Promoting Child Rights Through Research: Second Caribbean Conference set for October 2007
Promoting Child Rights through Research: The Caribbean Child Research Conference 2007 The first Caribbean Child Research Conference was held in October 2006 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The conference was held over a two day period. There were 261 participants on the first day and 166 participants (adults and children) on the second day. It was a regional conference covering a range of child related themes. It aimed to share research findings on children, strengthen the network of researchers on children issues, and encourage research in areas that are often “under-researched”. An evaluation of the conference carried out by the participants revealed that respondents were very satisfied with the quality and nature of the research presented and expressed interest in participating in another conference in 2007. The 2007 Caribbean Child Research Conference will see a greater participation of schools and children. Last year, 200 participants were targeted. This year, the target is 300. It is expected that 100 children will participate on each day and children’s panels will be held on each day. A teachers’ panel will also form part of the proceedings. For the first time, a child researcher will be recognized and awarded a UNICEF research award. On the second day, there will be a launch of the publication of the peer- reviewed papers presented at the 2006 conference. The conference will be held on October 23 and 24, 2007. The objectives of the 2007 Caribbean Child Research Conference are: 1. Establish networks among researchers in child related research in the Caribbean to enable exchange of best practices which will inform programming and planning The proposed Conference Theme is “Promoting Child Rights through Research” The conference will continue to build coalitions and build capacity in research. This conference will also complement the work of the Social Investment Working Initiative (SICI). It also supports the aims and objectives of the course “Social Investment in Children” – delivered by the Social Investment Working Group. This group is charged with monitoring and evaluating social investment in children and also to advocate for more rational and efficient expenditure on children. Students are expected to participate actively in the conference. The papers and the publication will serve as further reading materials for the course. As children will play a major role in the conference, the networking links with schools will be strengthened. The published papers will serve as a planning tool for policy makers and implementers. It is expected that policy briefs will be prepared from the conference papers. This would form part of an exercise completed by the students of the Social Investment course.
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