Child rights and youth participation
Ciudades más seguras y democráticas a partir del conocimiento coproducido con las juventudes
A las personas jóvenes de ciudades afectadas por la violencia rara vez se les pregunta qué significa para ellas la seguridad. Esta nota de política se basa en una investigación participativa realizada con 545 jóvenes de entre 16 y 29 años de las Comunas 1 Popular y 2 Santa Cruz de Medellín, Colombia, y de…
Ciudades más seguras y democráticas a partir del conocimiento coproducido con las juventudes
A las personas jóvenes de ciudades afectadas por la violencia rara vez se les pregunta qué significa para ellas la seguridad. Esta nota de política se basa en una investigación participativa realizada con 545 jóvenes de entre 16 y 29 años de las Comunas 1 Popular y 2 Santa Cruz de Medellín, Colombia, y de…
Making Cities Safer and More Democractic Through Youth-Centred Knowledge
Young people in cities affected by violence are rarely asked what security means to them. This policy brief draws on participatory research conducted with 545young people aged 16 to 29 in Comuna 1 (Popular) and 2 (Santa Cruz) in Medellín, Colombia, and Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, South Africa, engaging them not asa population at…
Making Cities Safer and More Democractic Through Youth-Centred Knowledge
Young people in cities affected by violence are rarely asked what security means to them. This policy brief draws on participatory research conducted with 545young people aged 16 to 29 in Comuna 1 (Popular) and 2 (Santa Cruz) in Medellín, Colombia, and Mitchells Plain in Cape Town, South Africa, engaging them not asa population at…
Addressing Urban Violence and Local Security: Participatory Research with Young People in Colombia and South Africa
This report documents a persistent mismatch between official security priorities, still centred on crime and armed actors, and what young people themselvesidentify as most urgent: unemployment, lack of opportunity, and mental health. Drawing on these findings and recognising that despite being separated by continent, language, and political history, the two cities share a history of…
Addressing Urban Violence and Local Security: Participatory Research with Young People in Colombia and South Africa
This report documents a persistent mismatch between official security priorities, still centred on crime and armed actors, and what young people themselvesidentify as most urgent: unemployment, lack of opportunity, and mental health. Drawing on these findings and recognising that despite being separated by continent, language, and political history, the two cities share a history of…
Developing Youth Councils
This toolbox has been compiled to help local government officials and politicians who want to start, improve, and maintain their own youth councils. It provides both inspiration and a step-by-step guide for setting up and managing these councils. It also explores the questions and challenges youth councils often face and shares some of the lessons…
Developing Youth Councils
This toolbox has been compiled to help local government officials and politicians who want to start, improve, and maintain their own youth councils. It provides both inspiration and a step-by-step guide for setting up and managing these councils. It also explores the questions and challenges youth councils often face and shares some of the lessons…
Meet Child Rights Ambassadors
Training staff to become Child Rights Ambassadors is a practical and effective way to strengthen the protection of children’s rights. Through the ICLD partnership between Jinja City and Region Stockholm/Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, a concrete tool has been developed: the Child Rights Ambassador Toolbox. It is a step-by-step guide for training people to become ambassadors…
Jönköping – Stellenbosh, South Africa
Project: Youth participation in municipal decision-making The project tackles a shared challenge in both Jönköping and Stellenbosch: young people are largely excluded from municipal decision-making. Although Sweden incorporated the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into law in 2020, translating this principle into real influence for young people remains difficult. Existing structures, such…
