Jin Gyo-hoon, Gangseo-gu Mayor, "Actively Reflecting the Voices of Children and Adolescents by Meeting Their Level"

Seoul Gangseo-gu 'Child Participation Committee Policy Report and Appointment Ceremony' Held... Policy Proposals for Enhancing Children's Rights

Jin Gyo-hoon, Mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul, attended the 'Children's Participation Committee Appointment Ceremony and Policy Report Meeting' held at the district office's main conference room at 2 p.m. on the 29th, encouraging the children's participation committee members.

The committee consists of 14 children's participation members who work to promote the rights of children and adolescents.

The district has been organizing and operating the Children's Participation Committee to actively reflect the voices of children, the stakeholders, in the establishment of child policies.

On this day, Mayor Jin awarded certificates of commendation to five outstanding members of the 7th term and newly appointed five members of the 8th term Children's Participation Committee.

At the following policy report meeting, the 7th term children's participation members shared the activities they carried out over the past year to guarantee the basic rights of children.

Additionally, committee members from each subcommittee proposed various child policies related to environment, human rights, education, and more.

Key proposed policies included ▲ expanding the installation of trash bins ▲ developing unused spaces into areas for youth ▲ expanding study room facilities ▲ revamping the Gangseo Children's homepage ▲ conducting communicative school violence prevention education.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, "When viewing the world from adults' perspectives, it is easy to overlook the voices of children and adolescents," adding, "We will strive to implement district administration befitting Gangseo District as a child-friendly city based on the proposed opinions."

The district is leading the creation of a healthy and happy city for children, having obtained UNICEF Child-Friendly City certification and, in November 2022, achieving the higher-level certification.

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