A Child Friendly City is a local system of good governance
committed to fulfilling children's rights
Jordan
The Greater Amman Municipality
The Greater Amman Municipality began implementing the CFC approach in 2004 by establishing an Executive Agency for a Child Friendly City which oversees the implementation of programmes for children and ensures inter-sectorial coordination at the local level. Later the document “Policy and Priorities for Children” was developed through a participatory approach. It provides a holistic strategy to improve children’s life with a focus on the areas of health, protection and safety of children, culture, informal education/school drop outs and child built environments. Awareness raising, capacity building and child participation have been strong elements all throughout. To ensure child participation, 4 Children Municipal Council (CMC) were established through an election process where approximately 29,000 children participated. Recently, the CFC Executive Agency lobbied against and prevented the approval of a law which would have excluded non-Jordanian Children from the municipal council elections. The plan is to extend the councils and the CFC activities to the twenty-seven districts of the Greater Amman Municipality.
For more information: http://www.ammancity.gov.jo/en/english/default.asp (English and Arabic languages)