Investing in Children

Promoting the Rights of Children & Young People

Investing in Children

Investing in Children

Investing in Children provides research and participation services to organisations that work with children and young people. We create spaces for children and young people to come together to discuss ways of developing and improving the services and activities that are provided for them and support to work with adults who can make changes happen.

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Children’s Human Rights: engaging in dialogue and...

Investing in Children

Investing in Children is a children’s human rights organisation. We support organisations to engage...

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Investing in Children: Delivering the Agenda Day™...

Investing in Children

The Agenda Day™ model is a specific tool that we have developed for engaging children and young peop...

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Peer Mentoring - Train the Trainers

Investing in Children

Investing in Children is a children’s human rights organisation. We support organisations to engage...

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Investing in Children

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