Attributes of Article 42

All indicators should be disaggregated by prohibited grounds for discrimination, including age, sex, ethnicity, disability, when applicable

Making the Convention widely known

Educating adults and children alike

Structural

Indicators

as an indication of commitment to take action, refers to the existence of institutions and policies and laws aligned with the international child rights laws and for the realisation of children’s rights

1. National law and sub-national law governing education services requires the teaching of children’s rights in school curricula.

2. Inclusion of the CRC’s standards into professional codes of conduct of educational staff.

3. Establishment of a National Strategy to promote child rights and make the Convention widely known to adults and children throughout the national territory.

4. Identification of a lead institution, ministry or Children’s Commissioner’s office with a legislative mandate and the budgetary resources needed to make the Convention widely known to adults and children throughout the national territory.

Process

Indicators

refers generally to efforts made and actions taken, following on from commitment, and thus to specific activities, resources and/or initiatives in pursuit of rights’ realisation.

5. Rate of registered and active non-governmental organizations involved partially or fully in child rights promotion and education (per 100,000 children).

6. Percentage of parenting programmes that include child rights education in their programs.

7. Number of parents that attend parenting programmes that include child rights education.

8. Number of post-secondary courses and degree programs for children’s rights.

9. Number of students enrolled in post-secondary or degree programs that include children’s rights education.

10. Number of professionals in child serving functions who have received professional pre- and/or in-service training in relation to the CRC on the rights of the child, by professional sector and year.

Outcome

Indicators

refers to a measurable resultant change either in the “rights environment” or directly in lives of children.

11. Rate of the general public who report being knowledgeable about the CRC and child rights, by parental status, education level and professional status and year (per 1000 population).

12. Percentage of front-line workers in child-serving agencies and departments who report having a good working knowledge of children’s rights and how to apply them in their day-to-day work.

13. Percentage of vulnerable populations (e.g. minorities, persons with disability, reading difficulty) who report being knowledgeable about the CRC and child rights.

14. Percentage of children who report having a good understanding of their rights guaranteed under the CRC.

15. Percentage of parents who report being knowledgeable about the CRC and their child’s rights.