Changwon Special City "We Will Respect Children's Opinions"

Changwon City Children's Council Policy Presentation

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the 'Changwon City Children's Council' policy presentation at the City Hall 3rd Conference Room.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] On the 23rd, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the ‘Changwon City Children’s Council’ policy presentation at the City Hall 3rd Conference Room.

The ‘Changwon City Children’s Council,’ a participatory platform where children and adolescents directly voice their opinions and propose policies, developed policy proposals through a total of 11 heated discussions over about eight months, starting with the inauguration ceremony on April 13.

The presentation was attended by about 80 people, including child council members, parents, related departments of the city as policy implementation agencies, and the Changwon Office of Education. The child council members presented their policy proposals, and the departments responsible for policy implementation responded with review opinions. The final implementation results of the policy proposals will be shared at the 2023 policy presentation.

Additionally, the representative members of the Children’s Council delivered a message of promise, “We pledge to respect children’s opinions for a happier Changwon Special City,” to Deputy Mayor An Kyung-won of Changwon Special City, Park Sun-ae, Chairwoman of the Economic Welfare and Women’s Committee of the Changwon City Council, Park Jong-hyun, Director of the Education Support Bureau of the Changwon Office of Education, and Jung Eun-hee, Director of the Gyeongnam Child Advocacy Center of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation, through a performance, marking a time to pledge respect for children’s rights.

Deputy Mayor An said, “I express my gratitude and encouragement to the child council members who are doing their best in the children’s council activities despite their busy academic schedules. We will respond to your voices so that the policies that children, the future leaders, need and want can be reflected in the city administration.”

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