The Flemish Children's Rights Coalition

Welcome to the homepage of the Flemish Children's Rights Coalition. The Flemish Children’s Rights Coalition is a network of 27 non-governmental organizations for the defence of children’s rights. The areas in which these organizations work, the public they target and the levels at which they operate vary, but they all have the child’s interest at the heart of their programs.

The 27 member-NGOs of the Coalition are the following: Atlas-bzn, Child Focus, CREFI, DCI Vlaanderen, Dienst Alternatieve Sanctie & Voogdijraad, Ecpat België, Gelijke Rechten voor Iedere Persoon met een Handicap, Gezinsbond, Jeugd en Vrede, Juna,Kinder- en Jongerentelefoon, Kinderrechtenhuis, Kinderrechtswinkels, Liga voor Mensenrechten, Medimmigrant, Ondersteuningsstructuur Bijzondere Jeugdzorg, Onderzoekscentrum Kind en Samenleving, Plan België, Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk, Unicef België, VCOV, Vlaams Welzijnsverbond, Vlaamse Scholierenkoepel, Vivès, Vlaams Internationaal Centrum, Welzijnszorg and ZEBRA.

The Coalition aims to contribute to the application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This objective leads to the following three elements in the Coalition’s statutes:

  • The Coalition intends to exercise real and efficient control over the application and respect of the CRC, from the NGO’s viewpoint;
  • The Coalition intends to actively participate in the promotion of children’s rights;

  • The Coalition intends to constructively contribute to the presentation of monitoring reports concerning the CRC.

The Coalition behaves as a critical observer of the situation of children’s rights in Belgium and abroad. Based on the objective of vigilance that the coalition has set itself, it takes a census of all positive and negative facts concerning children’s rights. On the strength of this appraisal, it sets out recommendations and initiates constructive dialogue with other partners in order to increase common efforts.

The overall goal of the coalition is above all to promote cooperation between the different NGOs. Thus, they aim to considerably increase the number of members in the short term. The coalition has also undertaken dialogue with public authorities, national and international organizations and with the children and youths themselves. In the future, the coalition hopes to be able to respond to current affairs via the media and thus to enter in contact with the general public. The Kinderrechtencoalitie is financially supported by the Flemish and Federal authorities.

One of the most important achievements of the coalition is the writing of the NGO’s alternative reports concerning the CRC in Belgium. Among other important activities are the organization of the ‘Open Forum’, events on which speakers are invited to talk on a theme relating to Children’s Rights. Those events are open to  all those interested in Children’s Rights, and therefore also to non-members.

In future, we hope that a large number of NGOs will join the Coalition, such that it will become a strong structure that cannot be ignored.

Don’t hesitate to contact us for further information!

Flemish Children's Rights Coalition

Eekhout 4
9000 Ghent - Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)9/225.90.25
Email: info@kinderrechtencoalitie.be
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