SURVEY: How do European NGOs support children to engage in European and international decision-making?

Funded by the European Commission, the Children's Rights Alliance for England is carrying out a research project looking at the extent of children's involvement in European and international decision-making. This project is being carried out with partners in Austria, Estonia, Ireland, the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Russia.

Through this survey, we want to find out how European NGOs support children (those aged 17 and under) to engage in decision-making processes at European and international level. Along with a literature review and research with children, the information we collect will help us pull together a picture of how children can effect change across Europe and inform recommendations to the European Commission on achieving the effective engagement of children in decision-making.

The information you provide in completing this short survey will not be attributed to individual organisations. If you would like to receive a summary of the findings, please tick the box at the end of the survey. The findings from the project will be published in 2011.

Complete the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NGOsurveyEuropeanandinternationaldecisionmaking

Deadline for completing the survey 31 October 2010

Speak to the world! Have your say on European decision-making: Saturday 20 November 2010

CRAE is running a consultation event for children and young people in London on Saturday 20 November. We want to know how easy it is for children and young people to influence organisations such as the United Nations and the Council of Europe.

The consultation event will look at:

What children and young people know about international decision-making How children and young people find out about opportunities to participate in international-decision making How much children and young people would like to be involved in international decision-making processes Children and young people's experiences of being involved in international-decision making.

To attend the event you must either be:

• Aged 17 or under with some experience of being involved in, international decision-making
• Aged 17 or under and wanting to get involved in international-decision making
• Over 18 with some experience of being involved in international decision-making when you were under-18.

Download the event flyer and booking form

Deadline for applications: midday on Friday 15 October 2010