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23.11.2023
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The «Voices of Children» course on children's rights for teachers has started

On November 22, the Voices of Children Foundation, the Ukrainian Catholic University Online, and the UCU Center for Child Dignity launched a course for teachers and Voices of Children Foundation camp program staff. The course covers the key aspects of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, its significance and impact on children's lives, and discusses children's rights to education. Participants will receive a certificate after completing 7 video lectures. Registration is available at this link.
"We created the «Voices of Children» course so that professionals could find additional useful information on children's rights. Now, during the war, it becomes obvious that there are situations we do not know how to deal with. For example, how to adapt a child to a new place of residence in wartime conditions. Reality has changed and approaches to working with children must change as well. From an early age, we need to foster in children the understanding that they have their personal boundaries and opinions," said Olena Rozvadovska, Head of the Board of the Voices of Children Foundation.
Among the course experts are Olena Rozvadovska, human rights activist and Head of the Board of the Voices of Children Foundation, Khrystyna Shabat, Head of the UCU Child Dignity Center, Natalia Sosnovenko, Polina Startseva, and other psychologists from the Voices of Children Foundation.
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