How much do we know about a child or young person’s need and/or desire? How do we obtain that information? The best way to do this is to listen and observe them, taking note as to what would empower them and give them a voice. In this section, we include experiences and approaches in which children take the lead; they manage projects, present their thoughts, happiness, discontent, and express their questions, comments and concerns in an analytical and progressive way.

Author:By Plan-UK.org

 Sierra Leone The United Kingdom (UK)-based community development agency Plan worked in partnership with Sierra Leone's local communities to establish a  child-led community-based radio station in an effort to foster peace and  reconciliation in the region. Children's involvement in the radio project is seen as key to reflecting their needs and reaching intended  audiences. This involvement is facilitated by consulting children in all aspects of radio production, ensuring their representation...

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The 5th World Summit on Children & the Media 2007 Media for Children – A Tool for Global Peace took place from 24 to 28 March 2007 in South Africa. The Summit consisted of round tables, workshops, panels, master classes, plenary sessions, exhibitions and an international Children’s summit.

Background

In 1999, The World Summit On Media For Children Foundation was established to promote the World Summit movement. The Foundation is...

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This exploratory study examined the potential of the internet to furnish new forums for girls' self-expression. Although many scholars concur that girls benefit from access to safe spaces where they feel comfortable expressing themselves, such sites have historically been sparse. The World Wide Web (WWW) now allows those with access and expertise to construct personal home pages to present their thoughts to a geographically removed, anonymous, yet potentially global public....

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Author:Hampton Press 2007

Summary: In this 24-page article, Yael Warshel discusses the reception of a peace communication intervention designed to promote pro-social intergroup relations among young children during a period of political conflict. Warshel's audience reception analysis was conducted in 2001 with the Jewish-Israeli child audience for the peace-building edutainment television programme "Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim" (hereafter: RS/SS), the Israeli/Palestinian version(s) of "Sesame Street". 

Conducted during a period of heightened hostilities between Israelis...

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