Children's Reporters Learn About Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Children's radio and TV reporters increased their knowledge and expressed their commitment to promoting the rights of people with disabilities.
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On 22 April, UNICEF held a training on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Luanda, aimed at reporters, presenters, directors and producers of children's radio and television channels.
The action aimed to empower young communicators to raise awareness in society about the rights of people with disabilities and to create a network of promoters of the rights of people with disabilities.
The training of children's reporters and producers of programs dedicated to children as agents of dissemination of the Convention Charter represents an important step in the promotion of inclusion and awareness from childhood and is part of UNICEF's actions aimed at increasing the knowledge of societies on this topic, thus providing an inclusive society.
Lélia Sánio, reporter for the TPA Carrossel program, did not hide her satisfaction at having participated in the training.
"I really enjoyed participating in the activity. I will share what I learned with my school and work colleagues, using communication as a tool", promised the little girl who now has tools to produce more content about the inclusion of people with disabilities.
The training meeting served to prepare children and young people to identify and combat the barriers that affect the lives of people with disabilities.
"By taking on this role, children's reporters become protagonists in building a more just, inclusive and diversity-respecting society, helping to convey messages of equality with their own voices," said Teresa Fedão, UNICEF's inclusion programme officer.
"It is essential that we support these children in the mission of raising awareness in society, promoting respect and appreciation of the rights of people with disabilities, through communication", added Teresa Fedão.
Edivânia da Sílvia, announcer of the program Ser Criança on Radio ECLESIA, confessed to having little information about the Rights of people with disabilities and also did not hide her satisfaction at having participated in the meeting.
"I felt very happy to participate. I learned a lot, especially by discovering that there is a convention dedicated to people with disabilities. I will study more about the topic to be able to inform other people."
During the training, the Booklet of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was presented, which brings in simple language combined with illustrations the main articles of the Convention. A booklet is an instrument that can be used by children's reporters as a source of information to produce the contents of their programs.
The Convention is an international agreement signed by several countries to ensure that children and adults with disabilities are treated fairly and have the same rights and opportunities as anyone else.
The rights guaranteed by the Convention are not new — they are universal human rights, which include access to education, health, work, and full participation in society. The document reinforces that all people with disabilities must be treated with respect, dignity and without any type of discrimination.
