Child Friendly Cities
A Child Friendly City is a local system of good governance
committed to fulfilling children's rights
Welcome!
The Child Friendly Cities project at UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre is pleased to announce its website has a revised graphic lay-out. New materials are being uploaded, as they are reviewed and updated.The CFC website provides information on how to build a child Friendly City/Community; includes data on good practices and initiatives; gathers relevant publications and updates on current research.
A Framework for Action
Read the conceptual framework of a CFC and review the nine building blocks.
Criteria and practical tools to build a CFC
Review criteria and indicators developed world-wide to acknowledge the "child-friendliness" of municipalities. Access practical tools for cities and communities to engage in a child friendly process.
Search the database for CFC-related materials
The database contains more than 1,600 entries, including good practices, projects and web links.
Related topics
Read about children in urban contexts, urban children and climate change and more ...
The CFC Research Initiative
IRC in partnership with Childwatch International and in coordination with the Children's Environments Research Group ...
Desk Review on Child Friendly Cities Initiatives supported by UNICEF Country Offices and National Committees
The Review is undertaken by UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnership - Child Advocacy and Education Section in Geneva and the Innocenti Research Centre, with the collaboration of the NYHQ- Adolescent Development and Participation unit.
CFC Research workshop
Within the framework of the Child Friendly Cities (CFC) research
initiative, the workshop “Assessing and Monitoring Child Friendly
Communities and Cities – supporting advocacy and capacity building in local
governance” will be held in Rome on Nov 25-27, 2009 ...