The Local Council for Children and Adolescents (CLIA) of Dénia was presented yesterday afternoon in the Plenary Hall of the City of Dénia, with the assistance of many of the 26 consellers and consellers that comprise it, the mayor, Vicent GrimaltAnd the Councilor for Social Welfare, Cristina Morera.
The members of the Consell are 5th and 6th grade students from the eight schools in the city that have joined the initiative: Llebeig, Les Vessanes, Montgó, Pou de la Muntanya, Cervantes, Raquel Payá, Paidos and Maristes.
In the act, the children received the diploma that accredits them as elected members of the Consell "For the partners who have considered that they meet the necessary qualities to represent them in this body".
The Local Council for Children and Adolescents is a consultative and participatory body that was created to collect the right to children "Express opinions freely" since these opinions "Be duly taken into account", contemplated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In the session held yesterday, the children already put on the table some of the issues related to the city that concern them and that they want to address at the Consell, such as the environment, pollution, parks and gardens, Leisure areas or food served in schools.
These issues, and any others that arise, will be dealt with in the monthly meetings to be held by the CLIA commission, composed only of the conselles and consellers and the facilitators.
The Consell will hold another session in June, where proposals for the city worked during the school year will be presented.
This new body allows Dénia to be part of the Autonomous Council of Children and Adolescents of the Valencian Community and opt for the seal of the Child Friendly City of UNICEF.
In addition, the Dianense Council has been invited by the Department of Inclusive Policies to participate in the development of the Valencian Strategy for Children and Adolescents making their contributions.
