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6 December 2023

Reaching in - Strengthening Children’s Participation in the Child Guarantee

This paper summarises what has been learned about children’s perspectives on important factors to consider in implementation of the Child Guarantee. The learning comes from nine pilot projects with Roma…
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4 December 2023

Reaching In - Inclusion and Influence in Children's Participation

This paper summarises what has been learned from a two-year study of inclusive approaches to children’s participation in public decision-making. The study involved nine pilot projects with Roma community groups…
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30 November 2023

Hungary's Child Guarantee National Action Plan - An overview

2021 was a turning point in the fight against child poverty, with the launch of two landmark initiatives, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child…
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20 November 2023

Children's Rights: Political will or won't?

Eurochild 2023 report on children in need across Europe. This report is based on assessments provided by 38 Eurochild members in 26 countries and provides recommendations for each country on how…
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11 October 2023

Poverty takes away the right to childhood

Children’s perceptions of poverty in four EU Member States Eurochild published its first report on Child Poverty, which provides an overview of the situation on the ground in Bulgaria, Croatia,…
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2 August 2023

Germany's Child Guarantee National Action Plan - An overview

2021 was a turning point in the fight against child poverty, with the launch of two landmark initiatives, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child…
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News

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6 November 2015

“Child participation is a way of thinking and in fact, not costly”, Norah Gibbons

Norah Gibbons, (Candidate) Honorary member of Eurochild and Chair of Ireland's Child and Family Agency, speaks of her work and the role the EU and children's rights organisations can play…

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18 April 2018

Eurochild recommits itself to catalysing EU influence to improve lives of children

The Strategic Plan of Eurochild for 2019-2021 commits to help bring a children’s rights perspective into policies and legislation in EU member states, accession countries and neighbourhood region, by leveraging…

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25 April 2018

5 things you need to know about the annual gathering of Eurochild members

Discover all the action from the annual gathering of Eurochild members on 18-19 April 2018. 1. 171 Members in 34 countries Eurochild General Assembly voted to invite 18 new members…

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26 April 2018

How to equip migrant and refugee children to determine the course of their lives?

Eurochild and its member SOS Children’s Villages co-delivered a workshop at Lost in Migration conference, introducing promising practices published late last year. On 11-12 April, Missing Children Europe, the Maltese…

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26 April 2018

Spotlight on the Eurochild Children’s Council: April Update

Sharon, 13 years from Malta shares updates from this month’s work of the Eurochild Children’s Council – a voluntary group of young people under 18 working to promote children’s rights…

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4 May 2018

Child reporters meet in Amsterdam

Children's International Press Centre Foundation (CIPC foundation) which recently became a member of Eurochild, held on 26 April 2018 its first International Child Press Meeting in Amsterdam. The event gathered…


Events

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17 January 2024

Eurochild Café on EU funds

17 January 2024 – 14:00-15:00 CET In late 2023, the European Commission released its latest calls for the CERV (Citizen, Equality, Rights and Values) Programme and the Erasmus+ Programme. As…

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10 - 11 January 2024

Facilitating the Integration of refugee and asylum-seeking children and caregivers in Europe

10-11 JANUARY 2024, BUCHAREST. Eurochild and FONPC are organising an international conference to share good practices and lessons on how civil society can facilitate the integration of refugee and asylum-seeking…

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7 - 7 December 2023

Reaching-In partners December meeting

7 DECEMBER; 09.30 – 17.00 CET Reaching-In partners working with Roma children in Spain and Bulgaria, children in residential care in Portugal, with children in foster care in Croatia and…

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16 November 2023

EuropaSocial 2023 - A new generation of local and European action in defence of the rights of the child

On 16 November, Eurochild co-organised a conference on the state of child rights as part of the Europa Social debate series in Barcelona. The conference, organised together with the Third…

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2 - 4 November 2023

European Presidency Child Guarantee Coordinators Meeting Side Event

2-4 NOVEMBER, VALENCIA The Spanish Presidency organises a meeting of EU National Child Guarantee Coordinators in Valencia on 3 November. Plataforma de Infancia and Eurochild are organising a parallel event…

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29 - 30 September 2023

Adoptee voices matter

29-30 SEPTEMBER, ATHENS. Law Reform, Identity, Right to Citizenship, International practices. Eurochild Greek member Roots Research Center is organising an international conference which will explore the following topics: Adoption and…


Activities

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EU Alliance for Investing in Children

Eurochild collaborates with over 20 European networks which share a commitment to end child poverty and to promote child well-being across Europe. The EU Alliance has been advocating for the full implementation of the European Commission Recommendation ‘Investing in Children…
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DataCare

The DataCare Project was launched by Eurochild with support from UNICEF in March 2020. The project aims to carry out a comprehensive mapping of child protection data systems across the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) and the…
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First Years, First Priority

Eurochild and the International Step by Step Association co-lead a Europe-wide campaign to leverage EU policy and funds and drive public investment in early childhood development. The European Public Health Alliance and Roma Education Fund are associate partners. Organisations in…
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Child Rights Manifesto / Vote for Children

Every 5 years the leadership in the EU institutions changes.  EU citizens have the opportunity to vote for Members of the European Parliament.  New leaders in the European Commission and European Council are appointed. As Eurochild advocates for the political…
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Children's Rights Action Group (CRAG)

Eurochild collaborates closely with other children’s rights organisations active at EU level through the Children's Rights Action Group (CRAG). For the 2014 European Parliament elections, the CRAG co-authored and launched the Child Rights Manifesto to create a Child Righs Intergroup…
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CarePath

The CarePath project involves partners from Greece, Hungary and Italy.  It aims to ensure that children ageing out of care have access to high quality trauma-informed aftercare support.  It contributes to Eurochild’s goal of improving child protection systems in Europe.…
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Ending institutional care and reforming child protection

The Martin James Foundation is supporting Eurochild’s efforts to end institutional care and reform child welfare and protection systems across Europe. We advocate to ensure EU funds prioritise deinstitutionalisation reforms. Together with members we leverage EU policies and funds to…
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Childonomics

Childonomics aims to combine economic discipline with children’s rights.  It provides a knowledge framework through which Eurochild understands investing in children. The initial project (2014-2018) developed a conceptual framework and methodology designed to measure the long-term social and economic return…
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Opening Doors, Pan-European De-Institutionalisation Campaign

Strengthening Families. Ending Institutional CareA safe and loving family environment is the best place for a child to thrive. The Opening Doors for Europe’s Children campaign aimed to strengthen families and end institutional care. The campaign coordinated by Eurochild, was…
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ICAM - Improving the inclusion in school of Children Affected by Migration

Eurochild is partnering in an innovative EU-funded initiative to improve the inclusion in schools and ensure the rights to quality education for all Children who have been Affected by Migration (CAM). CAM are children who, for whatever reason, have suffered from…
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Reaching In: strengthening marginalised children’s participation in decision-making

Reaching-In is a European collaboration project between children and adults, aiming at increasing the impact that marginalised children have on public decision-making at local, national level and European levels (decisions made by governments and decisions about services like health, education…
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Building children's futures - Using children's rights to recover from the global pandemic

Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on children and young people across Europe. Pandemic restrictions have led to school closures, the curtailment of services and parental unemployment. Consequently, many children have experienced increased exposure to abuse, neglect, poverty, hunger, social…
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Protecting children’s rights in the digital environment

Eurochild advocates for children’s rights and well-being to be at the heart of policymaking. We believe children should be able to enjoy online the same rights they already hold offline. In this area, Eurochild has three main goals: influence EU…
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DAY – Democratic Activation of Youth

The aim of the DAY Project – Democratic Activation of Youth coordinated by Eurochild member Albero della Vita is to create and institutionalise mechanisms of child participation in democratic life at the local level in Italy. The DAY project is…
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Leveraging EU influence to deliver change for families in adversity in Bulgaria

The project aims to strengthen the prevention of child-family separation in adversity in Bulgaria by leveraging and meaningfully engaging civil society. Eurochild will support “360 degrees” tailored advocacy agenda for Bulgaria using all strings and influences of the EU for…