District administration Kaiserslautern wins Children's Rights Prize 2025!

District administration Kaiserslautern wins Children's Rights Prize 2025!

Kaiserslautern, Deutschland - The children's rights price 2025 goes to the project "Strong children say no", initiated by the Kaiserslautern district administration. On June 14, 2025, the prize in Mainz was awarded by Minister of Youth Katharina Binz. The prize is awarded projects that actively deal with the important topics such as participation, education, equal treatment and protection against violence. The project was awarded 2,500 euros for the outstanding commitment. The children from primary and special schools developed content to deal with children's rights and made a self-designed video on topics such as bullying, equal treatment and peace

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As reported by the Kaiserslautern district administration, the premiere of the video took place in the administration's large meeting room. Dierk Marx directed the director and school social work actively supported the project. The clip, which has a runtime of three minutes, will be published on the homepage of the district administration and on the websites of the schools involved from November. The aim is to offer children an audience for their perspectives and opinions and to make children's rights transparent.

The other award winners

The competition for the children's rights award was hard, a total of 16 applications were submitted. The second place, rewarded with 2,000 euros, won the project "Pro Office for Youth Work" by the Altenahr community with the video project "Our home where we can grow". The third prize of 1,500 euros went to the family center of the city of Hachenburg for the project "Children's city directors of the city of Hachenburg". In addition, a special price for rural areas of 2,000 euros to the Rheingold School Brey for the "Knack" project was awarded the asphalt - our school yard is getting green ". The award was decided by a children's jury consisting of three groups of children between 8 and 14 years.

At the premiere of the video, the district deputy Peter Schmidt thanked the children and schools involved for their committed participation. He emphasized the need to implement structures to strengthen children's rights. Department head Dominic Jonas described the Situation as urgent and called for more consideration of the rights of children, with regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Children. "Children's rights are not just theoretical concepts; they have to be lived," said Jonas. The joy and pride of the children were noticeable in every scene of the video.

a focus on children's rights

The basis for such projects is supported by initiatives such as the UNICEF Germany childright program. It aims to strengthen awareness of children's rights in schools and to promote just education. Unicef ​​is committed to ensuring that every child's rights are read, respected and lived, and supports teachers and schools in integrating these principles into everyday school life.

In a children's right to children, the students have the opportunity to bring in their opinions and ideas. Formats such as students or class councils enable children to take responsibility and develop their talents. Here the students not only learn theoretically through their rights, they also experience them in practice, which leads to a respectful cooperation and a lively school culture.

The combination of creative development of the children and the support of institutions creates a strong network that is committed to the rights of young people. "Strong children say no" is only the beginning of a more comprehensive change towards a more inclusive and child -friendly environment in our country!