Everywhere we go, our presence is felt
Children are rarely considered political entities or citizens in their own right. They are viewed invariably as extensions of adults or simply as members of families and communities.
To improve understanding of what ‘good governance’ means for children and how their civil, political, cultural and social rights may be achieved, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights published a book titled Every Right for Every Child: Governance and Accountability.
Edited by Enakshi Ganguly Thukral co-Director of HAQ in New Delhi, India, this volume analyses initiatives from across the world to make governance systems more accountable and responsive to children’s rights and entitlements. It includes a chapter called ‘Everywhere we go, Our Presence is Felt’. This chapter, co-authored by Deborah Ewing, Shaamela Casseim, and Mabusi Kgwete, reflects on a unique Governance and Budget-monitoring Project run by Idasa in South Africa.
The book examines the policy framework of different countries and asks some hard-hitting questions: what is good governance in the context of children; how can state performance in realising child right be monitored; how can states be held accountable; and, most importantly, how can children be part of decisions that concern them?
This book is of interest to those in the fields of sociology, politics, public policy and administration, also to activists and NGOs working with children and in the area of human rights.
Contributors: Assefa Bequele, Shaamela Casseim, Deborah Ewing, Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, Anita Ghai, Mabusi Kgwete, Margarida Maria Marques, Kavita Ratna, Shantha Sinha, Enrique Vasquez and Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic
