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The City Council takes the first step to declare Cartagena Ciudad Amiga de la Infancia (05/12/2017)

The Department of Social Services and Social Mediation, with the purpose of presenting the candidacy and being able to opt for Cartagena to be recognized with the CAI seal 'Ciudad Amiga de la Infancia' for the next call 2017/18, convened a meeting, this Monday 4 from December.

The meeting took place in the building The Graduates and he was attended by the Councilor for Social Services, María del Carmen Martín, entities that work with children in the municipality, together with children and adolescents representative of each entity.

In the first meeting, the 'Child Friendly Cities Program (CAI)' was reported and the creation of the child participation body, called 'Municipal Council for Children and Adolescents', was established, which will be made up of boys and girls between nine and sixteen years.

It was also agreed to create a body of internal participation, composed of technicians from the departments of Social Services, Education, Youth and Equality, as well as any other that at the time agreed to their incorporation.

The next step to follow will be to present the components of these participation bodies, the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, so that they are officially constituted, next December 20.

In this act, representatives of UNICEF, delegation of Murcia, organism from which this initiative of models of participation of Children and Adolescents, as well as promoting compliance with the rights recognized in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

PARTICIPANTS

Baobad action

Abraham Project

Mundi Masters

Rascasa Association

To the satin

Anchor

Cepaim

Intercultural Centers

AIC San Vicente de Paul

Columbares

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