Plan Australia
Child centred community development
Child centred community development is the term we use to describe how we aim to do our development work. It's a rights based approach to development where we support communities to develop the structures and skills they need to provide a safe and healthy environment in which children are able to realise their full potential.
It is our belief, based on many years of experience, that this can be achieved only if children’s best interests are at the heart of everything we do and if children themselves actively participate in the process.
Approach » With increased focus on children's rights, we involve children as active participants in the development process.
Practice » Learn how child centred community development works in practice through the various stages; from staff immersion to scaling up and influencing policy.
Child Poverty » Plan is concerned about the impact that poverty has on children. We have found that there are some differences between child poverty and adult poverty.
Child Rights » As a child centred organisation, Plan is committed to child rights and is guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Rights Based Programing » Plan's unique child centred community development approach to assisting children is a rights based approach.
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