by Aimy Ogaeri | Nov 3, 2023 | Advocacy, Events, Partners, Updates
The African Climate Summit, held in Nairobi, brought together Child Advisory Committee members of Dialogue Works like Julie, Mike, Phenylle and Diana, who are also actively engaged in addressing climate change within their communities. These youth delegates, representing the organization Welfare of Children and Youth Kenya, shared their experiences and insights about climate issues, their expectations from countries responsible for climate change, and recommendations for a better approach to include working children and youth in international policy debates.
by Aimy Ogaeri | Aug 14, 2023 | Advocacy, Events, Partners, Updates
The Women Deliver Conference, a global platform dedicated to gender equality and the promotion of health, rights and well-being of girls and women, took place for the first time this year in an African country, Rwanda. During this special milestone, Elisabeth (16...
by Lea Kulakow | Jul 26, 2022 | Partners
In 2021, the non-profit organisation CSID (Centre for Services and Information on Disability) from Bangladesh started to implement two Children’s Advisory Committees (CAC) in Dhaka and Barishal/ Bangladesh. Since then, 30 working children with disability are meeting...
by Marieke Erlenstedt | Apr 7, 2022 | Partners
In a CAC meeting working children from Kenya discussed how they were not allowed to participate in their community’s Barazas. Baraza means a place where public meetings are held to discuss issues that affect the community. It’s always chaired by the area...
by Marieke Erlenstedt | Jan 25, 2022 | Partners
One primary goal of our campaign is to empower working children and to encourage them to advocate on their own behalf. We will regularly present examples of such advocacy on this website – today one from our partner organisation Vigyan in India. On december 27th...
by Marieke Erlenstedt | Jan 17, 2022 | Partners
One primary goal of our campaign is to empower working children and to encourage them to advocate on their own behalf. One excellent example of such an advocacy action is presented by the Children’s Advisory Committee (CAC) from our partner Children’s...
by Marieke Erlenstedt | Oct 27, 2021 | Partners
Our partner organisation Children’s Voice Today from Rwanda has documented one of their CAC meetings and the learnings gained in the process in this amazing video. It illustrates how clearly working children can state what work is acceptable or even positive to...
by Lea Kulakow | Jul 7, 2020 | Partners
The messages of the Children Advisory Comittee members at AMURT Lebanon are spread all over Chouf district in Lebanon on billboards. Since 2019 the Children Advisory Comittee in Lebanon met regularly to discuss issues around Child Labour. The result of the...
by Lea Kulakow | May 20, 2020 | Partners
Due to the lockdown regulations in Medan, the local Children Advisory Comittee (CAC) met online to discuss challenges arising due to COVID-19 pandemic. For the virtual CAC meeting, 13 members gathered together via Whatsapp to hold a session on how the virus affects...
by Lea Kulakow | May 4, 2020 | Partners
The Children Advisory Comittee in Peru created a theater play tfor their advocacy action to raise awareness on their needs to be happy. With the help from our partner organization CESIP and a professional theater teacher eight girls and six boys taged a play called:...
by Lea Kulakow | Apr 17, 2020 | Partners
Advocacy Action of the Children Advisory Committee (CAC) in Tachabi Kebele (Sinan district) Situation analysis with the “problem tree” For the children in Tachabi Kebele, Child Labour was the most prioritized issue affecting them. In their points of view,...
by Lea Kulakow | Mar 19, 2020 | Partners
Children at Carnival: “Without abuse we have a better life!” In Bolivia the Children Advisory Committee Members joint the local Carnival Festival and spread their messages about ending violence against children. To achieve this purpose, meetings have been...
