CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING AT CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS IN BAHIR DAR AND GONDAR TOWN OF AMAHARA REGION

Abstract

Practice of child participation in decision-making in the child institutions is not totally addressed in any research works in Ethiopia, though it is one of the pillar of the rights of children and also it is beyond an issue right as enshrined on Article 12 of United nation Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), and Article 7 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), promoting and respecting children’s participation in decisions making process is not by itself an end results but it is a means to such ultimate results that is full-fledged development. It is therefore this study explores the practice of child participation in decision-making in four child care institutions found in North West Ethiopia.