By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Aceh

Many of Aceh's children were made homeless by the 2004 tsunami

The Indonesian province of Aceh has been holding its first representative children's congress.

More than 80 children are meeting to discuss their problems and find new ways of making children's voices heard.

This is the first time children in Aceh have elected their own representatives and decided on the issues to be raised.

The children have discussed topics including drug abuse, education and the lack of support following the Asian tsunami in 2004.

Tsunami reconstruction

The meetings have been lively and largely barred to adults.

After three days of discussion, they are presenting their findings to representatives from Aceh's existing adult parliament.

Many of the issues raised are general ones - worries about drug use, for example, or schooling.

But others touch on the ongoing reconstruction of Aceh following the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Many children said their needs had not been given proper consideration.

They talked about the lack of recreation areas in the rebuilding of their communities, for example, or the need for more support for children suffering from trauma.

The congress is being backed by government agencies, the UN and children's charities working in Aceh.

At the moment several agencies run children's committees in different districts.