As we told you, last Saturday kids built their own 'constitution'. One of the rights that I liked most was the right to have a name said by the second group. Why do I like it? Well, at first sight we could think that is a very simple right... and we could even believed that every kid has already recognized this right. In that case we would be absolutely wrong.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in its Article 7 says that all children have the right to a llegally registered name, the right to nationality and the right to know and, as far as possible, to be cared by their parents but the reality in Asia and the Pacific [including Philippines] region is that around 29 percent of children under 5 years old are not registered (1)
And what does it mean not being registered?
Not being registered means one is not counted, that the kid does not exist, he or she is what we call an 'invisible child' without rights and without the opportunity to access to education or health and social services.
That is the reason why I am very proud that kids mentioned this right because something inside them know that having a name is crucial for every child even they maybe don't know how important is it for their protection.
- Lilia, ASPROFIL member and volunteer.
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