Educational outreach on Children’s Rights
Children’s rights include, right to health, education, family life, play and recreation, an adequate standard of living and to be protected from abuse and harm.
It is widely understood that all human beings have human rights, but children and young people have specific rights that recognize their special needs. Welda Mouton from the United Nations Information Centre Windhoek gave second grade students at WIS a thorough look into this subject when she was invited to speak about children’s rights.
Using UNICEF’s video titled ‘We all have Rights’ an interesting discussion was facilitated on the different rights. They learnt about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 54 articles setting out the rights that must be realized for children to develop their full potential.
Children are recognized individuals and have equal status as members of the human family. Children start out as dependent individuals who grow towards independence under the guidance of their parents or guardians. As valuable members of society, children are recognized for their views and opinions and are important parts of the community.
The Grade 2 students shared some insights on the rights that mean the most to them and created posters sharing their understanding of Children’s Rights. A special thanks to the teachers for incorporating this into their learning - we are happy to have been able to contribute.
Download a child friendly version here: https://www.unicef.org/media/60981/file/convention-rights-child-text-child-friendly-version.pdf
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