Child Friendly Philippines

1. Child Friendly Philippines A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With the Children

2. It expresses a new vision, a new norm, a new culture for viewing and treating children in Philippine society. • It is a translation of our commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children

3. Elements of a Caring and Protective Society for Children Shared or collective vision for Filipino children. Children’s knowledge, life skills and effective participation. Loving and caring families and communities. Change of values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. Government commitment at all levels. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Enactment and enforcement of laws. Media and civil society engagement. Responsive structures and systems. Essential services for children. Capacity of individuals and institutions. Knowledge management system.

4. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities S T R A T E G I E S Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

5. Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit is results-based assessment tool and a mandatory audit designed to identify the results of the intervention/s for children. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children • All cities and municipalities shall be assessed to gauge their level of performance insofar as implementing programs and instituting measures to uplift the welfare status of children. Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

6. Percentage reduction in the deaths among children below five years old or under-five mortality rate Percentage reduction in the number of children under-six with below normal weights Percentage increase in the number of 3-4- year-old children attending center-based day care services Completion rate for elementary schooling Absence of child labor or percentage reduction in child labor cases Percentage reduction in the number of children victims of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation (all forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse and exploitation, and trafficking in persons) Safety measures for children in the community and schools Extent of mainstreaming of Children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation in the core development agenda of LGUs. An ordinance establishing Barangay Violence Against Women and their Children (VAW/C) Desks 2013 Philhealth accreditation in its main health facility or rural health unit for the Maternal Care Services and Primary Care A Local School Board (LSB) Plan for CY 2013 that is aligned with the School Improvement Plan (SIP) Completed at least 70% of its LSB Plan for 2013. The local government units shall be assessed based on the following 12 criteria: Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

7. The Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance is a recognition and audit system on LGU’s delivery of clear and outstanding positive results for children’s well being. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children LGUs with the Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance will be qualified for an incentive and award system being handled national government which is the Presidential Award for Child Friendly Municipalities and Cities. Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

8. Initiated by the CWC pursuant to Executive Order No. 184 entitled “Establishing the Presidential Award for the Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities” issued on December 13, 1999. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance It is conferred to deserving local government units in recognition of their vital role in the sustained promotion of children’s rights to survival, development, protection and participation as well as in ensuring child-friendly governance. Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

9. Criteria of the Presidential Award • Planning and Policy Formulation • Resource Allocation and Utilization. • Service Delivery. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Institution Building/Capacity building Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities • Child Participation. • Community Participation and Resource Mobilization Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

10. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

11. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit

12. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children

13. Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit NGAs NGOs FBOs Family Community

14. Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society For, By and With Children Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit NGAs NGOs FBOs Family Community

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