Children's Parliament is giving prominence and value to children's voices while empowering them to take up positions of responsibility.

This is according to the UNICEF Regional Director and Country Representative, who paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, in Swakopmund.

As a mouthpiece and a platform, the Children's Parliament lobbies and advises the government to fast-track policies that can improve the rights and welfare of children.

The UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Etleva Kadili, says Namibian children are smart and have great ideas to solve their challenges.

A former Vice Speaker of the Children's Parliament indicated that the platform has grown, especially with the development of the e-parliament strategy, which allows children from all over the country to join the debates virtually.