The document describes various projects run by Plan that encourage child participation and empowerment. Some of the projects discussed include children in Ecuador identifying safety concerns on a bridge, a girl in India conducting surveys as part of a social equity audit, and a Honduran youth representative signing a municipal policy statement on youth issues that was incorporated into the local strategic plan. The document also mentions projects in Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Peru, India, Colombia, and more where children engage in activities like community mapping, learning about their rights, rebuilding after disasters, voting, journalism, advocacy, and using media to raise awareness on issues important to them.
1. Identifying challenges: Children in Ecuador visit a bridge they identified as a safety concern during a community discussion and mapping session. Child participation See Plan’s projects in action
2. Survey says: A girl in India surveys a woman as part of a social equity audit, learning the importance of fair distribution of relief assistance, transparency and accountability.
3. Youth politics: A Honduran Youth Representative signs the Municipal Policy Statement on Youth presented to the Mayor and incorporated into the municipality's strategic plan.
4. Community mapping: In Guinea Bissau, West Africa, children map and identify the strengths of their community, and its most pressing issues.
5. Know your rights: In Guatemala, children attend a meeting to learn about their rights.
6. Rebuilding: After the immediate crisis of Haiti’s earthquake had passed, Plan invited 1,000 children to participate in a post-disaster needs analysis to help shape the future of their country.
7. Building self-esteem: Children at a camp in Honduras play games to learn about self-esteem and self-protection.
8. Making it count: A Guatemalan boy votes for Youth Committee members who participate in government at the municipal level.
9. Youth journalism: 16-year-old Marius, a Plan-supported youth journalist, is interviewed by a television news program at the UN Conference on Climate Change .
10. Representing youth: This youth group from a rural area in Colombia participated in a political campaign and won a seat on the Youth City Council.
11. Picturing awareness: Children in India use cartoons in the local market to raise awareness on issues affecting them.
12. Rights out loud: A Peruvian girl records a children's radio program where children talk openly about their rights, express their views, and conduct interviews.
13. Filming for change: Members of a children's media club make use of their production skills to make a documentary about water issues in their community.
