Rights, equality and citizenship programme: action grants - Calls 2020

Calls for proposals for action grants under the Annual Work Programmes 2020 of the the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC). Capacity-building in the area of rights of the child REC-RCHI-PROF-AG-2020 This call for proposals will focus on the following priorities: Priority 1. To increase general awareness and knowledge, including among children, of children rights and in particular, but not limited to, the right to be heard and express their voices on issues that matter to them. Priority 2. To design, test, establish and evaluate mechanisms of child participation at local level. Priority 3. To assess national legislative and policy frameworks for child participation, with a view to designing and implementing tools to promote child participation at national level. Under the first priority, activities shall include: public campaigns promoting children’s rights in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; trainings and the production of training material for professionals as well as child friendly material on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; activities with children to increase their knowledge on their rights and what their rights mean in the European Union context. For all...