SOS Children’s Villages held its first “Children’s Vote”. Across Austria, 914 children took part and chose from eight topics what was most important to them. Environment received the most votes (531).
This is followed by family and friendships (470) and health (391 entries). Gaming and sports come in fourth (372), and having a say comes in fifth (337). There were seven dates across Austria for the “Children’s Voice Election”; a third of children and young people cast their vote by post. SOS Children’s Villages had provided eight topics to choose from.
This was intended to make children’s concerns visible. “We want to show young people: your opinion counts,” says CEO Christian Moser. All too often, “decisions are made over the heads of children,” for example when it comes to climate policy.
“You have a right to this, it is enshrined in our constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. “But most politicians do not take this right seriously,” Moser criticized in a broadcast. “Anyone who acts in the interest of children’s rights must ask themselves with every decision: what impact does this have on the lives of children and young people?”
Child-friendly treatments
In a broadcast on Wednesday, SOS Children’s Villages called for, among other things, sufficient free therapy places for children and young people and less pressure from work and school so that families have more time for each other again.
Source: Krone
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