.
Staying in the discourse that childhood is easily influenced is staying in a simplistic and adult-centric discourse. It means not recognizing the capabilities and needs of girls, boys and adolescents; needs to be heard and to have influence on issues that affect them. Perhaps, instead of putting the focus of attention on the debate of whether adults influence the opinions of children, we should focus on thinking that it is children who should influence the adults who almost always decide. for them and them. Educo welcomes the news with joy, but also with caution since its implementation requires the provision of budgets and resources. Also because we will have to see how the opinions of children are heard and taken into account, and how they are used for political issues at the state level, such as education, health, urban planning, the environment, etc. Furthermore, we understand that a State Council for Child Participation should be the tip of the iceberg of grassroots work in which girls and boys have spaces for voice and influence in decision-making in everyday areas. Therefore, the creation of the organization would need to be accompanied by policies to support the work of promoting participation in the formal and non-formal educational sphere, both in educational centers, associations, sports schools, town halls, etc. The importance of activating listening At Educo we address and are firmly involved in promoting children's participation, which is why we have launched the Activate Listening Campaign . This initiative seeks to make visible the lack of listening to children and the consequences it has for their physical and emotional development. Situations of bullying, cyberbullying and even sexual harassment can be prevented if we promote a culture of active listening to children among adults. In short, we want to foster listening communities so that boys and girls are recognized as active agents in decision-making and implementation in relation to the issues that affect them in their daily lives, such as, for example, in their educational environment.