Child Friendly Cities

National coordination of the project is supported by Ministry of Interior, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section World Academy on Local Governance and Democracies, whereas implementation of the local level is supported by International Youth Leadership Academy, a joint project of UNICEF and Habitat Development and Governance Association.

I grow up with my city. I am aware of my rights.*

* This slogan was identified by children through children’s parliaments in Turkey for Child Friendly Cities Initiative NICEF Turkey has implemented a Child UFriendly Cities Project together with 10 municipalities with the financial support of IKEA Turkey and the UNICEF Turkish Natio- nal Committee in order to support the municipalities in their efforts to design child friendly policies and programmes. In order to ensure collaboration and coordination among the relevant partners, the Tur- kish Ministry of Interior Local Administrations Directorate General (MoI- LADG), Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) and United Ci- ties and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) and World Academy for Local Government and Democ- racy took role in the national coordination of the project. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY

What is a Child Friendly City?

A Child Friendly City is where children can rights, including their right to: influence deci- access to quality education and health ser- sions about their city; express their opinion on vices and play in a safe environment. A child the city they want; participate in family, com- friendly city (CFC) is the embodiment of the munity and social life; receive basic services Convention on the Rights of the Child at the such as health care and education; drink safe local level, which in practice means that chil- water and have access to proper sanitation; be protected from exploitation, violence and dren’s rights are reflected in policies, laws, abuse; walk safely in the streets on their own; programmes and budgets. In a child friend- meet friends and play; have green spaces for ly city, children are active agents; their voic- plants and animals; live in an unpolluted en- es and opinions are taken into consideration vironment; participate in cultural and social and influence decision making processes. events; be an equal citizen of their city with It is a city, or more generally a system of local access to every service, regardless of ethnic governance, committed to fulfilling children’s origin, religion, income, gender or disability. • With the financial support of IKEA and the UNICEF Turkish National Commit- tee, UNICEF Turkey implemented a Child What Friendly Cities Project in order to support did UNICEF Turkey the municipalities in their efforts to design do under the scope of child friendly policies and programmes and create child friendly spaces. Child Friendly Cities? • In order to ensure collaboration and coordination among the relevant partners, the Turkish Ministry of Interior Local Adminis- trations Directorate General (MoI- LADG), Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) and United Cities and Local Govern- ments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) and World Academy for Lo- cal Government and Democracy took role in the national coordination of the project. • The project was implemented throughout 2014 and 2015. Why did we need a project?

Urbanization in Turkey grows so fast with the cal people. The key is to make the children growing economy, industrialization and mi- active agents of this change. gration from rural to urban. In this dynamic The Country Programme Action Plan signed process of change, needs of the children are between UNICEF Turkey and the Govern- often ignored or their best interests are not ment of Turkey aims to reduce the disparities prioritized although children of Turkey com- amongst children, both in terms of geography poses one third of the overall population. and gender, to ensure equitable access to ser- For the realization of children’s rights at the vices, to reduce child poverty and to increase local level, municipalities have a great role children’s participation in order to increase to play. It is them who touch the lives of chil- the well-being of children both at the national and local level. dren every day and it is them who make the living environment of children. Municipalities Child Friendly Cities (CFC) Project, imple- are closer both the problem and the solution. mented by UNICEF Turkey with the financial They know the specifics of their area and of support of IKEA and the UNICEF Turkish Na- their people. They are the best platforms in tional Committee, provided a good opportu- which problems can be identified and meet nity for the local authorities to play their roles with the solutions with the participation of lo- in the development Turkish society.

Project’s Beneficiaries

The project aimed to reach children in urban settings with a special focus on the most vulnerable areas. Indirectly, the project also impacted the families, service providers and policy makers. CITIES

Kırklareli LÜLEBURGAZ

Ankara MAMAK

MANİSA

İzmir BORNOVA

1873 MERSİN Project cities/municipalities

GİRESUN

Erzurum İSPİR

BİTLİS Ş.Urfa EYYÜBİYE Adana YÜREĞİR ADANA YÜREĞİR According to Turkish Statistical Institute, 164.182 children (between the ages 0-19) live in Yüreğir, Adana in the Mediterranian Region of Turkey. Youth volunteer training was held on June 23-24 2014 in Yüreğir with 23 young volunteer participants. The average age of the participants was 26,9. Following the training, young volunteers carried out in-depth surveys on Play and Leisure, Participation and Citizenship, Health, Education, Safety and Protection, Home environment/Private life with 885 people in total, including 132 children, 194 adolescents, 170 parents with pre-school children, 109 parents with primary school children, 139 parents with high-school children and 141 service providers. The number of male and female respondents in each survey was 164.182 either equal or close. For instance, of the respondent children, 39 According to Turkish were boys and 26 were girls. Of the respondent adolescents, 55 Statistical Institute, 164.182 were male and 54 were female. The rest chose not to indicate a children (between gender. the ages 0-19) live. The surveys indicated that all groups have given above-average scores for Education and Home environment/Private life in Yüreğir. On the other hand, it was observed that particularly Play and Leisure as well as Participation and Citizenship needed more support. 23 All groups that took part in the survey have indicated higher level of satisfaction in the fields of domestic safety, protection against 23 young people have violence and abuse, relations with family and community, school participated in training attendance, infrastructure of schools as well as relations with teachers and friends. Nevertheless, all groups have indicated that in their communities, spaces for play and sports, and places where children can be in

contact with nature are very limited, children with disabilities do YÜREĞİR 26,9 not have access to spaces for play, they do not participate in programs/events outside school or help with projects in their commu- The average age nities, and they do not provide their opinions on the municipality of the participants budgets or decisions. was 26,9. Meanwhile, Safety and Protection indicated variances among the groups. Children and adolescents have rated this heading far above average, while the ratings by primary school parents and service providers were below average. In addition, the results indicated that children do not feel safe 885 while using public transportation; considerable majority of the adolescents work in jobs, their work environments involve Health 885 people were and safety risks, and occasionally prevent them from going to interviewed through school. community based assessment. Moreover, all groups have suggested that they do not have the opportunity to participate in the festivals of other religions and cultures. In order to discuss the results of these surveys and offer solutions to the identified problems, Yüreğir Action Plan for Children Work- shop was held on January 23, 2015. 55 representatives from municipalities, public institutions (Provin- cial/District Directorate of Health, Provincial/District Directorate of National Education, Provincial/District Directorate of Family and Social Policies, District Social Assistance and Solidarity Foun- dations), universities, schools and NGOs set for the below-men- tioned solutions during the Yüreğir Action Plan for Children Work- shop regarding the deficiencies in the implementation of child rights.

7 e er h w y r e Yuregir is a district which received migration creating a set of v problems. e The Municipality of Yüreğir takes pride in having partnered with UNICEF in the ‘Child Friendly Cities Project’ with an awareness d on the need for protecting children’s rights and taking due ac- l i count of their needs and priorities. h As part of this meaningful project, the Municipality of Yüreğir c has a number of initiatives under way including supporting child-

ren with disabilities in accessing their rights to play and de-

r velopment by establishing a playground designed in accordance

e with their needs; introducing a fully-functional Children’s Co-

v ordination Mechanism; offering parenting training in line with

e the physical, psychological and cognitive needs of children and raising the community’s awareness on child rights. In addition,

r the activities for the Syrian children who have found asylum in

f our district due to the ongoing internal conflict in their country

are also in progress. t

h Children are our assurance for the future; they are our joy of life.

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Child Friendly Cities 8 every child for ev t er gh yw ri h y e r r e e v E

MUNICIPALITY OF YÜREĞİR 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 ian children. Yüreğir Municipality will conduct several activities for Syr to assesstheeffectsofculturalcentreonchildren. analysis impact child a conduct will Municipality Yüreğir and othervisualcommunicationmeans. promote children’s to society throughbillboards the rightsamong advocate to work will Municipality Yüreğir needs. line withchildren’s physical,psychologicalandcognitive to supporttheparentonbetterparentingpracticesin parenting education throughastrengthenedprogrammeinorder providing continue will Municipality Yüreğir isting systems. of staffandex capacity the Mechanism bystrengthening Coordination Child a establish will Municipality Yüreğir disabilities. children with to establishment ofaplaygroundadapted to accesstheirrightplayanddevelopmentthroughthe disabilities with children support will Municipality Yüreğir - -

YÜREĞİR ANKARA MAMAK Statistical Institute,174.606 174.606 20 youngpeoplehave participated intraining the agesof0-19)live. According toTurkish interviewed through of theparticipants children (between community based 892 peoplewere The averageage 21,7 892 assessment. was 21,7. 20 11 life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth the participantswas21,7. Mamak with20young volunteer participants.Theaverageageof Youthin 2014 volunteertrainingwasheldonSeptember17-18, Anatolia Region ofTurkey. in theCentral Ankara live inMamak, the agesof0-19) tween According toTurkishchildren (be StatisticalInstitute,174.606 for ChildrenWorkshop. Plan of childrightsinMamakAction cies intheimplementation have comeupwithsolutionslistedbelowregardingthe deficien- 63 representativesfromthemunicipality, universitiesandNGOs shop washeldonFebruary 3,2015. to theidentifiedproblems,MamakActionPlanforChildren Work In ordertodiscusstheresultsofthesesurveys and offersolutions school. and ridingbikes,occasionallypreventthemfrom goingto while usingpublictransportation;therearenoareas for walking feel safe not do children that results indicated the addition, In budgets ordecisions. nities, andtheydonotprovidetheiropinionsonthemunicipality grams/events outside school orhelpwithprojectsintheircommu- not haveaccesstospacesforplay, theydonotparticipateinpro contact withnatureareverylimited,childrendisabilitiesdo spaces forplayandsports,placeswherechildrencanbein in theircommunities, that Nevertheless, allgroupshaveindicated by parentsandserviceprovidersarebelowaverage. violence, abuse,safety and etc.withhighscores,whiletheratings groups. Childrenandadolescentshaveratedthefieldssuchas Meanwhile, more support. Play andLeisure aswellParticipation andCitizenship particularly observed that it hasbeen hand, scores. Ontheother olescents andchildrenhaveparticularly given below-average scores for some groups have given above-average scores for given above-average scores forHomeenvironment/Private lifeandmostgroupshave The surveys indicated thatall groupshavegivenabove-average to indicateagender. were female.Therestchosenot were maleand30 olescents, 53 ad- respondent Of the were female. and 30 were male 33 dren, either equaloralmostequal.For instance,oftherespondentchil - The numberofmaleandfemalerespondentsineachsurvey was and 153serviceproviders. children parents withhigh-school 143 primary schoolchildren, children,140parentswith lescents, 148parentswithpre-school with 892 people in total, including 158 children, 150ado including 158 with 892peopleintotal, Safety andProtection indicatedvariancesamongthe Education inMamak.While Health, ad- needed - - - - -

MAMAK e er h w y r e v e

d l i h Taking pride in having undertaken the Child Friendly Cities c

Project which gave us the opportunity to launch the chain of

y child-friendly parents initiative, we as the Municipality of r Mamak would like to thank UNICEF and the Family Training

e Programme.

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Child Friendly Cities 12 e er h w y r 1 Mamak Municipality will work through strengthening its e Children’s Assembly to facilitate the active participation v of children in influencing and planning the programmes e that are designed for them and provide comments and feedback regularly. d l i 2 Mamak Municipality will continue providing parenting h education through a strengthened programme in order to c support better parenting practices in line with children’s physical, psychological and cognitive needs.

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Mamak Municipality will work to advocate to promote e 3 v children’s rights among the society through billboards

and other visual communication means. e

MUNICIPALITY OF MAMAK MUNICIPALITY

r 4 Mamak municipality will support children with disabilities

f to access their right to play and development through the

t establishment of a playground adapted to children with

h disabilities.

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13 BİTLİS 162.451 Statistical Institute162.451 17 youngpeoplehave participated intraining According toTurkish interviewed through the ages0-19)live. of theparticipants children (between community based 571 peoplewere The averageage 24,2 571 assessment. was 24,2. 17 15 Children Workshop. cies intheimplementation ofchildrightsinBitlisActionPlanfor have comeupwithsolutionslistedbelowregardingthe deficien- 31 representativesfromthemunicipality, universitiesandNGOs shop washeldonApril9,2015. Plan forChildrenWorkto theidentifiedproblems,BitlisAction In ordertodiscusstheresultsofthesesurveys and offersolutions they knowwheretogoforhelpincaseofdanger. be incontactwithnature,theyhavefriendstospendtime withand tion, it has been notedthatthereare spaces where children can In addi- above-average. rated relations athomehavealsobeen scores.Inthesamevein,homeinfrastructure and above-average and teachersaswelltheinfrastructureofschoolshavereceived vate life. Inthiscontext,schoolenvironment,relationswithfriends der themainheadingsofEducationandHomeenvironment/Pri- Bitlis havebeenratedveryhighlyinalmostallquestionsaskedun- community andthereisairpollutiongarbage.Nevertheless, by a stranger or violence,there arenocleanpublictoiletsinthe away taken against gangs,being feel protected not bikes, theydo places inthecommunitywheretheycansafelywalkandridetheir feel safewhileusingpublictransportationvehicles,thereareno not decisions, theydo or municipality budget the opinions on their participate intheprojectsfortheircommunity, theydonotgive not places forplayandschools,theydo access to are unableto sports areverylimitedintheircommunity, childrenwithdisabilities All groupshaveindicatedthatplacesforplayandspaces viders havegivenlowerscoresforthisheading. ly bychildrenandadolescents;however, parentsand servicespro from allgroups. scores andHealthhavereceivedbelow-average and Citizenship respondent groups.TheheadingsPlayandLeisure, Participation bythemajorityof Education hasbeenratedabove-average ment/Private by all groups, while life was rated above-average According tothefindingsofsurvey, inBitlis,Homeenviron 96 serviceproviders. childrenand parents withhigh-school mary schoolchildren,95 parents withpri- children, 96 parents withpre-school cents, 92 life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth participants was24,2. Bitlis with17young volunteer participants. Theaverage age of the Youthin 2014 volunteertrainingwasheldonNovember29-30, tolia. live inBitlistheRegiontween theages0-19) ofEasternAna- According toTurkishchildren (be StatisticalInstitute162.451 with 571 people in total, including 100 children, 92adoles people intotal,including100 with 571 Safety andProtectionhigh- more rated hasbeen ------

BİTLİS e er h w y r e v “As the Municipality of Bitlis, what we cared most about was e the way the community-based assessment was carried out in cooperation with volunteers from different parts and or- d ganizations of the city. By virtue of these assessments, in l i addition to working out how to ensure progress in the city’s policies for children, we have had and will continue to have h the chance to meet the needs, requests and demands of our c

children with an increased level of awareness. Moreover, the

y project has brought along many great changes for our child- r ren: they have become more aware of their rights and learnt

e how to demand what is rightfully theirs with their increased

v self-esteem and be a part of advocacy. In short, together

e with our children who are the most essential element of the

r city and the organizations providing services for them as well

as the volunteers, adults and parents, we now have a higher o

f level of awareness on and a different perception of children’s

t rights.

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Child Friendly Cities 16 e er h w y r e 1 Bitlis Municipality will establish a Children’s Assembly v (Campus) to facilitate the active participation of children e in influencing and planning the programmes that are designed for them and provide comments and feedback d l regularly. i h 2 Bitlis Municipality will develop a child friendly strategic c plan by ensuring the meaningful participation of children during the drafting and negotiation process.

BİTLİS r

Bitlis Municipality will establish a Child Coordination e 3 v Mechanism by strengthening the capacity of staff and ex-

isting systems. e OF BİTLİS MUNICIPALITY

r 4 Bitlis Municipality will work to advocate to promote chil-

f dren’s rights among the society through billboards and

t other visual communication means.

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17 ERZURUM İSPİR Statistical Institute4.122 15 youngpeoplehave participated intraining theagesof0-19)live According toTurkish interviewed through 4.122 of theparticipants children (between community based 593 peoplewere The averageage 18,7 593 assessment. was 18,7. 15 19 Children Workshop. for Plan Action İspir in rights child of implementation the in cies have comeupwithsolutionslistedbelowregardingthe deficien- 25 representativesfromthemunicipality, universitiesandNGOs shop washeldonJune12,2015. Work Children for Plan Action İspir problems, identified the to In ordertodiscusstheresultsofthesesurveys and offersolutions do notlearnaboutproductivehealthatschool. and safepublictoiletsinthecommunityorschools, children number offacilitiesofferingparentingtraining, therearenoclean sufficient is not they cansafelywalkandridetheirbikes,there are noplacesinthecommunitywhere guidance services,there there areveryfewplacesofferingcounsellingandcareer ternet, in decisionmakingprocesses,theyhavelimitedaccesstothe- bution totheprojectsfortheircommunityandlimitedinvolvement festivals of other religions and cultures, they have limited contri- for play, childrendonothavetheopportunitytoparticipatein dren (withandwithoutdisabilities) have limited accesstoplaces out thatchil- average scorespointed further analysisoverthe A Private life. scoresfortheheadingHomeenvironment/ given above-average on all groups except childrenandadolescents.Health Educati- Safety andProtection scoresbyeachgroup;whiletheheading given below-average Play andLeisure andParticipation andCitizenship to indicateagender. were female.Therestchosenot were maleand51 olescents, 51 ad- respondent Of the were female. and 49 were male 40 dren, either equaloralmostequal.For instance,oftherespondentchil - The numberofmaleandfemalerespondentsineachsurvey was 105 serviceproviders. childrenand primary school children,76parents with high-school children,79parentswith olescents, 83parentswithpre-school life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth ticipants was18,7. with 15youngvolunteerparticipants.Theaverageageofthepar Youthİspir in 2015 14-15, March on held was training volunteer the agesof0-19)liveinİspirRegion ofEasternAnatolia. According toTurkish Statistical Institute4.122children(between have beenratedaroundaverage.Inaddition,allgroups with 593peopleintotal,including112children,138ad- has been given below-average scoresby hasbeengivenbelow-average havebeen - - -

İSPİR e er h w y r e v e

d l The children’s playground built as part of this project has not i only helped us ensure that the children of our district spend h quality time and form an awareness on sharing and solida- c rity through socialization, but also served as platform where parents see the happiness in the eyes of their children as they

y spend a peaceful time at the playground... In other words, r this project has raised awareness on our ‘Colourful Flowers’ in e our district... We hope that, having been so effective despite

v being steered from a small office, this project is extended so

that it would reach all the children around the world...

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Child Friendly Cities 20 e er h w y r e v 1 İspir Municipality will establish a Children’s Assembly to e facilitate the active participation of children in influencing d and planning the programmes that are designed for them l i and provide comments and feedback regularly. h 2 İspir Municipality will ensure children and young people c

active participate in the new Cultural Centre and make

sure that young people develop projects and programmes İSPİR

r including a child friendly space in the Cultural Center. e

v 3 İspir Municipality will provide parenting education through

e a strengthened programme in order to support parents on MUNICIPALITY OF İSPİR MUNICIPALITY

r better parenting practices in line with children’s physical,

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21 GİRESUN Statistical Institute,114.469 114.469 17 youngpeoplehave participated intraining the agesof0-19)live According toTurkish interviewed through of theparticipants children (between community based 821 peoplewere The averageage 21,4 821 assessment. was 21,4. 17 23 life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth participants was21,4. sun. with17youngvolunteerparticipants.Theaverageageofthe Youthin Gire volunteertrainingwasheldonJune5and6,2014 live inGiresun in theRegiontween theagesof0-19) ofBlackSea. According toTurkishchildren (be StatisticalInstitute,114.469 the implementationofchild rightsmentionedabove. Action Planfor Children Workshop regardingthedeficiencies in dations), universities,schools andNGOsparticipatedinGiresun and SocialPolicies, DistrictSocialAssistanceandSolidarityFoun- of NationalEducation,Provincial/District Directorate ofFamily Provincial/Districtof Health, cial/District Directorate Directorate 55 representativesfrommunicipalities,publicinstitutions (Provin- shop washeldonDecember25,2014. to theidentifiedproblems,GiresunActionPlanforChildren Work In ordertodiscusstheresultsofthesesurveys and offersolutions the festivalsofotherreligionsandcultures. responded thattheydonothavetheopportunitytoparticipate in brary in oneoftheneighborhoods.Moreover, allgroupshave equate drinkingwater, and childrendonothaveaccesstoali- do notteachchildrenaboutproductivehealth,schools lackad- and theareaarenotequippedwithcleanpublictoilets,schools places forchildrentowalkandridetheirbikessafely, theschools The otherissuesofconcernincludethefollowing:thereareno pation andCitizenship). school agewhencomparedtootherheadings(excludingPartici- scored lowerbyparticularlyparentswithchildrenatprimary been er grades.AlthoughPlayandLeisure wasaboveaverage,ithas the categoryofSafetyandProtection) scoredGiresunwithlow ents withchildrenatprimary school ageandservice providers (in Unlike othergroups,children(inthecategoryofHealth),par disabilities. places for play are notdesigned toensure access for children with budget ordecisions.Moreover, eachgrouphas stressed out that hood, andtheydonotprovidetheiropinionsonthemunicipality community, theydonothear abouttheprojectsintheirneighbor are unabletocontributeprojectsabouttheirlivesand needed support.Allrespondentgroupshavesuggestedthatthey that Participationnoted has been andCitizenship above average byallgroups.Accordingly,scored have been it headings onHomeenvironment/Private lifeandEducation this research,itwasobservedthatinGiresun,the to According Others didn’t statetheirgender. in thesurvey,lescents participated female. 75 male, thereare67 ipated inthesurvey, thereare53male,57female.Oftheado either equaloralmostequal.For example,ofthechildrenpartic- The numberofmaleandfemalerespondentsineachsurveyis school childrenand139serviceproviders. parents withhigh- primary andsecondaryschoolchildren,117 children,134parentswith lescents, 104parentswithpre-school with 821 people in total, including 152 children, 175ado including 152 with 821peopleintotal, inparticular ------

GİRESUN e er h w y r e v e Thanks to the Child Friendly Cities Project, the people of Gi- d resun has had the chance to get acquainted with UNICEF l i and its projects. Although we had difficulties while carrying out the surveys, the people we had interviewed later called h us, sent us e-mails or even came to visit us to ask about the c

results of the assessment. They have taken ownership of the

y project... We are still in contact with the young volunteers r who took part in this work; we attend their social responsibi-

e lity lessons as guests and talk about our project. Our citizens

v used to be unaware of the City Council; thanks to the visual

e materials we used and our efforts on the social media, now

r they are asking for information about the activity fields of

the ‘Children’s Assembly’. o

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Child Friendly Cities 24 e er h w y r e 1 Giresun Municipality will establish a Children’s Assembly v to facilitate the active participation of children in influenc- e ing and planning the programmes that are designed for them and provide comments and feedback regularly. d l i 2 Giresun Municipality will review its budget through a child h rights perspective and make related budgetary changes c for the new budget term.

y Giresun Municipality will support children with disabilities r 3

to access their right to play and development through the GİRESUN e v establishment of a playground adapted to children with

disabilities. e

r OF GİRESUN MUNICIPALITY 4 Giresun Municipality will work to advocate to promote

f children’s rights among the society through billboards

t and other visual communication means.

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25 İZMİR BORNOVA According to Turkish Statistical Institute 116.160 children (between the ages 0-19) live in Bornova in the Aegean Region of Turkey. Youth volunteer training was held on July 7-8, in Bornova with 16 young volunteer participants. The average age of the participants 116.160 was 20,8. Following the training, young volunteers carried out in-depth sur- According to Turkish veys on Play and Leisure, Participation and Citizenship, Health, Statistical Institute 116.160 Education, Safety and Protection, Home environment/Private children (between life with 576 people in total, including 117 children, 172 ad- the ages 0-19) live olescents, 62 parents with pre-school children, 89 parents with primary school children, 53 parents with high-school children and 83 service providers. The number of male and female respondents in each survey was either equal or almost equal. For instance, of the respondent chil- 16 dren, 50 were boys and 38 were girls. Of the respondent adolescents, 46 were male and 66 were female. The rest preferred not 16 young people have to indicate a gender. participated in training Play and Leisure and Participation and Citizenship were given below-average scores by each group; while the heading Safety and Protection was given below-average scores by all groups except children and adolescents. In the same line, there were

variations among the groups in the field of Health. In addition, BORNOVA 20,8 all groups have given above-average scores for the headings of Education and Home environment/Private life. The average age of the participants A further analysis over the average scores pointed out that chil- was 20,8. dren with disabilities have limited access to spaces for play, children do not have the opportunity to participate in the festivals of other religions and cultures, they have limited contribution to the projects for their community and limited involvement in decision making processes, there are not enough places in the community 576 where they can safely walk and ride their bikes, there are no facilities offering parenting training, there are no clean and safe public 576 people were toilets in the community, there is no community library for children interviewed through and there is lack of awareness on child rights. community based In order to discuss the results of these surveys and offer solu- assessment. tions to the identified problems, Bornova Action Plan for Children Workshop was held on February 12, 2015. 45 representatives from municipalities, universities, schools and NGOs participated in Bornova Action Plan for Children Work- shop.

27 e er h w y r Working for children with children has been the guiding e principle of the Municipality of Bornova. With UNICEF’s v Child Friendly Cities Project, we have developed methods for e ensuring that our “shared wisdom” approach also involves the children. We have worked out how Children’s Councils could d function better and understood the importance of children’s l i participation in the administration of the city. The fact that child rights were explained to the children by children has h strengthened the communication among children. Thanks to c

this project, now we have the capacity to offer trainings on

y healthcare, education and the rights also to the parents; we r will enhance child protection. We now have a greater number

e of safe places for play, and the community centres offering

v services for children have new alternative education metho-

e ds. The Renewable Energy and Mechatronics Lab has been an

r asset, this project has introduced for the children of our city.

We are well aware that the future of a better Bornova and a o

f better Turkey is in the hands of children and this can only be

t achieved with the involvement of children; in our journey on

h which we set out with such a frame of mind, UNICEF’s Child

g Friendly Cities Project has been our greatest supporter.

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Child Friendly Cities 28 e er h w y r e 1 Bornova Municipality will work through strengthening its v Children’s Assembly to facilitate the active participation e of children in influencing and planning the programmes that are designed for them and provide comments and d l feedback regularly. i h 2 Bornova Municipality will continue providing parenting c education through a strengthened programme in order to support the parent on better parenting practices in

y r line with children’s physical, psychological and cognitive

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Bornova Municipality will establish a Renewable Ener-

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r OF BORNOVA MUNICIPALITY to ensure opportunities of good practices and technical o

f standards for children to use technologies for robotics,

t autonomy, linear and nonlinear control, and automation.

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29 KIRKLARELİ LÜLEBURGAZ According to Turkish Statistical Institute 34.783 children (between the ages 0-19) live in Lüleburgaz in the Marmara Region of Tur- key. Youth volunteer training was held on October 15-16, 2014 in Lüleburgaz with 17 young volunteer participants. The average age of the participants was 20,1. Following the training, young volunteers carried out in-depth surveys on Play and Leisure, Participation and Citizenship, Health, 34.783 Education, Safety and Protection, Home environment/Private According to Turkish life with 458 people in total, including 69 children, 90 adoles- Statistical Institute 34.783 cents, 93 parents with pre-school children, 58 parents with pri- children (between mary school children, 56 parents with high-school children and the ages 0-19) live 92 service providers. The results from the surveys indicated that all groups have given above-average scores for the headings of Play and Leisure, Sa- fety and Protection, Health, Education and Home environment/ Private life in Lüleburgaz. On the other hand, it has been ob- 17 served that particularly the field of Participation and Citizenship needed more support. 17 young people have Almost all groups that took part in the survey have expressed high- participated in training er levels of satisfaction in the fields of places for play, green areas, domestic safety, protection against violence and abuse, relations with family and community, access to healthcare services, clean environment, school attendance, and infrastructure of schools as well as relations with teachers and friends. LÜLEBURGAZ 20,1 Nevertheless, all groups have noted that they do not participate The average age in programs/events outside school or help with projects in their of the participants communities, and they do not provide their opinions on the mu- was 20,1. nicipality budget or decisions. The findings suggest that service providers have given lower scores for all main headings in general, as opposed to other groups. In addition, the results indicated that children do not have access to clean toilets at school and in the community, they have not 458 heard about child rights, children with disabilities do not have access to places for play, and there are not many places where 458 people were adolescents can learn about reproductive health and receive sup- interviewed through port for career planning. community based In order to discuss the results of these surveys and offer solutions assessment. to the identified problems, Lüleburgaz Action Plan for Children Workshop was held on February 10, 2014. 46 representatives from municipalities, public institutions (District Directorate of Health), schools and NGOs have come up with solutions listed below regarding the deficiencies in the implementation of child rights in Lüleburgaz Action Plan for Children Work- shop.

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d l i Having partnered with UNICEF in the “Child Friendly Ci- h ties” project implemented between 2014 and 2015, the Mu- c

nicipality of Lüleburgaz has had the opportunity to take part

y in national platforms aimed at increasing the capacities of

r the organization and the Children’s Assembly under Lüle-

e burgaz City Council. Although it used its budget for children

v indirectly in the past, Municipality of Lüleburgaz will, from e now on, ensure increased visibility and knowledge by raising

awareness within the city through “Child Friendly Budge-

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Child Friendly Cities 32 re e 1 Lüleburgaz Municipality will strengthen its Children’s As- h sembly to facilitate the active participation of children in w influencing and planning the programmes that are de- y signed for them and provide comments and feedback r regularly. e v 2 Lüleburgaz Municipality will design a children’s lane to e create a safe, free and child friendly environment for chil-

dren for their activities (sports, cultural events, festivals.. d l etc) with their active involvement at all stages. i h 3 Lüleburgaz Municipality will review its budget through c a child rights perspective and make related budgetary changes for the new budget term.

y r 4 Lüleburgaz Municipality will enhance parenting education e through a strengthened programme in order to support LÜLEBURGAZ

v better parenting practices in line with children’s physical, e

psychological and cognitive needs.

o OF LÜLEBURGAZ MUNICIPALITY 5 Lüleburgaz Municipality will develop a child friendly stra- f

tegic plan by ensuring the meaningful participation of

t children during the drafting and negotiation process. h

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33 MANİSA 389.229 Statistical Institute389.229 19 youngpeoplehave participated intraining According toTurkish interviewed through the ages0-19)live of theparticipants children (between community based 413 peoplewere The averageage 20,2 413 assessment. was 20,2. 19 35 for ChildrenWorkshop. cies intheimplementationofchildrightsManisa Action Plan have comeupwithsolutionslistedbelowregardingthe deficien- 40 representativesfromthemunicipality, universitiesandNGOs shop washeldonJune17,2015. Plan forChildrenWorkManisa Action identified problems, the to In ordertodiscusstheresultsofthesesurveys and offersolutions learn aboutreproductivehealthorchildrightsatschool. clean publictoiletsinthecommunityorschools,children donot cient numberoffacilitiesofferingparentingtraining, thereareno where theycansafely walk andridetheirbikes,thereisnotsuffi community enough placesinthe are not there guidance services, tion, therearevery few placesoffering counselling andcareer in decisionmakingprocesses,theyhavelimitedinternetconnec- bution totheprojectsfortheircommunityandlimitedinvolvement festivals of other religions and cultures, they have limited contri- for play, childrendonothavetheopportunitytoparticipatein dren (withandwithoutdisabilities) have limited accesstoplaces A further analysis over the average scores has revealed that chil- Education andHomeenvironment/Private life. scoresfortheheadingsof all groupshavegivenabove-average of by all groups except childrenandadolescents.Themainheadings heading hip The headingsPlayandLeisure andParticipation andCitizens to indicateagender. cents, 44weremaleand32female.Therestpreferrednot were girls.Oftherespondentadoles dren, 47wereboysand30 either equaloralmostequal.For instance,oftherespondentchil - The numberofmaleandfemalerespondentsineachsurvey was 67 serviceproviders. childrenand parents withhigh-school mary schoolchildren,61 parents withpri- children, 62 parents withpre-school cents, 54 life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth participants was20,2. in Manisawith19youngparticipants.Theaverageageofthe Youth volunteertrainingwasheldonFebruary1, 2015 28-March Aegean Region ofTurkey. tween theages0-19)liveinManisa(includingdistricts) According toTurkishchildren (be StatisticalInstitute389.229 Health andEducationreceivedaveragescores.Inaddition, with 413peopleintotal,including 83 children,86adoles were given below-average scores by each group;whilethe were givenbelow-average Safety and Protection scores was given below-average ------

MANİSA e er h w y r e v In partnership with UNICEF and thanks to this project, Ma- e nisa has had the privilege of being a Child Friendly City, a

fairly new concept for our country. Metropolitan Municipality d l of Manisa takes pride in having been a part of this project. i Within the scope of the Child Friendly Cities Project, with h the contributions from UNICEF and IKEA, a Child Friendly c Space is currently being established in the District of Selen- di, in an effort to make sure that children who have never

y been to the cinema, never used a tablet or a personal com- r puter or never played games on a game console have access e to all of these opportunities. The Children’s Assembly of the

v Metropolitan Municipality of Manisa is now undertaking more

efficient projects for the children, thanks to the trainings

r provided by UNICEF. We would like to thank UNICEF and

o IKEA as well as all other Child Friendly stakeholders for their f

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Child Friendly Cities 36 e er h w y r e v e Manisa Metropolitan Municipality will establish a Child- 1 ren’s Assembly to facilitate the active participation of d l children in influencing and planning the programmes that i are designed fro them and provide comments and feed- h back regularly. c

2 Manisa Metropolitan Municipality will provide parenting

y education through a strengthened programme in order to r MANİSA support parents on better parenting practices in line with

e children’s physical, psychological and cognitive needs. v

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37 1873 MERSİN 173.851 Statistical Institute173.851 18 youngpeoplehave participated intraining According toTurkish interviewed through the ages0-19)live. of theparticipants children (between community based 983 peoplewere The averageage 24,1 983 assessment. was 24,1. 18 39 life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth the participantswas24,1. average ageof young volunteerparticipants.The Mersin with18 Youthin 2014, volunteertrainingwasheldonNovember5-6 of Turkey. live inMersintheMediterraneanRegiontween theages0-19) According toTurkishchildren (be StatisticalInstitute173.851 Children Workshop. Plan for rights inMersinAction of child implementation cies inthe have comeupwithsolutionslistedbelowregardingthe deficien- 70 representativesfromthemunicipality, universitiesandNGOs shop washeldonMarch26,2015. Plan forChildrenWorkMersin Action identified problems, the to In ordertodiscusstheresultsofthesesurveys and offersolutions for children. being takenawaybyastrangerandthereis no communitylibrary against not feelprotected in theirschools,theydo decisions taken the Childisnottaughtatschool,theyarehavea sayinthe safe publictoiletsinthecommunity, ConventionontheRightsof of facilities offering parenting training, therearenocleanand can safelywalkandridetheirbikes,thereisnotsufficient number cesses, there arenotenoughplacesinthecommunitywherethey their communityandlimitedinvolvementindecisionmakingpro contribution totheprojectsfor outside school,theyhavelimited other religionsandcultures,theydonotparticipateinactivities dren donothavetheopportunitytoparticipateinfestivals of dren withdisabilitieshavelimitedaccesstospacesforplay, chil- out thatchil- average scorespointed further analysisoverthe A environment/Private life. scoresfortheheadingsofEducationandHome above-average all groupshavegiven addition, received averagescores.In except childrenandadolescents.ThemainheadingofHealth scoresbyallgroups and Protection wasgivenbelow-average scoresbyeachgroup;whiletheheadingSafety below-average Play andLeisure andParticipation andCitizenship gender. male and75werefemale.Therestpreferrednottoindicatea were were girls.Oftherespondentadolescents,85 boys and94 either equaloralmostequal.Oftherespondentchildren,77were The numberofmaleandfemalerespondentsineachsurvey was and 157serviceproviders. children parents withhigh-school 165 primary schoolchildren, children,169parentswith lescents, 153parentswithpre-school with 983 people in total, including 173 children, 166ado including 173 with 983peopleintotal, weregiven - - - - -

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As the young people of Mersin, we have found the chance d l to get to know our city as part of the Child Friendly Cities i project. We have come a long way in enhancing the current h potential of our city for becoming a Child Friendly City and c reaching out to the children of Mersin. It has been incredibly rewarding for us to directly convey what we had learnt in the

y effective, efficient and pleasant trainings to the children of r our city, and witness how a higher level of awareness was en- e sured in our city as a result of these efforts. Our aim is to keep

v acting in cooperation without losing the sense of enthusiasm

we had on the first day and ensure sustainability. A million

r thanks to UNICEF.

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Child Friendly Cities 40 e er h w y r e 1 Mersin Metropolitan Municipality will work through v strengthening its Children’s Assembly to facilitate the ac- e tive participation of children in influencing and planning

the programmes that are designed for them and provide d l comments and feedback regularly. i h 2 Mersin Metropolitan Municipality will work to advocate c to promote children’s rights among the society through billboards and other visual communication means.

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Mersin Metropolitan Municipality will review its budget e 3 through a child rights perspective and make related bud-

v getary changes for the new budget term. e

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41 ŞANLIURFA EYYÜBİYE 201.746 Statistical Institute201.746 27 youngpeoplehave participated intraining participants was31,1. According toTurkish interviewed through the ages0-19)live. children (between community based 939 peoplewere 31,1 939 The average assessment. age ofthe 27 43 life Education, SafetyandProtection, Homeenvironment/Private veys on PlayandLeisure, ParticipationHealth, andCitizenship, Following sur thetraining, youngvolunteerscarriedoutin-depth of theparticipantswas31,1. Eyyübiye with27youngvolunteerparticipants.Theaverageage Youth volunteertrainingwasheldonFebruaryin 2015 21-22, youngest provincesinTurkey. Mediumofageis19years. According toTurkish Statistical InstituteEyyübiye is the oneof the Region ofTurkey. Anatolia Southeast Şalıurfa-Eyyübiye in live 0-19) ages the tween According toTurkishchildren (be StatisticalInstitute201.746 for ChildrenWorkshop. Plan of childrightsinEyyübiyeAction cies intheimplementation have comeupwithsolutions listedbelowregardingthedeficien- 42 representativesfromthemunicipality, universitiesandNGOs Workshop washeldonApril28,2015. tions totheidentifiedproblems,Eyyübiye Action PlanforChildren In ordertodiscuss the resultsofthesesurveys and offersolu- violence, abuseandbeingtakenawaybyastranger. learn aboutsafe sex at school andthey are notprotectedagainst safe public toiletsinthecommunityorschools,childrendonot of facilities offering parenting training, therearenocleanand and involveHealthsafetyrisks, there is not sufficient number outside schoolandtheirjobspreventthemfromgoingto they cansafelywalkandridetheirbikes,manyadolescentswork are noplacesinthecommunitywhere guidance services,there there areveryfewplacesofferingcounsellingandcareer ternet, in decisionmakingprocesses,theyhavelimitedaccesstothe- bution totheprojectsfortheircommunityandlimitedinvolvement festivals of other religions and cultures, they have limited contri- for play, childrendonothavetheopportunitytoparticipatein dren (withandwithoutdisabilities) have limited accesstoplaces out thatchil- average scorespointed further analysisoverthe A cation andHomeenvironment/Private life. scoresfortheheadingsofEdu- groups havegivenabove-average addition, all In children andadolescents. by allgroupsexcept scores ing SafetyandProtectiongiven below-average hasbeen scores by each group;whilethehead- been given below-average Play and Leisure, Participation and Citizenship and Health have to indicateagender. cents, 38weremaleand53female.Therestpreferrednot were girls.Oftherespondentadoles dren, 43wereboysand54 either equaloralmostequal.For instance,oftherespondentchil- The numberofmaleandfemalerespondentsineachsurvey was and 162serviceproviders. children parents withhigh-school 134 primary schoolchildren, children,148parentswith lescents, 149parentswithpre-school with 939 people in total, including 174 children, 172ado including 174 with 939peopleintotal, - - - -

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As a new and innovative municipality, we have been doing

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Child Friendly Cities 44 e er h w y r e 1 Eyyübiye Municipality will establish a Children’s Assembly v to facilitate the active participation of children in influenc- e ing and planning the programmes that are designed for them and provide comments and feedback regularly. d l i 2 Eyyübiye Municipality will work to advocate to promote children’s rights among the society through billboards h and other visual communication means. c

y 3 Eyyübiye Municipality will support the right to play and r

development of children through the establishment of a EYYÜBİYE

e playground adapted to children with disabilities.

e 4 Eyyübiye Municipality will prove parenting education r through a strengthened programme in order to support

MUNICIPALITY OF EYYÜBİYE MUNICIPALITY the Syrian parents in host communities on better parent- o

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http://www.ikea.com.tr/firsatlar/cocuk-dostu-sehirler.aspx