Children's rights game relaunched

A floor game aimed at making children aware of their rights was relaunched today by the Commissioner for Children, Carmen Zammit.

The game, addressed at children aged between three and five, was originally launched in 2005 by former commissioner Sonia Camilleri.

The new game, sponsored by Plasmon, is a floor puzzle consisting of 12 flash cards showing sad characters when rights are not respected, and the same characters clearly happy when their rights are respected.

The children have to pair the flash cards.Each flash card features a particular children’s right in both Maltese and English. The six rights depicted in the floor puzzle are:

- I have a right to have fun with my friends (Ghandi dritt li nifrah ma shabi)

- I have a right to learn (Ghandi dritt nitghallem)

- I have a right to play (Ghandi dritt nilghab)

- I have a right to be cared for (Ghandi dritt li jiehdu hsiebi)

- I have a right to a clean environment (Ghandi dritt li nghix f’arja nadifa)

- I have rights like everybody else (Ghandi dritt bhal kullhadd)

The floor puzzle was designed by Analiza Vella.

The relaunch was made by the commissioner at St Elmo Primary School in Valletta.