Research studies and a multitude of reports in both countries have signaled that children in care, avulnerable group in society, are not heard or respected for their capabilities to influence social change.This in disagreement with the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, legislation and steering documents both in South Africa and Sweden. Childrens’participation in their own development and decision-making is fundamental fortheir current and futurewell-being as well as the future of the society. The aim of this South African and Swedish study is to contribute knowledge and social development strategies for social change through child agency andparticipation by joint research projects among the participating universities, capacity development ofemerging researchers and postgraduate students by including them in workshops in South Africa andSweden, discussions with local NGOs and government departments and to advance knowledge in addressing issues of child agency, participation and social transformation. In October 2021, as a partof this project, a digital workshop with the participation of researchers and practitioners in Swedenand South Africa and in collaboration with UNICEF was conducted. Social workers from Swedenand South Africa presented projects on participation of children in care and also strategies forimplementing the Rights of the Child in the municipalities. The results of the different projects werediscussed in multinational break-out rooms in a world café model.