I saw what the Children's Rights Alliance for England did with thereporting process and saw it as an opportunity to make it 10 timesbigger. It is definitely time well spent. There will be the chance toget my voice heard and meet a lot of amazing young people.
I want to make a visible change. The greatest thing is that this projectis youth led. Unlike other tokenistic events, young people will have asay and influence in all aspects of the project.
I wanted to join the steering group because it was the group in charge.I wanted to play a part in running the project and influencing the bigdecisions. Maybe I am a megalomaniac.
I can offer a young person's perspective. Psychologists have proved thatadults and young people's brains are wired differently. So it isimportant for young people to have a say.
A young person of the past cannot understand what it is like for theyoung people of today. Young people relate best to each other, hence wecan get the most out of each other.
- Do you know a child or young person with a story to tell? Call CathyWallace on 020 8267 4722, email cathy.wallace@haymarket.com.
