Child Friendly Shillong's initiatives are supported by three essential stakeholder groups collaborating to establish an optimal environment for children's development and well-being. These groups form the foundation of our collaborative approach to child welfare and development.
Children are the primary stakeholders and subjects of Child Friendly Shillong. They are the agent of change in transforming the world. By children, we understand all persons below the age of 18. However, the bulk of the awareness creation and capacity building programmes conducted are focused mainly for the age group of 12–18 years of age.
Child Friendly Shillong believes that young people in the 18 to 29 age group can add immense value to child friendly city initiatives by their energy and passion. Therefore, we seek to leverage these resources towards making Shillong a child friendly city.
"Building" a child friendly city is not within the reach of a single organization or group. It is the combined effort of everyone in the city, each playing its role. Therefore, we network with diverse segments of civil society to mobilize, capacitate and support children.
Child friendly cities can be realized only when duty bearers – elected representatives, city leadership, civil administrations, the bureaucracy, service providers – act as mandated by the constitutions, legal provisions and programmes that translate them into action.
Consequently, Child Friendly Shillong takes initiatives in building a good relationship with key administrative personnel through personal meetings, focused group discussion, trainings and workshops to explore avenues for collaboration.