I am a teacher in Sweden, and I volunteered with Art in Tanzania in the UNICEF Children’s Agenda program. I focused on children’s rights issues. We advocated for children’s participation in societal decision-making and highlighted gender equality issues for children. We also developed the Youth Reporters program, where children talk about their own lives and get their opinions heard.

It has been a great experience working on this project. I will take the idea back to Sweden and use it in my work as a teacher. Unfortunately, I found the communication between the different organisations working for the children’s agenda program poor. The Art in Tanzania Youth Reporters program results hopefully inspire other organisations to share their experiences and develop the Children’s Agenda activities.