Press Release

4 August 2008

 Young People asked How they would Change Wales

Children and young people attending the National Eisteddfod this week will be able to enter a competition to say what they would change to make things better for children and young people. The children’s charity, Children in Wales is distributing postcards at the Eisteddfod which ask "If you were running Wales what is the one thing you would do to make things better for children and young people?"   The winning entries will receive a £20 Amazon voucher and appear in Children in Wales magazine. 

Children in Wales will also be handing out a questionnaire to young people who come to the Children’s Organisation stand to find out how much they know about their rights. 

Sarah Thomas, Development Officer at Children in Wales said:  "Having the opportunity to speak with children and young people at the Eisteddfod enables us to gather views and experiences from across Wales.  The questionnaire will provide us with a ‘snapshot’ of children and young people’s awareness of their Rights and whether they feel able to access them."

Notes

1.                  Children in Wales is hosting the Children’s Organisations Stand, stand number 1115 to 1118.

2.                  Children in Wales was established in March 1992 and became a registered charity in 1993.  It aims to promote the interests of children, to improve services in Wales and to put children high on the Welsh agenda.  We work closely with our members who comprise professionals, policy makers and consumer groups to improve the lives of all children living in Wales, but especially young children, those affected by family instability, children with special needs or disabilities and those suffering the effects of poverty and deprivation.  We collect and disseminate information about children and promote good practice in children's services through research, policy and practice development, publications, conferences, seminars, training and access to an extensive library and information service.  Children in Wales has offices in Cardiff and Caernarfon.

For more information contact:

Welsh Language Queries:

Anita Myfanwy, North Wales Development Officer, Children in Wales, Tel: 07760151222, E-mail: anita.myfanwy@childreninwales.org.uk

English Language Queries

Lynne Hill, Policy Director, Children in Wales, Tel: 029 2034 2434/ 07721 568090,  E-mail: lynne.hill@childreninwales.org.uk