Information
The project is supported by OAK Foundation (Switzerland).
Implementation period: 2005-2013
The project is implemented in six countries: Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine
Partners of the project:
- Nobody's children Foundation (Poland);
- Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports;
- State Social Service for family, children and youth
Aim: To improve the professional competence of specialists who work with children who suffered from violence, and also shape public attitudes towards the problem of child abuse.
Activities in 2011:
- Conduction of the trainings on issues of the child abuse for social sphere practitioners;
- Conduction of the local supervisions on issues of child abuse;
- Conduction of the international supervision with the aim to exchange the experience on the field of child violence and neglect prevention;
- Conduction of the social campaign on child sexual abuse;
- Work of Resource centre (website) on child abuse prevention;
- Publishing materials of the educational materials about child sexual abuse for parents and professionals, who work with children;
Project objectives:
- Educating the society, broadening public knowledge about prevention of child abuse and neglect, and improving intervention opportunities.
- Changing parents and caregivers’ attitudes associated with child rearing and child protection;
- Diagnosing attitudes, knowledge and skills of Eastern Europe’s professionals working with abused children;
- Improving their competencies through training programs, supervisions, site visits, publications and research.
- Working out regional standards and solutions in the field of child abuse and neglect, based on proven strategies • Used in other countries and by more experienced organizations participating in the project.
- Lobbying (in the Parliaments, state governments and local authorities) for the introduction of legislative amendments necessary for changing and implementing social policies that would ensure effective child protection.
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