What Johannesburg could look like for parents and children
We live in Orange Grove in Johannesburg, where the sound of charismatic Ethiopian churches on Louis Botha Avenue mixes with the incessant hooting of mini-bus taxis and the acoustic guitar emanating from Johannesburg’s oldest pub...Read more
A child friendly election in Norway
Norway’s September 2017 election also saw Save the Children Norway design a children’s election. The aim was to reach 5,000 children aged between nine and 15 years. Yet in the end, over 60,000 youngsters participated...Read more
Interview with the City of Ghent’s children’s ambassador, Elke Decruynaere
Elke Decruynaere, the Alderwoman of Education, Upbringing and Youth for Ghent, which is this year’s host of the Child in the City conference, talks about what action her city has taken to become more child-friendly –...Read more
New Children’s Rights Strategy (2016-2021) brings new hope for children in Europe
In March 2016 the Council of Europe adopted its latest Children’s Rights Strategy (2016-2021). Focusing on a brand new set of priority areas, this Strategy is currently the only strategic document on children’s rights since...Read more
Interdisciplinary professional training for child and youth friendly spaces
Planning and designing child and youth friendly cities requires professional knowledge and skills from different disciplines, and the ability of different professionals to participate in an interdisciplinary dialogue. Yet most of the professional bachelor programs...Read more
Residents of Istanbul bring play back to the street
The residents of one of the most densely populated areas of Istanbul have secured a new ‘play street’ for their children: closed to traffic and where children can again run free. A recent study of...Read more