Devasted that Luljeta Nuzi has died after a long fight with cancer. An incredible, dynamic, fierce woman whose optimism and passion for equality for all, in education, as women, as members of refugee and global majority communities will remain an inspiration for those who met her. I first met Luljeta in 2009 when she came […]
YPF Trust | centre for supplementary education promotes children’s voice and rights
The Creative Teaching and Learning (CTL) project focuses on the role that arts and cultural learning play in transforming young people’s lives.
- Supporting supplementary school teachers in adopting more creative approaches in their teaching
- Empowering children’s voice and highlights their rights
UNCRC: An International framework towards children’s rights
In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of Children (UNCRC) was the first internationally legal framework to be produced, which according to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) aimed ‘to incorporate the full range of human rights—civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights’ (UNICEF, Online). This embodies, the concept of protection, provision and also participation in which children have the right to express views, be heard and also participate actively in decisions that affect their lives (Fielding and Bragg, 2003, p.4). Therefore, the Convention includes 54 articles which focus on not only welfare rights but also self-determination rights.
