About the project Between November 2010 and February 2011, around 500 children and young people took part in consultation events around Europe. They shared their views and experiences of being heard and taken seriously by European and international decision-makers. The Speak to the World project aimed to see what children and young people have to say about being involved in decision-making in Europe and internationally. It tried to get answers to the following questions:
Children have something to say and can change the world for the better. (Girl, 11 years, Romania)
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Do children and young people know about the main institutions that make important decisions affecting them in Europe and across the world?
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How do children and young people find out about opportunities to have a say when decisions are being made about things that affect their world?
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Do children and young people know they have the right to participate in all matters affecting them? Do children and young people want to play a part in decisions made in Europe and across the world? If so, why is that?
All quotations from children and young people in this report are taken from the national consultation events unless mentioned in a footnote. Some show age, gender and country, but some were taken without all of these things being recorded at the time.
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