Children and young people’s strategy consultation

YouthAction NI and Participation Network hosted a consultation event for local young people to get their views on the draft Children’s & Young People’s Strategy. This is a strategy from the Northern Ireland Executive with the aim of making life better for all children and young people here and has 8 key areas of focus including health, education, safety, equality, rights, play, the environment and volunteering. The young people who attended were invited to share their opinions on the priorities identified in the strategy and highlight key issues or challenges for young people and actions that need to be taken to address these. The Northern Ireland Children’s Commissioner, Koulla Yiasouma, was in attendance along with representatives from the Department of Education.