Children and Young People as Active Participants in Society

Summary: Mechanisms to foster participation of children and young people at local, national and international levels. The peer education approach.

This short submission aims to raise awareness of, and encourage debate about, the use of peer education as a mechanism for fostering the participation of children and young people at local, national and international level.

In this submission you will find:

  • Information about Article 12 in Scotland – a network of individuals and organisations that works to promote children and young people’s rights through the medium of peer education
  • A brief introduction to the concept of peer education
  • An example of the content and outcomes of an Article 12 in Scotland peer education project
  • A structure diagram of a rights based stakeholder/aims/objectives peer education project

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