title: Convention on the rights of the child: promoting human rights in Islamic day schools in Indonesia.
abstract: In recent years, rights-based approaches to health are changing the perspective and work of actors in the development sector. This article describes an NGO program that translates theory into practice by integrating human rights education and human rights principles into primary school health programs in Jakarta, Indonesia. Uplift International, an NGO affiliated with the University of Washington School of Law, aims to improve the rights of urban, poor children through teacher and parent training, uniquely designed for the madrasah (Islamic religious day schools) community. The school program links child rights and child health through human rights education and human rights-based methodologies. The Uplift International program is in its fourth year and plans to expand in scope. Positive outcomes include significant notice by Indonesian Government Ministries. Moreover, there is support from the new Indonesian Special Envoy to the UN for Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Law and Uplift International, University of Washington, William H. Gates Hall, Seattle, Washington, USA. brivin@uw.edu
authors.forename: Beth E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Rivin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007514:Islam; D012572:School Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*