{"id":52380,"date":"2026-10-01T12:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decyp.tas.gov.au\/?page_id=52380"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T22:30:51","slug":"participation-and-empowerment-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decyp.dev.ionata.com\/vi\/about-us\/strategies-and-frameworks\/participation-and-empowerment-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation and Empowerment Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-emphasis\">\n\t<div class=\"block-emphasis__inner\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-information\">Key information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This guide helps you understand children and young people\u2019s needs when making decisions. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s based on the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It focuses on a child or young person\u2019s right 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         \n                            <h2 class=\"card-title\">\n                    <div class=\"card-title__inner\">\n                        <span class=\"card-title__text\">\n                            What We Stand For                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/h2>\n            \n                            <p>Explore the A*VOICE principles that support meaningful participation for children and young people.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"block-card block-card--wp block-card--vertical\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/decyp.dev.ionata.com\/vi\/about-us\/strategies-and-frameworks\/participation-and-empowerment-guide\/participation-and-empowerment-what-next\/\" class=\"block-card__inner block-card__inner--link\" target=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"block-card__image\" 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