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This initiative, led by the Institute’s Secretariat of Education and Evangelization and endorsed by the International Marist Mission Commission, commenced in early 2019 with the aim of crafting a guide centered on the involvement of children and young people within our Marist educational works. The goal was to imbue this guide with the essence of the Marist charism and make it accessible across all Marist educational settings catering to children and young people.

Following the initial drafting phase, the project advanced to a consultation stage. In October 2019, representatives from each Administrative Unit of the Institute were presented with a draft of the guide, encouraging them to contribute their perspectives, experiences, voices, and reflections for its refinement.

In the pursuit of exploring various themes, an online consultation process was embraced, commencing in the first half of 2020, and extending into the early months of 2021.

Simultaneously, Marist educators contributed to the dialogue through focused group discussions, interviews, and surveys, aligning their input with the thematic scope of the initial guide.

Nearly 10,000 children and young adults, alongside over 400 education professionals, lent their voices, enriching the document with their diverse perspectives and experiences.

Following video conferences with project liaisons from each Province/Administrative Unit in February 2021, efforts were made to refine and bolster implementation strategies, address challenges and proposals, and recommend follow-up measures. Subsequently, external consultants reviewed the inputs received, leading to the drafting of the final version of the document, which was launched on March 20, 2024.

This Project wishes to mobilize groups of children and young people from Marist Provinces and Districts throughout the coming year, so that they contribute to the elaboration of a document that defines criteria and suggests lines of action to promote their been listened to by the Institute (at the different levels), as well as to encourage their participation and empowerment.

The document “Stand Up, Speak Up & Act” emanates from the call of the XXII General Chapter of the Institute to “develop initiatives for the participation and empowerment of children and young people in all the realities of mission”where we are.

Each Administrative Unit of the Institute has a liaison person (link), who will be in charge of monitoring this process of participation and of sending the contributions made by the children and young people of the different countries.

We invite you to be part of this Project and renew the Institute’s commitment to become expert defenders of the Rights of the Child.

Material

Guide on the right to child and youth participation in the Marist Institute – Draft document
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Letter to the Link Coordinators of Marist Provinces and Districts
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Guide for the consultation of EDUCATORS on the right to participation of Marist children, adolescents and young people
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Guide for the survey of Marist CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS on their rights to play an active role
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Consent form for photography, film and interviews
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