Eurochild recently published a new report, (In)visible children, on the situation of children in need across Europe. Read feedback from our members from Germany on the European Semester, on EU…
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The government’s support to families and children during the crisis was sufficient. Children were heavily affected by the loss of social contact with peers, which sometimes resulted in loneliness among children and…
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Recommendations for the Child Guarantee National Action Plan in Germany This report is part of 6 country reports which include recommendations for the design and implementation of the Child Guarantee…
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ENTE is committed in all its work to ensuring that children of parents who are occupational travellers (showmen, circusartists etc.) receive an adequate and good quality education (travelling and at home) and that they leave school with recognised and high quality school leaving certificates. These objectives are aligned with Articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (AGJ) is an alliance of German child and youth welfare organisations and institutions which works at the Federal level. AGJ is the legal entity of the National Coalition for the implementation of the Convention of the Rights of The Child in Germany.
BJR is the standing conference of Youth leagues Youth organisations and Youth initiatives in Bavaria. With 103 district and regional Youth councils BJR is represented across Bavaria. More than two third of all Bavarian children and adolescents utilise and design the offerings and facilities of Youth work organisations. The main aim of the BJR is to represent the interests of young people in Bavaria by developing Youth work policies that meet the needs and promote Youth work in its widest sense.
German Children’s Fund aims to improve the situation of children in Germany. Their main areas of work include child poverty child participation, refugee children, right to leisure and play, media competency and children’s rights in schools. The basis of their work is the UNCRC and they have a new unit for the implementation of the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child in Germany (focusing on child-friendly justice child participation, equal opportunities/ refugee children children’s rights in the digital environment).
Kindermitte is an association for social entrepreneurs in the field of early education based in Hamburg founded in 2012. Kindermitte has more than 30 members in Germany. The umbrella organization has a great network in the area of early childhood development. The current president of the organization is Peter Schmied-Kowarzik, managing director is Dr. Sarah Stueber.
The National Coalition Germany is network focusing on the implementation of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child. It reports regularly to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and other international bodies. In the intervals between country examinations it conducts researches in Germany and advocacy activities geared towards decision-makers in the field of children’s rights in Germany.
Bertelsmann Stiftung has a long-lasting experience with building up prevention chains in municipalities to offer equal opportunities to all children. They work together with academia in the relevant field and deliver their projects’ outcomes in a collaborative way, providing evidence-based advice to communities. In the next years, they are planning to focus on participation, digitalisation and improving legal framework of child protection systems.
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is the global body for the profession. The Federation and its national members strive for social justice, human rights and inclusive, sustainable social development through the promotion of social work best practice and engagement in international cooperation.
Eurochild member AGJ shares perspectives and suggestions on the EU Youth Strategy implementation. Implementation of European youth policy in Germany from 2019 With the beginning of the new EU Youth…
On 2 March, Eurochild German members the National Children’s Rights Coalition Germany and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V. presented the results of the German children’s consultations which have fed into a study…
Over 300 candidates for the German national election have decided to stand up for children and their rights in the next legislative period and move into the new Bundestag as…
Eurochild member, DKHW, recently published a new report on the European Child Guarantee highlighting key issues for the National Action Plan form a children's rights perspective. Poverty and social exclusion…
In the photo: Sena, Eurochild’s Children's Council, is the first one on the left Sena worked on the second Children's Rights Report to the UN-Committee on the Right´s of the…
Eurochild member, Child and Youth Welfare Association – AGJ from Germany, published last year a position paper arguing that this economic and fiscal instrument could be further developed to better…
The report by Eurochild member National Coalition Germany answers the question "Where do we stand in the implementation of children's rights in Germany?". Update: now also available in English. Four…
Save the Date: 19 May, 17:30 – 19:00Eurochild and Martin James Foundation will run the ‘Global & European Trends of Deinstitutionalisation for Children’ session at DJHT, the biggest child &…