Child Rights Governance

Save the Children in Kosovo successfully kicked off the process of drafting the Country Strategy Plan 2019 – 2021, by completing the first phase of the Child Rights Situation Analysis (CRSA). The CRSA is a crucial step in the strategy planning process as it provides a baseline assessment of the current state of child rights which allows us to have a more informed analysis of strategic priorities, opportunities and gaps as we create the 3-year Country Strategic Plan.

On September 25-26, we held a training on Social Accountability (SA) and Community Scorecard. This training session gathered participants from Handikos, RROGRAEK, Nevo Koncept and Save the Children in Kosovo staff. 

What is Social Accountibility?

Social Accountability (SA) refers to a large number of actions and mechanisms beyond voting that citizens can use to keep the state and decision-makers responsible.

SA is an approach towards building accountability:

Child Rights Governance Program key activities which have been undertaken during the last three months to improve awareness on knowledge on child rights and inclusive processes

Young Voices is a nation-wide survey carried out among 1588 young people aged 12-16 in Kosovo by Save the Children, in order to get their views and ideas on violence, bullying, costs in schools, knowledge about rights, the future and much more. It is the right of the child to express their opinions and views regarding the realization of their rights. Children’s feelings should be known and taken into consideration in all environments which directly have an impact on children’s lives.