Krakkavitinn is a site for you if you want to know more about children's rights, what the youth council in Hafnarfjörður is up to, and what matters to the town's young people.
Here you can read news, share ideas and have an impact by submitting your suggestions!
An even better town for children and young people!
Do you have suggestions for Hafnarfjörður – how can the town of Hafnarfjörður be an even better town for children and young people? All ideas are good ideas.
The Hafnarfjörður Youth Council is a safe platform for secondary and primary school pupils to express their opinions.
The council gives young people the opportunity to express their opinions on issues concerning children and young people.
This council has had an impact on the daily lives of young people, but in recent years it has submitted proposals to the town council, for example to have sanitary towels in the school toilets and to request more sex education in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools.
The youth council is also keen to take part in all sorts of projects. They have attended conferences such as Young People and Democracy, the Farsældarþing conference at Harpa, and other projects, for example, trips to Tartu, Höfn in Hornafjörður, and the Althingi.
Guðbjörg Helga Kolbeins
Representative on the Hafnarfjörður Youth Council
Did you know this?
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international recognition that children are full-fledged individuals with their own rights, and that you have your own rights – independent of the rights of adults.
You can read all about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in child-friendly language.
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This means that by implementing it, Hafnarfjörður agrees to use the charter as a benchmark in its work and for the charter's principles to run like a red thread through all its activities.
The staff and politicians of Hafnarfjörður should put on so-called „children's rights glasses“ and examine their working and decision-making processes in light of the Convention, consulting children and young people more and incorporating your views so that your voices can be heard loud and clear.
You can also watch a video
You can watch a video tutorial about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child from UNICEF Academy. According to Article 42, everyone needs to know the rights of the child.
You can get family members to join you to learn together about children's rights.
In February 2024, a special child button was installed on all iPads for children and young people in years 5-10 in the primary schools of Hafnarfjörður.
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The rights corner on the children's section
Hafnarfjörður Library There is a special rights corner on the children's section. There, you can learn about the articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child through books.
Did you know that:
Do children and teenagers under 18 get free certificates against their parents' responsibility?
At the Hafnarfjörður library, can you, for example, borrow a ukulele?
Is it possible to book a space at the library and record a podcast?
If you are aged 12-25, you can get free counselling at Headspace, Bergið, at 8 Austurgata in Hafnarfjörður.
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If you have questions about sexual health, relationships or communication, you can visit the Barnaheill website, where you can find various reflections and answers to the concerns of young people.