Talaso learns about children's rights in a children's rights club

It's a windy and overcast day in Kenya. 13-year-old Talaso's break has just ended and she's going to the Children's Rights Club.

The club meets once a month. Adults tell them what rights children have. Children can discuss and ask questions to the adults. Sometimes children from other schools visit the Talaso Children's Rights Club.

This is what they do at the Children's Rights Club

Talaso says that the children who attend the children's rights club usually write songs about children's rights together. They then sing the songs they have written to each other. She also says that the club teaches the children to make their own decisions and that all children have the right to go to school.

The children in the Children's Rights Club have also learned that they can always talk to an adult if they are being mistreated or see someone else being mistreated. Talaso talks about what she has noticed should be improved in the village where she lives.

-I know that many children here have to walk very far to get to school. Then the children get tired. There should be school buses that children can take to school," says Talaso.

More children learn about their rights

What Talaso and other children learn at the Children's Rights Club, they share with other children. In this way, more children learn about their rights. You could say that children become like teachers to each other. When more children know about their rights, they can help each other to make sure they have the best life possible.

This text was originally published on April 1, 2023.