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DAY - Changing the City: Watch Eurochild's new documentary on child participation

Press Release Brussels - We are excited to announce the release of a powerful short documentary that sheds light on how children and young people can actively shape their communities—even…

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Call for a permanent ceasefire to ensure protection of children in the Middle East

Human rights violations at the hands of Israel extend to Lebanon and children are paying the highest price. The time for a response is now; delay is unacceptable. Joint statement…

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Eurochild welcomes members of the new European Parliament

Today, Eurochild hosted a Meet and Greet to welcome new and returning Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) setting the stage for a strong alliance of child rights advocates in…

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20 Years of Eurochild: Our History

Established on 26 July 2004 and with its current 211 members in 42 countries, Eurochild is the largest network of child rights organisations and individuals working with and for children.…

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About us

Eurochild is the largest network of organisations and individuals working with and for children in Europe.

We are striving for a society where all children and young people grow up happy, healthy, confident and respected as individuals in their own right. We influence policies, build civil society capacity, facilitate mutual learning and exchange practice and research. Our work is underpinned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Thematic Areas


Highlights

Annual Report 2023

This report features our 2023 achievements

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Our Videos


Our Reach

Albania

  • The Children's Human Rights Centre Albania - CRCA

Armenia

  • Child Protection Network

Austria

  • CONCORDIA Social Projects
  • Sharon Schneider
  • National Coalition for the Implementation of the UN CRC - Austria
  • Raluca Verweijen-Slamnescu

Azerbaijan

  • Fidan Abdullayeva

Belgium

  • Active Citizen Europe
  • Alliance for Childhood European Network Group
  • Child Rights Coalition Flanders
  • Children's Rights Knowledge Centre - Keki
  • VBJK - Ressource and Research Centre for Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Don Bosco International
  • European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education
  • Julien Van Geertsom
  • Kind en Gezin
  • Maud  Stiernet
  • Office of Birth and Childhood - ONE
  • Florence Koenderink

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Association Novi Put (New Road)

Bulgaria

  • Cedar Foundation
  • Social Activities and Practices Institute
  • For our Children Foundation
  • Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children - New Bulgarian University
  • National Network for Children - Bulgaria

Croatia

  • Coordination of Associations for Children
  • Union of Societies "Our Children" Croatia
  • Society "Our Children" Opatija
  • Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences - University of Zagreb
  • FICE Croatia
  • Ivana Boric
  • Ombudsman for Children - Croatia
  • Croatia for Children Foundation – ZHZD
  • Association Centre for the Culture of Dialogue (CEKADE)

Cyprus

  • Pancyprian Coordinating Committee for the Protection and Welfare of Children
  • Council FONI

Czechia

  • Alliance for the Rights of the Child - Czechia
  • Vterina poté (Second After)
  • Velky vuz Sever
  • In the Interest of the Child - the Civic Association

Denmark

  • Fairstart Foundation
  • Geert Jorgensen
  • Joint Council for Child Issues (Bornesagens Faellesrad)
  • Børns Vilkår

Estonia

  • Estonian Union for Child Welfare

Finland

  • Central Union for Child Welfare Finland
  • Pesäpuu Ry - Centre of Expertise in Child Welfare
  • Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters
  • Mannerheim League for Child Welfare

France

  • National Federation of Association for Child Protection
  • Association Samuel Vincent
  • Anne Williams
  • Children of Prisoners Europe
  • Secours Populaire Français
  • Group SOS Youth
  • Initiatives of Change France
  • Nexem

Germany

  • European Network for Traveller Education - ENTE
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe
  • Bavarian Youth Council
  • German Children's Fund
  • Kindermitte association for social enterpreneurship and quality in early education
  • National Coalition Germany - Network for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Bertelsmann Stiftung
  • International Federation of Social Workers Europe

Greece

  • Union of Women of Heraklion
  • The Smile of the Child
  • Roots Research Center NGO
  • Prolepsis Institute
  • ERGO-LEARNING4LIFE
  • Iliachtida - Hospitality Centre for Sick Children and Family
  • Network for Children's Rights - Greece
  • ALMA - Panhellenic Association of Adapted Activities

Hungary

  • Terre des Hommes - Fondation Lausanne in Hungary
  • Hintalovon Child Rights Foundation
  • Family, Child, Youth Association
  • Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights - Hungary
  • Nestingplay
  • Ágnes Lux

Iceland

  • Þroskahjálp, the National Association of Intellectual Disabilities

Ireland

  • Children's Rights Alliance Ireland
  • Helen Lynch
  • Hugh Frazer
  • Robbie Gilligan
  • Child Law Project
  • UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre
  • Rita Melia

Italy

  • Cesvi
  • CIFA
  • Department of Human Sciences for Education - University of Milano-Bicocca
  • Fondazione L'Albero della Vita ETS
  • Istituto Degli Innocenti
  • SOS Il Telefono Azzurro Onlus
  • EFYS - Equipe Formation Youthstart Sardinia
  • ICAM Network APS
  • Rosalba Mirci
  • Associazione Lea Onlus

Kosovo

  • Childproof NGO
  • Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection-KOMF

Latvia

  • Latvian Child Welfare Network
  • Latvian Protect the Children

Lithuania

  • Dainius Puras
  • Auto moto group
  • Lithuanian Informal Coalition of Non-governmental Organisations for Child Rights
  • ENGSO Youth
  • Nordic Council of Ministers office in Lithuania

Luxembourg

  • Ombuds - Committee for the Rights of the Child

Malta

  • Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society
  • Office of the Commissioner for Children - Malta
  • Foundation for Social Welfare Services
  • Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
  • Early Childhood Development Association of Malta

Moldova

  • Child Rights Information Center - CIDDC/CRIC

Montenegro

  • NGO Parents

Montenegro

  • NGO Parents

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North Macedonia

  • First Children's Embassy in the World - Megjashi

Norway

  • World Organisation for Early Childhood Education

Poland

  • Child and Family Foundation
  • Department of Applied Sociology and Social Work - University of Lodz
  • Polish Foster Care Coalition
  • Happy Kids Foundation

Portugal

  • Sergio Araújo
  • Marta Santos Pais
  • Instituto de Apoio à  Criança
  • Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso Foundation
  • Odete Severino
  • Plataforma P.A.J.E
  • Sónia Rodrigues

Romania

  • Ador Copiii Association - The Community of Adoptive Families
  • Council of Institutionalised Youth
  • FARA Foundation
  • Federation of NGOs for Children - Romania
  • Hope and Homes for Children Romania
  • Friends of Romanian Children
  • Justice for Minors
  • Association “Casa Bună”

Serbia

  • Child Rights Centre
  • Children and Youth Support Organisation - Pomoc Deci
  • Network of Organisations for Children of Serbia - MODS
  • Center for Missing and Exploited Children – CNZD
  • Friends of Children of Serbia

Slovakia

  • Coalition for Children - Slovakia

Slovenia

  • Slovenian Children's Rights Network
  • Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs - Slovenia
  • Slovenian Association of Friends of Youth

Spain

  • Fundacio Privada Pere Closa
  • Research Team : Intervention - Faculty of Psychology and Education - Universidad de Deusto
  • Plataforma de Organizaciones de Infancia
  • Federació d'Entitats d'Atenció i d'Educació a la Infáncia i l'Adolescéncia (FEDAIA)
  • FICE Spain
  • Fundación Montessori sin Fronteras
  • Fundevas
  • National Foster Care Association - ASEAF

Sweden

  • Ann Rem Loraine Rava-Lynn
  • Thomas Hammarberg
  • The Association for Promotion of Family Centers
  • BRIS – Children´s Rights in Society

Switzerland

  • Ariel Foundation
  • Children's Rights European Academic Network (previously ENMCR)
  • European Alliance of Initiatives for Applied Antroposophy - ELIANT
  • International Association for Steiner/Waldorf Early Childhood Education

The Netherlands

  • ChildPress
  • Veronica Smits
  • Utrecht University - Dynamics of Youth Strategic Programme
  • Learning for Well-being Foundation (former Universal Education Foundation)
  • Netherlands Youth Institute
  • Dutch NGO Coalition for Children’s Rights
  • International Child Development Initiatives
  • EACH European Association for Children in Hospital
  • ISSA, International Step by Step Association

Turkey

  • Hayat Sende Youth Academy Association

Ukraine

  • Charity Fund EDUKIDS
  • Antonina Slipchenko
  • International Non-Governmental Organisation International Leadership and Development Center
  • International Charity Partnership for Every Child
  • Polina Klykova
  • Charitable Fund “Voices of Children”
  • UCRN, Ukrainian Child Rights Network
  • Star for Life Ukraine

United Kingdom

  • Hope and Homes for Children
  • Jeffrey Coleman
  • Home-Start Worldwide
  • International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO)
  • Catriona Williams OBE
  • Children in Northern Ireland
  • Children in Scotland
  • Children in Wales
  • Children's Rights Alliance for England
  • University of Central Lancashire - The Centre for Children and Young People's Participation - School of Social Work
  • Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)
  • The Early Years Organisation
  • Gareth Williams-James
  • Lifestart Foundation
  • Marion Macleod
  • Middlesex University
  • Voices From Care Cymru
  • 5Rights Foundation
  • Vânia S. Pinto
  • Nadine Finch

Events

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14 November 2024

EEG - Preventing institutionalisation of children: strengthening families and building community-based alternative care

Online; 14 November 2024, 09:30 – 12:30 Although the EU encourages its Member States to focus on providing community-based alternative care, early intervention, preventative measures and family strengthening, more should…

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8 October 2024

Beyond Pseudo-Participation: Empowering Youth Voices and Creating Child-Friendly Municipalities

8 October 2024; 09:30 – 10:30 CET; Albert Borschette Conference Centre, AB-4A, Brussels. Registrations now open for Eurochild and partners’ transnational workshop on child and youth participation at local municipal…

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25 September 2024

Eurochild network meet and greet at the European Parliament

25 September 2024; 14:00-16:00; European Parliament’s Info Hub, Brussels Come and get to know Eurochild’s work and our team. Eurochild would like to welcome and introduce its work and team…

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18 September 2024

DAY - Final Conference

18 SEPTEMBER - Sala dei Baroni, Castel Nuovo, Naples The event is in Italian and will feature a presentation of the DAY model of participation to those working in public…

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17 September 2024

ECLAG welcome breakfast to newly elected MEPs

17th September, 8:15-9:30am, Members’ Salon European Parliament, Strasbourg Europe is facing an alarming child sexual abuse crisis, with over 100 million images and videos of child sexual abuse reported online…

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3 July 2024

Using children’s rights to recover from the global pandemic

Registrations now open for the hybrid conference for the Building Children’s Futures project and the importance of child rights impact assessments in public policy decision-making. The event is part of…