The Institute of Philippine Culture (IPC), School of Social Sciences of the Ateneo de Manila University, together with UNICEF Philippines and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), cordially invite you to the “Second Forum on Children in the Urban Environment” to be held on August 23-24, 2011 at the Ricardo and Dr. Rosita Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
The forum aims at documenting good practices in working with and for urban children with the view of providing inputs to the Country Programme Action Plan for 2012-2016 between the Government of the Philippines and UNICEF and other policy and programme interventions. In addition, the conference will provide inputs in the design of an urban strategy particular to children and young people, as well as inputs to the “Safe and Friendly Cities for All” joint initiative by UNICEF, UN Women, and UN Habitat.
An corollary activity is the conduct of a pre-forum national children’s workshop that will enable selected children and youth representatives from various Philippine cities to express and share their views on accessing basic services in urban settings and making cities more “children and youth-friendly.” This will take place on August 22, 2011 also at the Ateneo de Manila University campus.
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
22 August 2011 (Monday)
Whole Day Children’s Workshop
23 August 2011 (Tuesday)
7:30-8:30 AM Registration
Opening Session
Master of ceremonies: Dr. Maria Elissa Jayme-Lao
Research Associate, Institute of Philippine Culture
8:30-8:40 AM Philippine National Anthem
Ecumenical Invocation
8:40-8:50 AM Opening Speech
Ms. Vanessa J. Tobin
Representative, UNICEF
8:50-9:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Fr. Jose Cruz, S.J.
Dean, School of Social Sciences
Ateneo de Manila University
9:00-9:05 AM Introduction of Speaker
Dr. Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu
Director, Institute of Philippine Culture
9:05-9:30 AM Keynote Message
Hon. Jesse Robredo
Secretary, Department of Interior and
Local Government
9:30-9:50 AM Break
9:50-10:10 AM Overview of the 7th Country Programme of Cooperation for Children (CPC7)
Mr. Abdul Alim
Deputy Representative, UNICEF
10:10-11:10 AM Situationer of the Urban Children
State of the Urban Children in the World and Report from the First Urban Forum
Dr. Mary Racelis
Research Scientist, Institute of the Philippine Culture
State of Asian Cities 2010-2011
Mr. Christopher Rollo
OIC, UNHABITAT
State of the Urban Children in the Philippines
Ms. Brenda Vigo
Executive Director, CWC
11:10-12:00 PM Open Forum
Plenary Sessions
Strategies and Good Practices
1:00-3:00 PM Session One – Education, Learning and Local Governance
MODERATOR: AUSTERE PANADERO
Localizing MDGs and CCT-Pasay City
Education and SEF –Naga City
Early Child Care and Development-City of Manila
Child representative
3:00-3:15 PM Break
3:15-5:15 PM Session Two: Health and Local Governance
MODERATOR: BRENDA VIGO
Urban Health and Nutrition Strategy –San Fernando City, La Union
HIV/AIDS- Quezon City, Zamboanga City
Water and Sanitation – San Fernando City, La Union
Child representative
24 August 2011 (Wednesday)
8:00-8:30 AM Registration
Plenary Sessions
Strategies and Good Practices
8:30-10:30 AM Session Three: Child Protection and Local Governance
MODERATOR: ALICIA BALA
Community-based Systems for Child Protection – The Share a Child Movement and LGU
Implementing the Local Children’s Code-Cabanatuan City
Implementing the Juvenile Justice Law – Center for Restorative Action and LGU
Implementing Programs for Street Children – Child Hope Asia Philippines and LGU
Child representative
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-12:45 AM Session Four: Cross-cutting Themes in Local Governance
MODERATOR: OSCAR RODRIGUEZ
Data, Planning and Budgeting –
Land and Housing – Mandaue City, Naga City
Climate Change and DRR – Marikina City, Legaspi City, Oroquieta City,
Corporate Social Responsibility- Philippine Business for Social Progress
Participatory Assessment tools –Bgy 156, Pasay City and IPC
1:45-3:15 PM Workshop
Education
Health
Child Protection
Cross-cutting Themes
3:15-3:45 PM Group Presentations
3:45-4:05 PM Response by League of Cities of the Philippines
4:05-4:20 PM Commitment Building, Summary and Next Steps
4:20-4:30 PM Launch of ‘Safe and Friendly Cities for All’
A Joint Project of UNICEF, UN Women and UN Habitat
4:30-4:35 PM Introduction of Speaker by Ms. Vanessa J. Tobin,
UNICEF Representative
4:35-5:00 PM Closing Address
Honorable Jejomar Binay
Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines
Chairman, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
5:00-5:30 PM Break and Networking