UNDERSTANDING CHILD PARTICIPATION

1. UNDERSTANDING CHILD PARTICIPATION CF DRR (CHILD-FOCUSED DISASTER RISK REDUCTION)

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVE At End of the session, the participants are able to: • Understand the importance of child participation as one of their basic rights • Discuss issues and concerns that affect child participation and; • Determine avenues and opportunities where children can express themselves.

3. Group Work 1. GROUP YOURSELF ACCORDING TO YOUR OFFICE/DEPARTMENT (Example: 1- MSWDO; 2-MENRO,MDRRMO, 3-PYA, 4-TLDFI, 5-GENTUD) 2. DISCUSS AMONG YOURSELF AN ACTIVITY/PROJECT/PROGRAM THAT YOU INVOLVE CHILDREN 3. IN THAT ACTIVITY/PROJECT HOW DO YOU INVOLVE CHILDREN? 4. SELECT A REPORTER TO PRESENT YOUR OUTPUT TO THE BIG GROUP

5. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION (ROGER HART’S) CHILD AND ADULTS SHARED DECISION MAKING CHILD INITIATES AND DIRECT THEIR OWN PROJECTS Degrees of participation ADULT INITIATED, SHARED DECISIONS WITH ADULT CONSULTED AND INFORMED ASSIGNED BUT INFORMED TOKENISM DECORATION Non participation MANIPULATION

7. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION MANIPULATION HAPPEN WHERE ADULTS USE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUPPORT CAUSES AND PRETEND THAT THE CAUSES ARE INSPIRED BY YOUNG PEOPLE

8. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION DECORATION WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE USED TO HELP A CAUSE IN A RELATIVELY INDIRECT WAY, ALTHOUGH ADULTSDO NOT PRETEND THAT THE CAUSE IS INSPIRED BY YOUNG PEOPLE.

9. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION TOKENISM WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE APPEAR TO BE GIVEN A VOICE, BUT IN FACT HAVE LITTLE OR NO CHOICEABOUT WHAT THEY DO OR HOW THEY PARTICIPATE

10. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION ASSIGNED BUT INFORMED YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC ROLE AND INFORMED ABOUT HOW AND WHY THEY ARE BIENG INVOLVED

11. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION CONSULTED AND INFORMED HAPPENS WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE GIVE ADVICE ON PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS DESIGNED AND RUN BY ADULTS. THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INFORMED ABOUT HOW THEIR INPUT WILL BE USED

12. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION ADULT INITIATED, SHARED DECISIONS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE OCCURS WHEN PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS ARE INITIATED BY ADULTS BUT DECISION IS SHARED WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE.

13. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION YOUNG PEOPLE INITIATED AND DIRECT THEIR OWN PROJECTS YOUNG PEOPLE INITIATE AND DIRECT A PROJECT OR PROGRAM. ADULTS ARE INVOLVED ONLY IN A SUPPORTIVE ROLE.

14. LADDER OF CHILDREN PARTICIPATION YOUNG PEOPLE-INITIATED, SHARED DECISION WITH ADULTS WHEN PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS ARE INITIATED BY YOUNG PEOPLEAND DECISION-MAKING IS SHARED BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS