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Suggestions for action
Educate yourself and others
- Learn about prevention measures and declare to be a prevention actor
- Read/discuss and share the WWSF Guide for NGO and citizen action, including young people, with recommendations for prevention
http://www.woman.ch/uploads/guide/WWSFpreventionGuide-June09-en.pdf
- Read/discuss and share the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
LINK to simplified version and full version http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/crc/simplified.html
LINK To the full version http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
- Read/discuss and share the UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children adapted for children and young people
http://www.unicef.org/violencestudy/pdf/Study%20on%20Violence_Child-friendly.pdf
- Read/discuss and share the “The Adolescent Declaration to End Sexual Exploitation” of the World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents – Brazil, www.crin.org/docs/Rio_Declaration_and_Call_for_Action.pdf
- Talk to fellow students and friends about forming a YouthEngage campaign in your community or school and take action on issues of abuse and violence against children and young people
- Publicize your group and campaign in your school, at sport events, concerts, movie theatres, shopping centres, etc. and organize demonstrations to call attention on the topic you wish to convey (walks, events, protests, information sharing sessions, etc.)
- Spread awareness by working with younger youth, in assemblies, talking to classes, etc.
- Arrange discussions within classes at your school to discuss prevention measures, healthy relationships, express views and ideas
- Hold forums, public discussions and information campaigns in support of children and young people and focus your interventions on preventing abuse and violence
- Write articles, prepare interviews and reports, take pictures and videos; collect best practices for prevention, write about yourself, your country, an initiative you or someone else started to prevent violence and abuse. Be creative – the sky is your limit!
- Spread documentation and media information within your school, sports club, student council, school board, etc.
- Create your own workshop. Why is prevention necessary?
- Intervene on behalf of children and young people
- Sign the YouthEngage pledge online pledge
http://www.youthengage.com/wp/?page_id=101
- Join the YouthEngage Forum: The interactive YE forum is a dialogue space where you can share your stories, express your own views, ideas, and action plans on what you can do to make the world a safer place
http://www.youthengage.com/wp/?page_id=98
- Contact local political representatives and lobby for anti-violence legislation
- Use the yellow ribbon sticker and place it on your door, computer or any other visible place in your home to alert potential perpetrators http://www.woman.ch/index.php?page=yellow-ribbon-campaign&hl=en_US
- Check out and learn about other youth education and empowerment programs
http://www.youthengage.com/wp/?page_id=594
- Check out and link to the Child Rights Network
CRIN http://www.crin.org/
- Participate in the International Youth Day – 12 August
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm
- Participate in the International Youth Year – 2010-2011
http://social.un.org/youthyear/participate.shtml
- Participate in the International Day of Peace – 21 September
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
- Participate in the International Day of Non-Violence – 2 October
http://www.un.org/en/events/nonviolenceday/index.shtml
- Participate in the World Day for Prevention of abuse and violence against children – 19 November
http://www.woman.ch/index.php?page=children_19nov&hl=en_US
- Participate in the Universal Children’s Day – 20 November
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/children_day/
- Participate in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25 November
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/violence/ - Participate in the Human Rights Day- 10 December
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/humanrights/ - Join online campaigns and sign international petitions
http://www.crin.org/violence/campaigns/index.asp
