Age group: Pioneers

How long it will take: 1 hour +

What materials you will need: Pens and paper

The aim of the activity: To find out how much others know about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

What to do:
This activity is based around devising a questionnaire on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, asking adults and children to (verbally) complete the questionnaire, and then working out from the answers how well the Convention is known in your area. The end result of the survey can make the basis of an attractive news story for your local media. (A draft press release is supplied, to give you some ideas).

Group members should first agree the questions to be asked. A possible questionnaire is supplied, but it is better if each group decides its own wording of questions.

You are looking to find out:

• whether people know of the UN Convention
• whether people know about the UN Special Session
• whether people have any idea what is in the Convention
• what rights, if any, people think children should have

Depending on where your Woodcraft Folk group meets, and the ages of the children/young people, it may be possible to actually undertake street interviews with members of the public during the group night session. At the least, get ready to quiz the parents who come at the session end. The questionnaires can also be taken away, and used during the week - with teachers, other children, family members etc. (If you have arranged to get stocks of the UNICEF leaflets, these could be given out at the end of each interview).

Tip: It is easier to record all replies on a single sheet of paper, rather than using separate sheets for each interview. Just put a tick for each person's answer and at the end total up the ticks.