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Start the change - Can you hear my voice?

The aim of this paper is to implement research founding’s as a new concept of stronger cooperation between civil society and public institutions that care for children and young people that will simultaneously empower, educate and involve all stakeholders. Implementation will be achieved through education and empowerment of all stakeholders - children, young people and experts from these institutions in the field of non-violent communication, conflict resolution, mediation, active citizenship, self-actualization and youth volunteering and networking, which will affect the emotional health and well-being of young and preventing violence, promoting tolerance, self-actualization and peacebuilding. Here we present and interpret the results of qualitative research aimed to find personal visions of children and youth. Research was conducted in consideration of children’s surroundings: school, family and local community. The main objectives of the research were to establish main opinions from children and youth perspective about their generation problems, possibilities, solutions and ideas for this problems and situations. In order to preserve values and context of protection of children's rights, we cherish and underline approach to children and young people as subjects in the society of knowledge for growth and progress. Results of the study direct us towards the need for social change from children’s perspective.

Children's rights ; participation ; change

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