We are accustomed to consider June 1 to be the main children's holiday , which arose on the recommendation of the United Nations in 1954. All countries were asked to include an important date in the calendar - Universal Children's Day , in order to think about the responsibility of adults to the most vulnerable part of the population - minor children. But there is another day - 11/20/1959. Adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. This event is celebrated as the All-Russian Day of Legal Assistance to Children. What recommendations are possible on its implementation on the eve of an important date in 2016?
All-Russian action plan: Children's Legal Aid Day
The Government Commission entrusted the coordination of efforts for the Day of Legal Aid to the Ministry of Justice and local territorial bodies. The association of lawyers, charitable and non-profit organizations, aimed at providing free education and counseling for orphans and families in the TGS, were involved in the work. Legal aid points and the Hotline telephone are created on a number of issues:
- protection of interests of children without parents;
- assisting in the adoption or adoption of children into a family;
- consultation of families in difficult life circumstances;
- assistance to children with disabilities and their legal representatives.
Regions form their own plan for the Day of Legal Aid to Children with the involvement of state and municipal institutions: public events, Open Days, contests, and volunteer events. In educational schools and preschool educational institutions, celebrations are held with the participation of legal organizations: notarial chambers, collegiums of judges, bailiff services.
Secondary school: action plan
The day of legal assistance to children should include: education, identification of violations of the rights of the child, the formation of an active position and organization of assistance to the child in a difficult situation.
| Members | Event | Summary | Who is conducting |
| All students | Action "Report violation of rights" | Installation of sealed mailboxes for anonymous messages to the Prosecutor's Office (Commissioner for the Rights of the Child) | Educational institution together with the Prosecutor's Office, the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child |
| All students | One class hour "Children's rights" | The inclusion in the class schedule of a single class hour devoted to acquaintance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), taking into account age-specific features | Class teachers, a parent committee, trained students - high school students, law students |
| Parents, educators | Round table: Regional legislation to help families with children | Discussion of local laws, their practical application for parents from families in TJS | School Administration, Social Security Institutions, Parents' Committee |
| Teens, parents from families in TJS | Hot Phone Promotion | Allocation of specially allotted time (1-2 hours) for dialogue with responsible specialists of legal institutions (passport department, bailiff service, guardianship and guardianship, district police department) | School administration together with law enforcement agencies, parent committee |
| High school students | Legal game "What? Where? When?" | Conducting an event with the participation of teams from all classes on legal topics | Extracurricular work organizer, class teachers, high school asset, students |
| All parents | Online dialogue | Online counseling for parents in a predetermined time according to the laws of school life | School Administration, Parents Committee |
Features of the holiday in a preschool
Young children can be subjected to violence in families, experience emotional discomfort, therefore, the diagnosis and individual work of a psychologist should be included in the action plan. Legal aid day for children can be held with a competition of drawings, crafts, poems, where volunteers - students of law schools can act as a jury. It is possible to arrange discussions of works where, in an understandable language, the violation of children's rights is described. For example, the story "Vanka" A.P. Chekhov.
The main work should be carried out with the parents of the children, for whom dialogue with the administration, clarification of their rights and responsibilities is important.
What to consider when preparing a holiday
Common mistakes in holding a holiday in educational institutions include:
- autonomy of its conduct (without the participation of territorial organizations);
- inclusion of only mass events (without thoughtful individual work);
- insufficient coverage of parents of students;
- poor use of volunteer assistance.
A lot of preparation is required to include joint actions with all interested structures in the action plan. Children's Legal Aid Day is a holiday that has only a three-year history, but it will certainly take an important place among others, solving the problem of providing real assistance to every child.