2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 11 crime and delinquency. It also seeks to encourage the participants to prepare for the future, seize opportunities, meet challenges, instill discipline, and accustom them to be self-reliant and giving, promote community partnership, and strengthen the relationship between the state institutions, society, and youth. The NIHR has provided a number of lectures and awareness-raising activities on the rights of the child contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child or the Child Law through lectures and motivating training programs, which introduced human rights, the right to a clean environment, and public rights and freedoms. During 2017, the NIHR has launched a number of activities and events aimed at young people through conducting a specialized training program for young leaders on peace and human rights. The program dealt with a number of topics related to human rights and the rights of the child, including “Human Rights and Good Governance”, “Peace building Process”, and “Advocacy and Lobbying Campaigns”. As of the date of preparing this report in the current year, 2018, the NIHR has presented an introductory lecture on the rights of the child to students from a various of primary and secondary schools. The NIHR has also participated in the “Bahrain Summer Festival 2018”, which is organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, by presenting an activity called “Nakhul Tent”. This activity includes several cultural and recreational programs benefiting the participants in a new and fun way. The educational workshops are the most important activity undertaken by “Nakhul Tent”, as they target children aged (8-11) years. The NIHR has introduced human rights, in general, and the rights of the child, in particular, and has presented many training and educational activities and competitions to promote the rights of the child for this age group. The NIHR also participated by presenting a lecture and awareness activity on basic human rights and the role of NIHR in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in particular the rights of the child for children aged (9-14) years within “Youth City 2030” project. This project is carried out by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs and positively interacts with the Economic Vision 2030, which focuses on activating the role of young people in formulating the language of comprehensive development for the Kingdom of Bahrain at various levels. The project provides a range of training programs that contribute to the development of the skills and abilities of youth in diverse fields as well as their leadership qualities in order to empower them and mobilize their energy to be channeled properly. NIHR_Bahrain©CRC_parallel report 2018