Reinickendorf starts children's and youth parliament: count young voices!

Reinickendorf starts children's and youth parliament: count young voices!

On June 6, 2025, the Reinickendorf children's and youth parliament was launched. The aim of this initiative is to strengthen the participation and participation of young people in the district in the long term. The youth councilor Alexander Ewers (SPD) underlined the crucial importance of involving the votes of the young population in political decisions. This is done as part of a current online and offline campaign to draw attention to the newly founded parliament and to promote the first meeting on June 12, 2025 in fox construction. The campaign aims to offer children and young people a platform to actively contribute their perspectives into politics.

Cooperation with schools and youth centers

An essential aspect of the foundation is cooperations with Reinickendorf schools and youth centers to ensure a broad speech by the young generation. The parliamentary structures will be set up in the coming months and is based on the wishes and needs of children and adolescents. Flexible participation and activation formats are offered to enable broad access for all young Reinickendorfer. This includes regular meetings, working groups and direct exchange with politicians. The aim is to promote practical political participation and at the same time to strengthen the personal and social skills of young people.

Common commitment at the national level

The Children's and Youth Parliament Reinickendorf is part of the National Action Plan for Child and Youth Participation (NAP), which was developed by the Federal Ministry of Youth and runs until 2025. The NAP promotes direct and visible participation in young people and has initiated a comprehensive dialogue process as a starting point. This included dialogue forums, thought factories and youth audits, supported by the Spi Foundation. Central results of this process include recommendations for the equivalent treatment of young people in participation processes and the development of a central participation platform.

The main goals of the NAP are to guarantee access to participation offers without barriers, to improve communication and to strengthen cross -departmental cooperation between the federal government. This is underpinned by newly introduced quality standards for the participation of young people, which, for example, supports the "Strong Children's and Youth Parliaments" initiative and promotes municipal parliaments through advice and qualification.

The structure and tasks of parliament

The children's and youth parliament is a specific form of participation for children and adolescents. It offers a defined framework for participation on site, including its own statutes and rules of procedure, to ensure the organization. The main tasks are in representing interests, wishes and concerns of the young population. The elected board structures the work of the parliament and represents it to the outside world.

As a rule, the parliamentary members work in regular meetings as well as in working groups or project -related. Ideally, you are included in municipal decision -making processes that affect you. Rights such as right of application, right to speak in the adult parliament and the possibility of participating in committees or voting rights are important components of this structure. Children and youth parliaments are also chosen by their age group, which underlines the legitimacy and relevance of the elected representatives.

Overall, the initiative aims to not only promote the political participation of young people, but also to structure and institutionalize in order to make a sustainable contribution to political education and participation.

For more information, please visit the websites of the Reinickendorf href = "https://www.bmfsfj.de/bmfsfj/themen/kinder-und-jugend/jugendbildung/jugendstrategy/jugendbeitigung/kinder-und-jugendeiligung-141880"> Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth and the Initiative for child and youth participation in Hesse .