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Strangers in a faraway land
‘Once upon a time of fear and sorrow, the children of my village were woken suddenly in the night. We heard screaming and shouting. Our world turned upside down. Lightning and thunder came from the ground and fire came from the sky… We crossed a river to a faraway land. The grass was green and the leaves of the maize whispered our arrival…’ Deborah’s short story Strangers in a Faraway Land was selected for inclusion in the Heartlines Stories that Talk 2 collection for children aged 8-13 years in 2010. It is a fable about seeking refuge and about the experience of empathy and othering in exile. This story, like…
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Every Right for Every Child
‘Everywhere we go, our presence is felt’ Every Right for Every Child: Governance and Accountability. Ed Enakshi Ganguly. Routledge. 2011 The chapter was based on my work on children’s participation in governance with the non-government organisation Institute for Democracy in South Africa. The project mentored children from across South Africa, including children with disabilities, to undertake budget analysis and participate in government consultation processes. The book drew on experiences of children’s own advocacy for their rights from around the world. Buy a copy
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Life at 10
The planet does not need us It will survive without us But we need the earth Kannon Sazi Apelgren 2015
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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…
