Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/world-forum-foundation-report-global-working-initiative-on-childrens-rights/5020766/
During the 2011 World Forum, a group of delegates began talking about the possibility of developing a Working Group on Children’s Rights. They considered this an opportunity for those who are passionate about the rights of children to launch a global initiative, using the World Forum Foundation and the World Forum on Early Care and Education as a platform. Presentations by panelists and reflections and support by participants at the World Forum inspired the organization of a Working Forum Global Working Initiative on Children’s Rights. Goals for the initiative included learning about the work of existing groups surrounding children’s rights, determining the need for a World Forum Working Group on Children’s Rights, developing initial goals for this Working Group, and planning preliminary strategies for accomplishing these goals.Children’s rights advocates from Brazil, Canada, India, Norway, Oman, Singapore, the United States, and Wales met at the American College of Norway. The meeting began with a question: How did you get to this chair? The introduction to one another, through a sharing of our favorite chairs and the reasons we had made the journey to Moss, marked the beginning of the formation of many wonderful relationships within a community dedicated to children’s rights. ...