Children's Participation in Proposing Policies Needed by the Local Community

Good Neighbors-Gwangju Seo-gu, Child Rights Monitoring Group 'Good Motion' Organized View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters announced on the 26th that it has signed a business agreement with Gwangju Seo-gu to carry out activities for the Child Rights Monitoring Group Good Motion.


Through this agreement, the two organizations will recruit children residing in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, to organize the Child Rights Monitoring Group Good Motion.


The members of the Child Rights Monitoring Group, who are children and adolescents as subjects of child rights, will recognize the importance of themselves and others, observe situations of child rights violations in real life, and propose various policies related to children to create a happy world for children, thereby leading practical changes within the local community.


Bae Jun-yeol, head of Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters, said, “Through the activities of the Child Rights Monitoring Group, we will strive to create opportunities where children can recognize their own rights and freely express their opinions.”


Seo Dae-seok, mayor of Gwangju Seo-gu, said, “I hope that the activities of the Child Rights Monitoring Group Good Motion will become an opportunity to create policies that make children happy within the local community,” and added, “In the future, Gwangju Seo-gu Office will actively participate in activities to promote child rights in the local community together with Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters.”



Meanwhile, Gwangju Seo-gu was certified as a Child Friendly City in 2017 and is promoting projects with core values such as realizing the principles of non-discrimination against children and prioritizing the best interests of the child, respecting children's opinions, and guaranteeing children's right to participate to create a city where children are happy and respected.


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.

Today’s Briefing