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The Nine Basic Requirements for Child Participation
Empowering children’s voices—practical steps to ensure every child’s participation is meaningful, safe, and respected in all decisions.
The Nine Basic Requirements guide adults and organisations to create genuine opportunities for children to share views and influence outcomes.
The Nine Basic Requirements for Child Participation outline practical steps to ensure children’s voices are genuinely heard and respected.
By focusing on transparency, respect, inclusivity, and safety, adults can create environments where children confidently share their views and influence decisions.
This resource helps teachers, service providers, and policymakers involve children ethically and effectively, building trust and better outcomes. Using these requirements means children’s rights are more than words — they’re actions, empowering every child to help shape the world around them.
