Society for International Education has partnered with UNICEF-Sindh and Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Sindh for establishing and managing Children’s Council. The project aims to empower children, with adequate capacity, knowledge and skills with adult facilitation so that they can voice their concerns on issues in conflict with their best interest and attract relative seriousness from the government and non-government decision-making circles.

The Children’s Council is a representative body of all children in Karachi and other cities of Sindh. The Council will bring a sense of empowerment to the children to have their say in policy making and developing constitution for Children’s Council. Some of the primary projects of Children’s Council will be, establishing a Children’s Resource Centre, Networking with Duty Bearers, Civil Society Organizations and Institutions at local, community, district, provincial and international level and initiating measures within the local context on advocating for child protection issues.

Eligibility Criteria for Membership:

• Any child (student, out of school, street child, child labor etc.) of minimum 13 years of age but not more than 18 years.
• is resident of Sindh.

The Children’s Council will be run through Executive Committee that will be formed through a democratic election process. During the first stage, Children’s Council members will elect the 15 members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee members will then elect following office bearers of the Executive Committee.

1. President                                           

2. General Secretary              

3. Secretary, Media & Communication

4. Secretary, Outreach and Networking                    

5. Secretary, Children’s Resource Centre

Five 2-member standing committees will be formed that will work on the issues of Education, Health, Child Labour, Social Change and Gender and Child Participation.