Child-friendly Imatra

Imatra is involved in UNICEF's child-friendly municipality model.

The model helps municipalities make the right solutions for children's well-being in everyday services for children and in municipal administration. The goal is especially the realization of the rights of those in a weaker position. The model is based on the UN To the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

UNICEF Finland approved Imatra's Child-friendly municipality action plan in August 2023

Imatra's goals

The coordination group decided on Imatra's goals based on the initial survey of the current state in December 2022. 

• The municipality familiarizes municipal officials, employees and trustees with the rights of the child
• The municipality is preparing guidelines to support the child impact assessment (LAVA) and its use in decision-making.
• The municipality ensures that every child has a safe adult in their life
• The municipality prevents bullying of children and promotes community and children's emotional and interaction skills
• In the municipality, children's participation is increased when developing the city

.In order to reach the goals, the city has made an action plan based on the UNICEF model. Child-friendly municipality of Imatra -the coordination group and the coordinator are jointly responsible for monitoring and evaluating the progress of the measures in the city on a regular basis. 

Imatra's LYK action plan (pdf)

UNICEF supports the achievement of the goals and monitors the realization of the goals

If Imatra achieves the set goals, it will be granted the status of a child-friendly municipality. In general, recognition can be granted no earlier than about two years after the municipality has been accepted into the model.

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