QUESTION # 2- “I AM A NATIONAL YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE”

INTRODUCTION:

  • Do you remember any good or bad experiences in terms of CYP - Child and Youth Participation at similar events like the World Congress III (i.e. CYP at conferences, meetings, etc.)?

SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS:
  • What should the selection process look like?
  • What age should the participants be?
  • Should youth be selected from organizations? Should they be part of government delegations?
  • What do you think should be the minimum and maximum number of youth participants in order to make this congress useful and meaningful for youth and adults?
  • Would you be willing to lead a session (if answer is yes, which topic)?
ROLE OF EICYAC:
  • What do you think EICYAC -ECPAT International Child and Youth Advisory Committee- representatives can do to maximize participation from youths?
  • What do you think is the role of EICYAC at the Congress (advocates for CYP- Child and Youth Participation- normal participants, etc.)?
PREPARATION:
  • What do you see as the main obstacle in preparing youth in your country for the World Congress III?
  • How do you think youth should participate at the next World Congress (participants who choose for themselves what to attend, as co- facilitators, as session facilitators, etc.)?
  • What methods do you think are useful in preparing youth for the World Congress III (preparatory meeting, tool- kit of documents and useful papers, etc.)?
  • If a preparatory meeting takes place, what should it look like (how many days, agenda, and facilitators)?
  • How can we make sure that the preparatory meeting is meaningful to participants of all ages?
PARTICIPATION AT CONGRESS:
  • Do you think young persons should participate in all the regular sessions (instead of parallel meetings)?
  • What types of methods should be used to enable youth to participate at the World Congress III (i. e. youth led seminars, youth as speakers)?
  • Which method is most meaningful, according to your experience?
  • What topics would you like to see being discussed at the World Congress III (CYP- Child and Youth Participation- related issues, CSEC- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children related issues- give concrete examples)?
FINAL OUTCOME DOCUMENTS:
  • Do you think the participating youth should write a separate youth appeal like in Yokohama?
  • How do you think youth should be involved in the follow up of the World Congress III?
  • What would you like to see as outcomes from the World Congress III?