A step-by-step guide covering 195 minutes in six stages, with a set of 10 downloadable tools to support children and adolescents in public speaking and advocacy with local authorities.

Document information

• Official title: Voces que Transforman. Facilitation Dossier and Methodological Framework for Civic Advocacy by Children and Adolescents.
• Prepared by: Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA Peru), in consortium with Asociación Protección Población Vulnerable (APPV) and with technical support from HIAS Europe, funded by the European Union (Transformative Circles project).
• Local experience documented: the Consultative Council of Children and Adolescents (CCONNA) of Carabayllo, North Lima.
• Length: 43 pages organized into 7 chapters and 10 practical annexes.

Chapter structure (Chapters 1 to 7)

• Chapters 1 and 2 · Purpose and theoretical and methodological framework: foundations of communicative citizenship, communication for social change, the three pillars of argumentation (Head = data and evidence; Heart = a first-person story; Strength = the collective legitimacy of the CCONNA), and the do-no-harm principle.
• Chapter 3 · From a complaint to a proposal: connecting the analysis of structural causes, mapping decision-makers and public narrative.
• Chapter 4 · Minute-by-minute facilitation guide: a logistics checklist, materials for 25 participants and a detailed plan for the 195-minute session.
• Chapters 5, 6 and 7 · Evaluation, continuity and safeguarding: a pre- and post-workshop evaluation model, guidance on sustaining youth networks and an ethical protocol for confidential referral following disclosures of violence.

Workshop methodology (195 minutes in 6 stages)

• Stage 0 · Welcome and Circle of Trust (20 min): a web-building activity using a ball of yarn, privacy agreements and the signing of informed assent forms.
• Module 1 · Structural Analysis and Power Mapping (65 min): prioritizing community challenges, building the Root Cause Tree (historical roots, a trunk of rules that can be changed and a canopy of symptoms), and locating the relevant authorities on the Power Map.
• Active break and refreshments (15 min): time to rest and connect as a group.
• Module 2 · Argumentation and 90-second public speaking (50 min): combining local evidence with first-person stories and rehearsing a short speech (elevator pitch) for decision-makers.
• Module 3 · Creative Lab and Digital Safety (35 min): planning vertical audiovisual pieces while protecting adolescents' identities and privacy.
• Closing · Evaluation and commitments (10 min): completing the post-workshop questionnaire and agreeing on next steps.

Toolkit included in the PDF (10 downloadable annexes)

• Annex 1: Suggested issue cards (a deck of community challenge cards).
• Annex 2: Root Cause Tree template.
• Annex 3: Four-quadrant Power Map template.
• Annex 4: Activist directory — a worksheet for allies and reliable official sources (MIMP, SÍSEVE, INEI, the Ombudsman's Office, DEMUNA and CEM).
• Annexes 5 and 5b: Argument table template (Head, Heart and Strength) and a summary sheet for a 90-second speech.
• Annex 6: Pocket handbook for CCONNA spokespersons.
• Annex 7: Storyboard guide for a short vertical video (6 frames covering 0 to 90 seconds).
• Annex 8: Pre- and post-workshop evaluation instrument (Pre and Post Test).
• Annex 9: Informational leaflet The right to live free from violence (bodily autonomy and the Body Traffic Light).
• Annex 10: Local Protection Pathway and confidential referral directory.

Read about its application in Carabayllo in our account of the work with the CCONNA.