By Victoria Jack | CwC Consultant for Internews
Since January of this year, 38% of new arrivals to Greece have been children. Yet we rarely hear what they have to say.
Child participation is one of the core principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which asserts that children and young people have the right to freely express their views on all matters affecting them, and to have their opinions taken into account.
In November, Internews and Save the Children delivered a series of workshops designed to help children in refugee sites near Athens express themselves in creative ways. Syrian children in Ritsona site and Afghan children in Oinofyta site participated.
The result of the workshops were featured in a special issue of In The Loop, a weekly publication that connects the humanitarian community and the people affected by the EU refugee crisis.
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