The constitution of the Bureau Participation of Children and Adolescents of the City of Murcia, will allow Murcia minors, express their interests and needs, analyzing their situation and can make various proposals in this area.
The Bureau of participation, initiative of the Department of Social Rights, headed Conchita Ruiz Caballero, aims, as explained Ruiz Caballero, "institutionalizing the involvement of children in municipal life, contributing to the expression and direct knowledge of their concerns, also analyzing the situation of children. "
Thus, he added the Minister of Social Rights, "is set as an inclusive body and adapted to the diversity of this population of the municipality".
This body, said Ruiz Caballero, aims to "promote the participation of children / as in the definition of municipal politics, making them participants and expressing the issues that affect them;
promoting knowledge, dissemination and awareness of their rights and duties;
strengthening the spirit of citizenship;
develop awareness of belonging to a community;
and educate the training and promotion of child participation in the municipality. "
The functions of the Board are, among others: exercise a channel of communication between children / as the municipality and the local corporation;
facilitating access to information of public interest issue;
receive and listen to their demands and complaints;
promoting plans related to them;
and promote child associations.
With the creation of this body, Murcia requirements to be recognized as a Child Friendly City (CAI), UNICEF badge that grants are met.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia