About
Us
It is a social
organisation nationally registered as a non-profit association,
recognised as being of Social Welfare and National Interest.
The DCI movement has a consultative status for the Economic
and Social Council of the United Nations and the United
Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF). DCI is recognised
by the International Movement Defence for Children International
as a national section with local national and regional
programs, which have impact at an international level.
DCI-Costa
Rica is a sub-regional coordinator for Central America,
Mexico and the Caribbean of the Global March against
Child Labour, as well as focal point of the Sexual Exploitation
of Children. DCI also has the general coordination of
the Federation of NGO´s for the Defence of Human
Rights, COSECODENI which is part of the National Council
for Children and Adolescents.
The purpose
of the organisation lies in promotion and defense of
children and adolescents to achieve recognition of their
role as social subjects of rights, having as guidelines
the Convention on the Rights of the Child, optional
protocols and all instruments of human rights.
Activities
1) Programs
against child labour
The organisation
is involved in various projects like Toji project (
children who work in coffee plantations in Guanacaste
and Puntarenas), Papalote project ( children who work
in agriculture and dairies), Librosy Juegos Project
(Educational project to help child workers continue
their schooling in Pavas and Cartago regions) etc
2) Educational
Programs
The projects
associated with this program are as follows:
- 100 Project
- Promoting motivation for education and prevention
of quitting school.
- Aula Siete
Project- Prevention of quitting schools.
- Mediacion
Escolar Project- School Violence.
- Campana
Mudial Project - promoting education for everyone.
3) Program
for migrants
Binacional
Project- deals with family disintegration and migrations.
4) Program
for the Participation of Citizens
- ADIN-
Youth Group
- Cines
Foros- Film presentations and discussions for youth.
- Participating
teaches you to participate
- Participating
is practicing democracy
- Meeting
of Child Labourers
- Program
for National and International Internships.
5) Programs
for Legal and Social Defense
Library
specialised in Documentation on Human Rights of the
Child (Centro specializado de Documentación en
Derechos Humanos del Niño - CEDENNA-DNI)
For more
details, please visit the websites: http://www.dci.org,
http://www.dnicostarica.org
