Creative Methods and Techniques for Enhancing Child Participation

Background

The Child Laborers and Advocates for Social Participation (CLASP) is a network of children's organizations devoted to advancing the rights of children to participate in all levels of decision-making. As such, CLASP would like to arm itself with the necessary knowledge and skills to elicit genuine participation with children.

PETA, CLASP facilitators and advocates, and the VISAYAN FORUM have developed creative strategies, techniques, and methodologies in order to ensure effective participation of children during meetings, workshops, and deliberations. These creative methods utilize forms such as visual and theater arts and special group dynamics.

This year's SUMMER ART CAMP will focus on providing the current batch of CLASP leaders with the skills and knowledge in order to utilize these methods and devise similar approaches for themselves.

Duration of the Seminar: 2 days

Objectives

1. Review existing children's issues
   1. Child Labor
   2. Trafficking
   3. Children's Participation
2. Review CLASP leaders on principles of participation - developed by CLASP/VF/Child Workers in Asia
3. Deepen CLASP leaders understanding and appreciation of issues related to child participation
4. Provide participants with creative techniques and methods in order to effectively elicit children's participation during seminars, workshops, conferences, and other venues of learning and decision-making