The right of all Children to be heard and taken seriously
About Us
The Consortium was established in 2000 for the promotion of children’s participation at all level from family to state. The organization is a national loose network of 57 organizations. It has a child advisory body of 19 member organizations, 8 adult advisory member organizations and a steering committee of seven organizations to carry out its work. The Secretariat of the Consortium Office is located at Anamnagar, Bijulibazar, Kathmandu which comprises of 3 working staff.
Objectives
Background:
The Consortium of Organizations Working for Child participation (Consortium) is an area of programming which aims to bring together agencies working with children and child clubs and aspire to collectively undertake what would have been difficult, if impossible as individual organizations. The development of child clubs has become an incredible step in the Child Rights movement and the realization of child rights. Now, there are above 10 thousands child clubs in Nepal, In future these child clubs could be catalysts of child rights, as well as provide a positive forum for the realization of the provision of CRC.
The Consortium of Organizations Working for Child participation (Consortium) is an area of programming which aims to bring together agencies working with children and child clubs and aspire to collectively undertake what would have been difficult, if impossible as individual organizations. The development of child clubs has become an incredible step in the Child Rights movement and the realization of child rights. Now, there are above 10 thousands child clubs in Nepal, In future these child clubs could be catalysts of child rights, as well as provide a positive forum for the realization of the provision of CRC.
Consortium Goal
To further the realization of children's participation at all levels -from family to state.
To further the realization of children's participation at all levels -from family to state.
Working Principle
- Fundamental principles of UNCRC and it’s practice standard
- Believing in the concept/practice of child participation
- Promoting Child-led Organizations
- Fundamental principles of UNCRC and it’s practice standard
- Believing in the concept/practice of child participation
- Promoting Child-led Organizations
- Child Rights based Programming
- Gender balance and social inclusion
- Promoting Inclusive Child Clubs
Vision
To be recognized as a National Resource Network Organization on Child Participation in Nepal.
- Gender balance and social inclusion
- Promoting Inclusive Child Clubs
Vision
To be recognized as a National Resource Network Organization on Child Participation in Nepal.
Objectives
- Policy influence on CP
- Capacity building of Member Organization
- Institutionalization of Child clubs
- Resource Centre on CP
Strategy
A. To Promote Child Participation at all level:
B. To strengthen the Consortium as a Network Organization:
A. To Promote Child Participation at all level:
1. Mobilization of Member Organizations and strengthening them for their active support and participation in the Consortium for the promotion of child participation to gear up child club movement of Nepal.
2. To build up the constituencies in support of the Consortium, children’s participation rights and child club movement ( national, international and multi-national organizations working for and with children as well as government agencies)
3. Enabling the member organizations to Promote inclusive, non-discriminative, equitable meaningful quality child participation as a culture in the society and in their organizations.
4. Empower children/child club leaders/ members to strengthen child clubs to promote child participation at all levels.
5. Work in partnership with/in collaboration with member organization, government agencies, private sectors, civil society, and educational institutions to promote child participation.
6. Mobilizing Media Institutions/Child Rights Journalists Group to speak for children’s participation rights
7. Advocacy to create a critical mass around children’s participation rights and Public education for adults to change the age-old attitude/mind set and tradition agreeing on the rationale for children’s participation.
A. To Promote Child Participation at all level:
B. To strengthen the Consortium as a Network Organization:
A. To Promote Child Participation at all level:
1. Mobilization of Member Organizations and strengthening them for their active support and participation in the Consortium for the promotion of child participation to gear up child club movement of Nepal.
2. To build up the constituencies in support of the Consortium, children’s participation rights and child club movement ( national, international and multi-national organizations working for and with children as well as government agencies)
3. Enabling the member organizations to Promote inclusive, non-discriminative, equitable meaningful quality child participation as a culture in the society and in their organizations.
4. Empower children/child club leaders/ members to strengthen child clubs to promote child participation at all levels.
5. Work in partnership with/in collaboration with member organization, government agencies, private sectors, civil society, and educational institutions to promote child participation.
6. Mobilizing Media Institutions/Child Rights Journalists Group to speak for children’s participation rights
7. Advocacy to create a critical mass around children’s participation rights and Public education for adults to change the age-old attitude/mind set and tradition agreeing on the rationale for children’s participation.
B. To strengthen the Consortium as a Network Organization:
1. Establish an effective and efficient management system in the Consortium
2. Establishing a pool of human and material resources to cater the need/demand of key stakeholders engaged in promoting child participation
3. Accreditation of Child Facilitation/Child Participation training course by University/government to sell nationally and internationally.
4. Create data base for Child Clubs , Organizations working for Child Clubs in Nepal
5. Establish Documentation system for best practices/ a data base of child participation status of child clubs in Nepal.
6. Establish Web Site
7. Enhance visibility (existence) and recognition of the Consortium among donor organizations and collaborate with member organization for joint funding proposals (market itself)
8. Identifying potential donors to request for support.
9. Strengthen the Secretariat for quality functioning and program implementation.
1. Establish an effective and efficient management system in the Consortium
2. Establishing a pool of human and material resources to cater the need/demand of key stakeholders engaged in promoting child participation
3. Accreditation of Child Facilitation/Child Participation training course by University/government to sell nationally and internationally.
4. Create data base for Child Clubs , Organizations working for Child Clubs in Nepal
5. Establish Documentation system for best practices/ a data base of child participation status of child clubs in Nepal.
6. Establish Web Site
7. Enhance visibility (existence) and recognition of the Consortium among donor organizations and collaborate with member organization for joint funding proposals (market itself)
8. Identifying potential donors to request for support.
9. Strengthen the Secretariat for quality functioning and program implementation.