COUNCIL OF EUROPE INFORMATION OFFICE ORGANISES PUPPET PLAY IN GYUMRI

ArmRadio.am
29.05.2007 17:11

The protection of children from violence and promoting children rights
is one of the key Council of Europe activities aimed at constructing
a violence-free Europe. To raise public awareness in the European
societies and alert the CoE member states about the need to combat
violence against children, the Council of Europe initiated Building
a Europe for and with Children campaign.

Launched in April 2005 at the Monaco conference, the campaign aims to
bring to the fore the Council of Europe children rights protection
instruments and encourage debates on the issue at various fora on
international, regional and local levels.

In this context, the Council of Europe Information office in Armenia,
in cooperation with the the Armenian Centre of the International
Association of Puppeteers has prepared a thematic interactive play
that views children rights violation in the Armenian context. The
play displays scenes from school, home and playground and encourages
children to raise and analyse important issues affecting their
everyday life.

The play will be performed free of charge for around 180 schoolchildren
on 31 May at the Puppet Theater after Stepan Alikhanyan in the city
of Gyumri.