{"id":539,"date":"2024-07-05T13:35:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbss.org\/securekids\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2025-01-22T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:05:31","slug":"step-9-influence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cbss.org\/securekids\/including-children\/step-9-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 9 Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If people who can make changes only listen to children but never do anything, what&#8217;s the point? Influence means taking what children say seriously and doing something about it when needed. Influence also means that\u00a0children and youth should be informed on how their views were considered during the decision-making processes they were involved in. Sometimes, it is not possible to act on children\u2019s views. But children should be provided with information about\u00a0<em>why<\/em>\u00a0it wasn\u2019t possible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out what influence means in your DRR context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guiding questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does \u201ctaking children&#8217;s views seriously\u201d mean in the context of your DRR work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201cacting upon children\u2019s views\u201d mean in your DRR context?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What can children realistically achieve through their participation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What concrete steps can you take to ensure that children\u2019s input is put into practice?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out what influence means to the target group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guiding questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have you asked your target group what they want to achieve through their participation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have children been informed about how their views will be considered and acted upon?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have children been provided with feedback explaining the reasons for decisions taken?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Examples<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.au\/media-release\/australia-to-put-children-and-young-people-at-the-heart-of-city-design\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.au\/media-release\/australia-to-put-children-and-young-people-at-the-heart-of-city-design\">Australia to put children and young people at the heart of city design<\/a><\/strong>, <br><em>UNICEF<\/em><br>Example of how children can have a say in city design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/norden.diva-portal.org\/smash\/get\/diva2:1744885\/FULLTEXT01.pdf\">Child and Youth Participation During Crisis: Recommendations for Decision-Makers in the Nordic Region<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Nordic Welfare Centre, p.40<\/em><br>Case study highlighting a model developed in Norway for cooperation between a youth council and a municipality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dcu.ie\/dcu-changemaker-schools-network\/lundy-model-action\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcu.ie\/dcu-changemaker-schools-network\/lundy-model-action\">The Lundy Model in Action, St Oliver\u2019s National School Killarney<\/a> <\/strong><br><em>Dublin City University<\/em><br>Good example of how the Lundy model have been used to ensure that children&#8217;s views are acted upon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrensparliament.org.uk\/who-we-are\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.childrensparliament.org.uk\/who-we-are\/\">Children\u2019s Parliament, UK,<\/a><\/strong><br>Children&#8217;s parliament in UK working to, among other things, influence national legislation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenatrisk.cbss.org\/practice\/cbss-member-states-provide-children-with-space-voice-audience-and-influence-in-policy-making\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/childrenatrisk.cbss.org\/practice\/cbss-member-states-provide-children-with-space-voice-audience-and-influence-in-policy-making\/\">CBSS member states provide children with space, voice, audience, and influence in policy making<\/a><br><\/strong><em>CBSS<\/em><br>Examples from around the Baltic Sea how different countries work with child participation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tools\/Resources:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tusla.ie\/uploads\/content\/Tusla_-_Toolkit_(web_version).pdf\">Child and Youth Participation Toolkit <\/a><\/strong><br><em>Tusla<\/em><br>Toolkit for child participation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/participationpeople.com\/how-to-implement-the-lundy-model-of-participation-across-your-organisation-a-checklist\/\">How to Implement the Lundy Model in Your Organisation<\/a><\/strong><br><em>Participation People<\/em><br>A checklist for applying the Lundy Model .<a href=\"https:\/\/participationpeople.com\/how-to-implement-the-lundy-model-of-participation-across-your-organisation-a-checklist\/\n\"><br><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If people who can make changes only listen to children but never do anything, what&#8217;s the point? 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