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Our principles

Programmes using the Child-to-Child approach should:

• View health in the wider context of physical, mental, emotional, social, moral and environmental well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO).
• Recognize the role of children as citizens and community members in contributing to the health and development of themselves and others.
• Engage children in active learning so that their critical thinking and life skills are developed.
• Be inclusive and involve as many children as possible without selection or exclusion on the basis of gender, disability, ethnicity or religion.
• Facilitate the building of an enabling environment for the fulfilment of children's rights, participation and protection.
• Encourage children to work cooperatively to find solutions that are safe and helpful for themselves, their families and communities.
• Ensure that adult facilitators work in responsible ways with children protecting them from any actions that may physically, emotionally or socially put them at risk.
• Appreciate that the participation of children should be sensitive to the evolving capacities of children.