Naju-si, Making Every Effort to Expand Consensus on Creating a Child-Friendly City

Operation of 'Visiting Child Rights Education' for Elementary School Students

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do, will conduct customized, age-appropriate education to spread awareness of creating a UNICEF child-friendly city for local elementary school students.

Naju City (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 14th that starting from the 13th at Bitnuri Elementary School, it will operate a "Visiting Children's Rights Education" program for 6th-grade elementary students at 24 schools in the district until the end of the year.

UNICEF Child Friendly Cities refer to communities where all children under the age of 18 are guaranteed their rights to grow up happily without inequality, based on the fundamental spirit of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This education is promoted as part of a strategic project to practice "Promotion and Education of Children's Rights" (Article 8), one of the principles for creating a child-friendly city.

The city previously conducted pilot operations last year with three elementary schools and one child facility, aiming to regularize children's rights education for all 6th-grade elementary students this year.

The purpose of the education is for elementary students, who are the core subjects and stakeholders of a child-friendly city, to recognize children's rights themselves and to cultivate the knowledge and capabilities to actively respond to rights violations.

Professional instructors are dispatched directly to schools to provide customized education that makes it easy for children to understand the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, human rights sensitivity, and the four basic rights of children from the children's perspective by combining play, experience, video viewing, and discussions.

Applications for education can be made to the Child and Youth Friendly Team of the Resident Life Support Division at City Hall.

The city plans to simultaneously promote online children's rights education for all city officials and workers at child and youth facilities to improve awareness of children's rights in the local community and spread a culture of respect for children's human rights.

Mayor Kang In-gyu of Naju said, "Through this education, we hope that local children will develop attitudes that respect their own and others' rights and establish a foundation for growing into healthy members of society. Along with being a city good for childbirth, parenting, and education, we will accelerate the creation of a child-friendly city so that all children can equally enjoy the right to happiness."