When: Oct 27, 2010 - Oct 29, 2010
Where: Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy
Conference Themes:Poverty of children
We are looking for good practices on this theme.
Assessment tools
Assessing the degree of ‘child friendliness’ of cities and communities is a key element in Child Friendly Cities efforts. To respond to this need, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, in partnership with Childwatch International, have developed and tested assessment tools in 11 countries. In addition to this international approach, some national networks and many cities have developed their own assessment tools.
Participation
Almost all local authorities have been developing initiatives to promote the citizenship of children and youngsters. How far are they going with regard to participation and how do they put participation into practice?
Right to play
Concrete local initiatives will inspire other local partners.
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Child Participation: Together We Decide
Child Participation: Together We Decide
When: 15-16 December 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN
This conference is part of a series of conferences that serve as platforms for social policy and child rights organized by the Egypt National Child Rights Observatory (ENCRO).
The conference will bring together policy experts, practitioners and representatives of institutions with child- participatory initiatives/programs and activities with academic researchers from Middle Eastern, North African and Mediterranean countries. These participants will exchange successful experiences, case- studies and evidence- based research on child participation. The exchanged and discussed proposals will also address the ways in which advocating for duty bearers to embrace child participation as essential are made possible and could reflect on Egypt. International experts and practitioners will also be invited as key note speakers presenting child participation policy position papers.
International, regional and local researchers and policy experts are invited to submit proposals in the following formats:
1) Individual research and policy papers
2) Poster and audio/visual presentations
Submitted papers and audio/visual presentations could address one or more of the following themes:
- The Role of the State in Encouraging and Promoting Child Participation
- Child Participation in Non-State Organisations
- Cultural, Legal, Economic, Social and Physical Challenges to Child Participation
- Impact of Child Participation on Development
August 30th, 2010 - Deadline for abstract submissions: One-page abstract on papers and poster presentations, no more than 300 words. Submitted audio/Visual summaries should not exceed 100 words. Please attach your Curriculum Vitae with the documents. All documents are to be sent by email to: conference2010@encro.org
Contact: Egypt National Child Rights Observatories
