Outgoing youth leader decries slow implementation

She says this has stifled progress in resolving children’s issues. The 16-year-old said the situation was fuelled in part by inadequate resource allocation towards children’s predicaments, though there was ‘willpower’ from all quarters. The forum brought together about 160 child representatives from all 16 administrative districts, who also took part in the election of new members of the CCF.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Third Consultative Forum held yesterday, Loeto said although she was descending from the Forum’s throne, she was aware that a lot still had to be done to address issues that affect children. She, however, acknowledged that the establishment of the CCF in 2010 as informed by the Children’s Act of 2009, was a step in the right direction. She noted that children’s issues were broad and entailed several processes, and thus interventions could never be said to be adequate.