Children’s Workshops

The Nutrition Dialogues Children’s Workshops are meetings between children and young people within a community where they are encouraged to talk about and think about solutions to malnutrition. The workshops are designed as an informal get-together where children meet, talk and exchange ideas and inspirations in a safe environment.

Workshops and conversations with peers can be very important to feel that we are not alone, and our problems are not unique. Many children and young people share similar experiences, and this helps them to feel better and work together.

The standardised approach for Children’s Workshops is designed to help Convenors to ensure that each workshop achieves its objectives to:

  • Encourage the active participation of children and young people in a child-friendly conversation to share perceptions, ideas and potential actions to improve children’s nutrition in the community.
  • Support children and young people to build a shared purpose about what they want to achieve on nutrition in the coming years.

Right to Expression
Article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child gives children and young people the right to express their opinions and views to others by talking, drawing, writing or through any other medium you want to use.

Safeguarding at the Forefront

Convenors of all Children’s Workshops must adhere to child safeguarding standards and behaviour protocols to ensure that children and young people’s participation is ethical, safe, inclusive, sensitive to risks and respectful of local values and cultures. Before a Children’s Workshop can be announced on the Portal as contributing to the Nutrition Dialogues programme, Convenors must fulfil the following requirements:

  • Be qualified/trained to convene a Children’s Workshop
  • Have a clear criminal record
  • Ensure event teams adhere to safeguarding standards
  • Implement child/parent participation consent forms
  • Plan to prevent and manage distress responses
  • Sign and submit the Nutrition Dialogues Safeguarding Statement

For more information, read the Child Safeguarding Framework, and watch the Children’s Workshop Community Convenor Training.

A Nutrition Dialogue Children’s Workshop is a child-friendly workshop that includes recreational and creative activities. It typically includes four sections: an Opening, an Exploration section, an Ideas and Solutions section and a Closing.

For more detailed information, read the Reference Manual and Convenor’s Step-by-Step Guide. You can also login to the Portal and visit the Training and Orientation Spaces section of your profile.