Child Friendly Asia Pacific Conference

ENGAGING CHILDREN

2nd International Conference of the Child Friendly Asia Pacific Network
Surakarta City, Indonesia 30 June - 2 July 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS AND INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE

The 2nd Child Friendly Asia Pacific International conference, through the generous support of
the Indonesian governments Ministry for Woman's Empowerment and Child Protection will
be held in Surakarta City, Indonesia in late June. The focus of the conference will be on
engaging children including supporting the role of children as active citizens and working
with children to evaluate the quality of their environments. In addition to formal conference
presentations delegates will have the opportunity to meet and engage in hands-on research
activities with local children in the city, take field trips, be a dinner guest of the Minister of
Woman’s Empowerment and Child Protection and enjoy a cultural night with the Mayor of
Surakarta City.

Keynote speakers over the three-days include:
Dr. Judith Ennew, Researcher with the NGO Knowing Children, Bangkok, Thailand, and co-author Children as Active Citizens
Professor Roger Hart, Co-Director, Children Environments Research Group, City University of New York and author of the seminal UNICEF publication Children’s Participation
Professor Karen Malone, Researcher, University of Western Sydney, CFAP Network Chair
Professor Ricardo Henriques, State Secretary of Social Welfare and Human Rights, State of Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil and Professor Economics Science at Universidade Federal Fluminense

CFAPconf2011EOI.pdf