Asian Regional Children’s Advisory Committee Meeting
July 7, 2024
Representatives of the Children’s Advisory Committees (CAC) from the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal have gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, to share their experiences as working children in their region. The Asian Regional CAC Meeting serves as a crucial platform for working children to protect and advance their rights throughout Asia.
Read moreHarare children’s Call to Action launch
June 12, 2024
The launch of the Harare Call to Action, a powerful initiative started by the African Regional Children’s Advisory Committee, a group of eighteen children from Africa and the Middle East. They gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe, to discuss the issues affecting working children in their region.
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African Regional Children’s Advisory Committee Meeting
April 20, 2024
Representatives of Children’s Advisory Committees in Zambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Lebanon, and Zimbabwe have gathered to share their experiences and brainstorm new strategies for collaborative efforts. This meeting is not just a gathering; it is a platform for children and youth to exchange realities, experiences, and advocacy actions to promote and safeguard the rights of working children in Africa.
Read moreLatin American Regional Children’s Advisory Committee Meeting
March 1, 2024
One of the goals of Dialogue Works is to facilitate the exchange between the Children’s Advisory Committees (CAC) in Latin America so they can interact and learn from each other. The Latina American Regional CAC is a platform for represenatives of the CAC’s from four organizations in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Peru to come together, develop skills in social and thematic areas, and find inspiration for the future of Dialogue Works.
Read moreGlobal Facilitators Workshop in Istanbul
January 29, 2024
Children’s Advisory Committee coordinators from seven countries gathered in Istanbul for a workshop to discuss embedding children’s participation, enhancing social accountability, and planning the continuation of their global network beyond 2024. Supported by child rights advisors, the workshop, which included hybrid participation due to travel restrictions, provided valuable insights for future work within the Dialogue Works network.
Read moreRevitalising the Universal Commitment to Children’s Rights, with and for Children!
December 12, 2023
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is celebrating its 75th anniversary! To mark the occasion, fascinating events will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, one of which will be moderated by none other than Doris, a proud member of the Children’s Advisory Committee from Zambia at Dialogue Works.
Read moreA day for dignity of working children in Bolivia
December 8, 2023
The Children´s Advisory Committee members of our partner, PASOCAP, have achieved an impressive breakthrough: a Municipal Law has been passed in Potosi, Bolivia, introducing a dedicated day to honor the dignity of working children in the city. The law also allocates funds for addressing protection and prevention issues concerning working children.
Read moreMedia Youth Group has officially launched
November 4, 2023
The Media Youth Group of Dialogue Works has been officially launched! During the sessions, our members will delve into various aspects of media, covering communication, types of media, photography, videography, child-led advocacy, internet safety, social media misinformation, and content creation.
Read moreAfrican Climate Summit: voices of youth advocates
November 3, 2023
The African Climate Summit, held in Nairobi, brought together Children’s Advisory Committee representatives of Dialogue Works like Julie, Mike, Phenylle and Diana, who are also actively engaged in addressing climate change within their communities. The delegates shared their experiences and insights about climate issues, their expectations from countries responsible for climate change, and recommendations for a better approach to include working children and youth in international policy debates.
Read moreGeneral Comment No. 26 on children’s environmental rights
September 18, 2023
It is now official: children have the right to a healthy environment, and the United Nations must take measures to guarantee this right worldwide. This represents one of the largest child participation processes in the history of the United Nations, with the involvement of 2 members of the Children’s Advisory Committee from Dialogue Works, alongside contributions, comments, and feedback from 16,331 children from 121 countries.
Read moreLaunch of the Kigali Declaration
April 17, 2023
The Dialogue Works campaign is proud to present the Kigali Declaration, the outcome document of our Global Meeting of working children, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda in January 2023. This declaration summarizes the key demands of working children and was created by 63 child participants from 16 countries.
Read moreDialogue Works @AfricanChildrenSummit
April 11, 2023
A total of 10 delegates from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Kenya presented the Kigali Declaration at the African Children Summit, held from 10th to 12th April 2023 in Nairobi, Kenia. The African Children Summit was a child-led conference for strengthening the visibility of children and their rights, following the motto: seen. heard. engaged. The Summit brought together children from across Africa and beyond to share their experiences on matters of children rights and protection.
Read moreGlobal Gathering 2023
January 26, 2023
In January 2022 the first meeting of the Global Children’s Advisory Committee of Dialogue Works took place. 16 CAC members from 8 countries from different all parts of the world will from now on meet to advise, support and strengthen the advocacy of the campaign.
Read moreV. Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour
May 11, 2022
Every 5 years, representatives from governments, unions, employers, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and civil society gather to review the situation of working children worldwide, the progress made in eliminating the worst forms of child labor, and the methodologies and approaches that have proven successful in achieving this goal. In 2022, this “Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour” will be held in Durban, South Africa.
Read moreStart of the Dialogue Works Global CAC
January 14, 2022
In January 2022 the first meeting of the Global Children’s Advisory Committee of Dialogue Works took place. 16 CAC members from 8 countries from different all parts of the world will from now on meet to advise, support and strengthen the advocacy of the campaign.
Read moreDialogue Works at the FAO Global Solutions Forum
November 2, 2021
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous working sectors for children. Children working in agriculture may face hazardous or physically heavy work. Sometimes their obligations prevent them from going to school. What can be done to improve the situation of working children in agriculture?
Read moreDialogue Work at the UN General Assembly
September 22, 2021
How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the lives of children across the world? And which effects does it have on violence against children in particular? These were the main questions addressed in a High-level Side Event hosted by the Un Special Representative on Violence against Children Dr. Najat M. M’jid in the 76th UN General Assembly on 22 September 2021.
Read morePublication: Participation & Resilience
September 20, 2021
The resilience of children, their ability to adapt to new situations and contexts, has always been an important factor influencing how they learn, strive, and succeed. However, during the past 18 months of a global pandemic, which led to school closures, job losses, and isolation, the crucial role that resilience can play in a child’s development has been further emphasized.
Read moreReady, Set, Go – Because Dialogue Works!
July 8, 2021
Now that Time to Talk has come to an end, we are pleased to annouce what’s next! Learn all about our new project!
Read moreC20 Summit 2020
October 6, 2020
Time to Talk! hosted a panel discussion during the virtual Civil Society Summit 2020. Four Children Advisory Comittee delegates from Kenya and Bangladesh shared their experience and suggestions in a session called “Let our voices be heard: Working children perspectives on local and global matters”.
Read moreUN Publication: When Children take the Lead
June 19, 2020
Time to Talk! is part of the latest publication of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. The report “When children take the lead” contents 10 examples of participatory approaches to tackle violence.
Read morePublication: Getting ready for the journey of child participation
December 16, 2019
Child participation in International Development Cooperation – about which importance everyone is talking but which has not taken off yet in reality.
Read more30th Anniversary of UNCRC
November 28, 2019
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN-Child Rights Convention the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Delevopment invited two Time to Talk!-Delegates to speak about their lives as working children.
Read morePublication: Policy Briefing Paper
July 23, 2019
The Policy Briefing Paper which is published jointly by Time to Talk and Young Lives, aims to incorporate Working Children´s Views in policy interventions.
Read moreCAC Advocacy Action: Implementation of our advocacy plan
June 1, 2019
The CAC Advocacy Action will take place from June 2019 until September of the same year.
Read morePublication: Toolkit II
January 1, 2019
In September 2018, preparations for Toolkit II began. Click below to read more about Toolkit II.
Read moreUN-CRC: General Day of Discussion
August 1, 2018
A general day of discussion on the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child was held in August of 2018.
Read moreGlobal Child Forum Participation
April 1, 2018
Two youth representatives from Indonesia talked about their situation as working children at the Global Child Forum in Stockholm on 11th of April 2018.
Read morePublication: Lessons Learned Report
February 2, 2018
The Lessons Learned have been developed from February 2018 until September 2019.
Read morePublication: In simple words
January 15, 2018
The results of the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour – not only for children!
Read morePublication: Paul´s Diary
December 15, 2017
Paul and Supermaia travel the world together to visit working children and learn about their different lives, hopes, and reasons for working.
Read moreGlobal Conference on The Sustained Eradication of Child Labour in Buenos Aires.
November 15, 2017
IV Global Conference on The Sustained Eradication of Child Labour took place in Buenos Aires in November 2017.
Read morePublication:Time to Talk Main Report
November 2, 2017
The Time to Talk Report was published in November 2017.
Read moreStarting the Consultations
July 1, 2016
Partners started the consultation of the 1,822 children in 36 countries worldwide until February 2018.
Read moreToolkit I: Regional Training Workshops
May 1, 2016
To try out the new Toolkit, partners met for regional training workshops in Kigali, Rwanda and Manila, Philippines. Three days they tried out methods and activities to work with children in the research consultations and further support children during the children advisory meetings.
Read moreFoundation of Children Advisory Committees
March 3, 2016
To support the organisation of the consultations Children’s Advisory Committees were formed in 17 countries and regions of the world.
Read moreStart of Project Planning and Funding
March 1, 2015
Kindernothilfe and terres des hommes started to design the Project concept of Time to Talk!.
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