How can children's voices be heard?, Dare to think, speak, and do! In these communities of Xuhui, children | children | communities
As the lingering sound subsided, a unique concert had just come to an end in the small theater on the second floor of the community party and mass service center located in Tianping Street, Xuhui District. A fearless young host, professional children's judges, and 20 fully devoted "little performers" worked together to create a "June 1st memory" specifically for children, and the laughter of the children continued to waft.
From February to March 2023, the theme solicitation activity of "I contribute a plan for the construction of a child friendly urban area in Xuhui" was released to the public, and adding children's activity spaces became a hot topic in the proposal. The holding of this community children's concert is a transformation practice in response to the suggestions.
With the continuous efforts of Xuhui District in building a child friendly urban area, in recent years, more and more voices from young children are being expressed, heard, and implemented in the community.
The Little Master of Community Construction
As an active member of community activities, Liu Haochen, who was studying in the first grade of Nanyang Model High School, was admitted to the Children's Council of Tianping Community. Every quarter, he participates in a symposium organized by the street with more than 20 "little council members" to discuss matters closely related to children within the community. Liu Haochen recalled that during the construction process of the "550 Life Box" complex, the "Children's Council" contributed its wisdom and ultimately facilitated the establishment of the "Tianping Moral Education Circle" activity platform.
"I hope there are slides in the community" and "I hope there are more seats for grandparents to rest"... In the recent community garden "Lanting Market" held in the Yulan Garden community of Kangjian Street, the small council members are also speaking freely. These simple and simple fairy tales and sayings are actually expressing real needs. According to the person in charge of the Women's Federation of Kangjian Street, Yulan Garden is one of the first residential areas to be built as a "children's home" within the street. This year, it will undergo community transformation from "three old" to "three new", and the suggestions of the children will be an important consideration factor in community construction.
The members of the Youth Council of Lanxin Society are providing suggestions and suggestions for the construction of community gardens.
At the end of May this year, taking advantage of the opportunity to transform from "three old" to "three new", the children of Kangle First Kindergarten also entered the Kangle community and participated in a "Little Creator" themed activity. Children not only speak freely, but also pick up paintbrushes and land their ideal homes on paper. The design results of the children are also passed on to the designers and ultimately integrated into the landscape design of the community.
Children use paintbrushes to depict their beautiful communities in their hearts.
New highlights of social governance
In the eyes of Liu Haochen's mother, there is a unique and close connection between her child and the community: he not only spends weekends, winter and summer vacations, and other extracurricular time in the community, but also uses his heart and mind, hoping to make some contributions to the community. And this precisely coincides with the efforts of Xuhui District in building a child friendly urban area. "We respect the rights of children in all aspects of their development and growth, which requires embodying the concept of" one meter high "child friendliness in public space creation, public resource services, and family education guidance, striving to meet the growth needs of children. A relevant person in charge of the Women and Children's Work Committee Office of the district introduced to the reporter," We also hope to expand the coverage of children's participation in practicing people's democracy, enrich children's voice channels, promote children's participation in community construction, transmit children's voices to relevant functional departments, and give new highlights to urban development and social governance. "
"The construction of child friendly urban areas cannot be separated from the participation and suggestions of children. Let children have more channels and ways to participate in community governance and urban renewal, and make the community environment and urban atmosphere more friendly to children's growth." said the person in charge of the Xuhui District People's Proposal Collection Office. In the future, the People's Proposal Collection Office of Xuhui District will collaborate with relevant functional departments to build more platforms for co construction, co governance, and sharing, further exercise children's social practice abilities, listen to children's voices, ask children's needs, gather children's wisdom, guide children to actively offer suggestions, continue to promote "children's language and discussion of life", and achieve the entire process of being informed, giving advice, and participating.
