UNCRC covers lots of rights such as the best interests of the child and freedom of association
Focuses on article 12 - "States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child."
Used in different ways around the world
Involved in the Kingston and Richmond Youth Council
Interested in youth voice
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The UK
UKYP in England
Over 200 under 25s
Make Your Mark - use handout
SYP in Scotland
166 14-25 year olds
Welsh Youth Parliament
60 11-18s
Northern Ireland Youth Forum
Any person from 11-25
UKYP, SYP and Welsh Youth Parliament - democratically elected
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Other UN Countries
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
6 members from the church of Tólóó - 10 mins from Helsinki
BIGD survey
Survey run by the Think Tank in Bangladesh
The Prime Minister's Youth Council - Canada
30 members 16-24 - set up by Justin Trudeau
Auckland Youth Advisory Panel - councils all over NZ
8-12 members 14-24
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Survey findings
About article 12
Distributed online - anonymous
84 respondents from all over the world
Pie chart - who has heard of article 12
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The process
Internet
Prior knowledge
Youth workers/UKYP members - work with youth council
Church of Tólóó members - visited youth council
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WWW and EBI
WWW
Good topic chosen - interests
Completed lots of research - good knowledge about different systems
Information I already knew - worked with UKYP
EBI
Wider range of sources - primarily used websites
Citing - difficult as I already knew some
Evaluated more - struggled with log
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Management
Self-set deadlines - deadlines for completing reading and note taking
Interesting topic - personal interest in the topic
Plan - detailed plans used for writing
Different ways of getting information - e.g. speaking
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