Tomorrow marks the beginning of Children’s Week 2023 (21-29 October).
Observed annually across Australia, Children’s Week is dedicated to celebrating children and promoting the Rights of the Child as proclaimed by the United Nations in 1954. It also exists to remind us of our responsibility to advocate for children as citizens and their right to a positive childhood.
The 2023 Children’s Week theme is based on Article 31of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Children have the right to relax, play and take part in activities they enjoy.
This Children's Week, Communities is encouraging leaders of organisations in WA to review and enhance their existing child safe strategies to ensure the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations are embedded at all levels. Visit the Child Safe Organisations Knowledge Hub for more information.
In WA, Children’s Week is coordinated by not-for-profit organisation Meerilinga. This year, the Department of Communities provided $15,000 in funding to Meerilinga to support their Children’s Week Community Grants Program which assists regional and remote not-for-profits and local governments to host Children’s Week events.
A total of 78 grants were awarded this year, with recipients in every region of WA.
Events to celebrate Children’s Week will be held across WA throughout October and November and during Children’s Week from 21-29 October. Visit the Children's Week web page to see if there's an event near you.
