Jaboban, a City One of the richest municipalities in Mexico is one of the country’s most child -friendly cities.
From inviting children to help design public parks to the provision of workshops to parents and caregivers, it is often thanks to the fact that the government of Jabopan has put the child’s growth in the center of its administration. The city first announced Its aim for obtaining UNICEF Child friendly city certificate in 2016Now the governor of Jalisco, Pablo Lemus, mayor.
As the first city of Bill, Bill the city of children, Jaboban’s aim is to guarantee the fundamental rights of young residents, such as health, education, security, culture, sports and participation, creating places and policies designed from the point of view.
To understand the impact of the initiative and how it operates, Mexico News Daily Daily Cyudat de Ninos Y Ninos (Children’s City), Chairman of the Children’s City, spoke to the Garcia de Cuvedo.
“Our goal is to ensure that everyone within the municipal government act in mind with a thought: we create a city where children live,” said Preisiato.
The University of Quadalajara University (Ideso) explained that the graduate of the University of Jesut (Ideso) focused on bringing childhood perspectives to other parts of the government, except for their office -run programs.
“For example, in the entrepreneurship area, we encourage them to perform children’s workshops – like a child’s challenge – they create something,” said Preisiato. “Or, if the part of the training and educational offer is to add the child perspective in their plans, we will show them how to do it through public libraries, municipal centers or Lucienaka libraries.”
Liquor libraries A model inspired by a Korean project, which promotes learning and science through play for marginalized communities. Jabopan’s goal is to have 19 in these libraries. It currently has 17, and these have benefited more than 173,000 people, the city said.
The program also seeks to protect children from home violence, child abuse and human trafficking through educational workshops aimed at parents and caregivers.
But the work of Freesyato is not the only focus on high achieving plans. Her office oversees regular maintenance tasks that can affect children.
“If the Public Works Office is pruning a tree, workers are concerned that the children may cross near the tree and strengthen the importance of security measures,” he said.
Thank you for paying attention to Japopon in childhood – this is UNICEF is recognized and supported -In the category of Social Development in 2024, the Mexican Child Friendship Cities (RMCon) won a National Child Friendship City (CAN) award. The praise was given to Japophan’s aid desk for children and adolescents.
“Through this service desk, we show them that they do not have to wait until they are adults to listen to their children’s recommendations and listen to them,” said Preisiato after receiving the award.
Through this desk, a “magic sheet” that reveals what children want to see in their community, the murals on the park walls are the first new playground equipment and so on. Launched in 2022, the attempt was addressed by 2,000 children’s concerns.
Jaboban was the first company to study the extent of children’s happiness in Latin America. The first of the city’s child welfare, which was first conducted by 2022, evaluates other indicators of education, social cloth, sports, health and culture. According to a recent survey by December 2024, nine of the 10 children in Japopon are happy.
But in terms of Freesyato, the biggest achievement is raising awareness of the importance of the first five years of the child’s life.
“Personally, this is a great achievement, because these years have a large number of brain attachments,” he said.
While other municipalities in Mexico are working to ensure a safest and healthy lifestyle for its young residents, Japopan said that Japopan continues to be the only municipality of the country to prioritize children’s well -being in its local budget.
“There is no other municipality like Jaboban,” he said. “No other municipality has allocated many resources to children.”
According to Gabriel A Mexican lawyer became a full -time writer. He was born and raised in Quadalajara and covers business, culture, lifestyle and journey daily for Mexico News. You can follow her lifestyle blog Tunas Y Palmaras.
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