25th anniversary of Children’s Parliament marked by signing of agreements to assist child MPs’ activities, projects
The 25th anniversary of Children’s Parliament was celebrated Tuesday at a ceremony chaired by Princess Lalla Meryem, President of the National Observatory for Children’s Rights (ONDE).
The ceremony was marked by the signing of three agreements between the ONDE and the Ministry of Economic Inclusion, the Ministry of Youth & Culture, and the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI).
The first agreement is meant to assist Child Parliamentarians in their professional projects; the second concerns strengthening cooperation and coordination to assist activities of the Children’s Parliament, while the third establishes a collaboration to pool resources and skills, with a view to ensuring the success of Africa-oriented projects in the field of the Observatory’s activities and AMCI’s field of intervention.
The ceremony was also marked by the screening of institutional films retracing 25 years of action by the Children’s Parliament, featuring testimonies on former young parliamentarians’ experience, and highlighting dynamics and prospects of the Children’s Parliament Alumni Club, the aim being to reinforce values of citizenship and solidarity.
Another video on the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, an initiative launched by ONDE to train 395 child parliamentarians in entrepreneurial approaches, and offer them support through various training courses, was also screened during the ceremony.
Princess Lalla Meryem then handed the awards “Voix d’Avenir”, “Cœur Citoyen”, and “Young Change Makers” to the children with the three best projects submitted following the Bootcamp, as well as two Choice awards “Voix de la Liberté” and “Briller sans limites” to two child parliamentarians whose projects stood out for their originality during the training.
