Children advocating for their children’s rights

Children advocating for their children’s rights” is the latest publication of World Vision Lebanon. The study aims to explore how the Children’s Council platform has contributed to give children the opportunity to advocate for children’s rights. As World Vision Lebanon grows in its understanding and practice of participation and representative voice, they conducted this study to address three questions:

• What are the opportunities and limitations that children experience when participating in advocacy issues at community and national levels? 
• What are the personal and collective motivations for children to engage in advocacy initiatives?
• What are the factors that support and contribute to building the capacity of children to participate in advocacy activities while also being recognised as competent social actors in their communities? 

The findings of this study are connected to the experiences of children and young people in Lebanon; however, the research team hopes that child participation practitioners and stakeholders worldwide can benefit from the learning and experiences shared in this report.

For further questions please contact Olivia Pennikian, Advocacy Manager, World Vision Lebanon at Olivia_Pennikian@wvi.org