Straight from the source to politicians



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Youth present together

Young people aged 15–18 from the Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation (Ukraine), Corporación Memoria y Paz (Colombia), and ChangeFactory (Norway) led a session at a conference in Oslo organized by the Nordic Network for Global Mental Health.
The young people planned the session together online in advance, with support from War Child and ChangeFactory.
The young people explained the importance of giving children living in war and conflict the opportunity to contribute to the communities in which they live, and how this at the same time helps many children and young people achieve better mental health.
The theme of the conference was: From Response to Resilience: Strengthening Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing Before, During and After Emergencies.
Boosting municipalities

When politicians, heads of schools, sport teams or municipalities are making decisions that affect children and young people, they are obliged to take seriously the views of and solutions from groups of the children or young people concerned. This is why Changefactory has conducted BOOST events in several Norwegian municipalities this spring. The aim has been to boost and inspire with knowledge and insights from children.
The decision-makers met with young people in Changefactory to listen to them present and explain solutions from groups of children and young people. When children participate meaningfully, everyone benefits. Involving children in decision-making leads to better solutions and outcomes, both for children and for society.

CIDM platform is launched

05/26
The platform welcomes contributions that can strengthen how children are involved in decision-making, including frameworks, guidance, tools, research, reports, or examples of practice. If you are working on something relevant – or know of something that should be included – we would like to hear from you. Please ensure that what you share has permission to share any content, especially when it involves children.