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PARTY LEADER ERNA RECEIVES THE BOOK
We will read the book thoroughly, to create help that works, said Party leader of the Conservative Party, Erna Solberg
CHILDREN MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child says that children must be taken seriously in decision-making
A GRATEFUL MINISTER FOR CHILDREN
Kjersti, Minister for Children, and Maren, advisor, wanted to familiarise themselves with the vital advice from children and young people
IMPORTANT PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THE BOOK
Many important people have now been given “Without safety, without a chance”
FOREWORD BY TROND F.AARRE
Psychiatrist Trond F. Aarre has written the foreword to “Without safety, without a chance”
WITHOUT SAFETY, WITHOUT A CHANCE
11 young people are the authors of a new book at Scandinavian University Press
PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT CARE
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is used incorrectly when physical force is to be justified
HEARINGS IN THE NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT
Young people from Changefactory gave input to the national state budget for 2025
LUNDY-DAY
Professor in children’s rights, Laura Lundy, was the keynote speaker at ‘game changer’ day in Oslo
OUR RIGHTS, OUR FUTURE
Young people from Åland, Sweden and Norway gathered in Stockholm to work on promoting children’s rights
NORDIC ORGANISATIONS COLLABORATE
Young people from four Nordic countries gathered in Copenhagen to make principles for good practise
PUPIL’S ADVICE ABOUT LEARNING
In Portugal and Norway, tools for better learning will be developed in collaboration with pupils and teachers.
DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY IN LISBON
Changefactory celebrated 20 years with its sister organisation ComParte of 10 years, with a meeting between pros, kickstart of a project together, and dialogues with national authorities in Portugal.
MOTIVATING MEETING WITH JURISTS IN STOCKHOLM
At the University of Stockholm, there are skilled people who focus on children’s rights and autonomy. As part of the anniversary celebration, we went there to learn from them
TOOLS FOR LOCAL YOUTH PARTICIPATION
In the fall of 2023, Changefactory received support from the Council of Europe for a tool aimed at improving the accuracy of decisions and thus increasing the quality of systems for children and youth.
NORDIC ORGANISATIONS MEET
Young people from four Nordic countries gathered in Oslo to talk about youth participation
THE EVIDENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION SUMMIT, SYDNEY
Changefactory presented two films at the Evidence and implementation summit in Sydney, Australia. Young people presented experiences and advice from children about systems made for children
IMPORTANT AND EXCITING DAYS IN THE NETHERLANDS
This week Changefactory was invited by Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (Netherlands Youth Institute) to the national “Youth day” in the Netherlands
SEMINAR ABOUT EMPOWERING CHILDREN
Changefactory meeting researchers from Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, India, Ethiopia, Sweden, Denmark and Norway
BERGEN EXCHANGE 2023
Bergen Exchange is a “meeting place for scholars and practitioners from across the globe who seek to understand how law serves as an instrument of change, and how it shapes and is shaped by power relations”. The 2023 event was arranged 14-18 august, in Bergen
VISIT FROM THE NETHERLANDS
Last week we were lucky to have a visit from NJR (The Dutch National Youth Council) and Nederlands Jeugdinstituut (Netherlands Youth Institute) at our head office in Oslo. Thank you for spending time with us and for kindly listening to advice from pros