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 To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 60th Anniversary of the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe has developed some exciting new materials which shall enable children to discover their rights in an understandable and enjoyable way. The materials are designed to be used in awareness raising activities in the school and any other places visited by children and/or parents (health centres, social services, sports and cultural centres, etc). A three page illustrated brochure 'I have rights' presents children's rights in child-friendly language creating three, easy to understand, clusters of rights. It outlines the relationship between the child and her/his state, along with the role of international organisations in protecting the rights of the child. Finally it explains the options available to children if their rights are not respected. An A1 poster contains a good summary of children's rights, whereas the A2 poster presents children's rights in a few bullet points. They can be used in places such as schools, social and cultural centres, courts, residential institutions, etc to remind children and adults of the rights of the child. A call for partnerships In order to make these materials available to the greatest number of children possible, the Council of Europe is calling for partnerships with interested institutions and authorities. We are in particular favouring partnerships with national and local authorities. The first city to partner us in this manner is the French city of Strasbourg, which will begin its celebration of the CRC's 20th anniversary by giving some 25,000 children a copy of the brochure. They will also display posters in all schools and other public places where children may be present. These materials are currently available in French, English and Slovenian and will soon be available in other languages. Check back here for regular updates. Contact The material can be downloaded here If you are interested in a partnership for the printing and dissemination of the material, please contact the Programme "Building a Europe for and with Children' programme at children@coe.int