Children from 11 EU countries presented 17 projects at our June 20-21 General Assembly meeting. This showcased their amazing work to support children's rights and amplify children's voices!
The workshop was scoped with, and facilitated by, our Communication Co-creation Team. Many thanks to Charlie, Erica, Iggy, Kaloyan, Maria and Yoana (who could not be with us in person) for their great ideas and hard work!
Kids taking the lead
The criteria were that children should be in the lead or very involved in the implementation of a project which was completed between January 2024 to May 2025.
Each group explained how the kids were involved and what benefits and impacts there were on a specific topic, children's rights or child participation. There are two types of impact - both very important!
- Positive change for other children, through child-focused communications and programs, and influencing decision-makers, media and other adults
- Knowledge and growth for the children leading the projects; building confidence, skills, democratic participation and experiencing the power of their own voices!
17 inspiring projects!
Children presented their projects in different ways including video, followed by digital voting to see if there were any 'favourites' (with separate voting for children and adults). Votes were spread out with no really big favourites. However, two projects did have a few more votes than the others:
- Kid's favourite: The Homework Monster Book, TICE, Italy
Adult's favourite: We Speak. They Nod. Nothing Changes. VŠĮ Debesų Kiemas, Lithuania
| Bulgarian Red Cross Youth Empowering the Youth Through Art and PSS | Child and Adolescent Participation Council of Fuenlabrada, Spain Kids Voice Matters | Commissioner for Children's Rights, Cyprus The “Right” Mission! |
| Children and Youth Parliament, Czech Republic Cybersecurity for Youth: Consciously and Safely Online | Society “Our Children” Opatija, Croatia Voice of Children in a Sustainable Community | National Catalan Council of Children and Adolescents, Spain Children and Adolescent's Congress |
| The Hives Project, Greece Supporting Youth Exchange Activities | Estonian Union for Child Welfare What Kind of Children's Books Do We Want? | Mislata Municipal Council of Children and Adolescents, Spain Rights and Fallas Award |
| UNICEF Italy Youth Advisory Board, Child Guarantee | Rádio Miúdos, Portugal Rádio Miúdos’s School-Radio Network | SOS Children's Villages, Germany Real Lab Youth Participation - Student Disco |
| Per Esempio, Italy Well-being and Inclusion at School | The Smile of the Child, Greece Combatting Bullying and Violence Among Peers | UNICEF Spain Child and Youth-Friendly Climatic Disasters Guide |
DOWNLOAD PROJECT SUMMARIES (PDF in English)