The project aims to address the violation of fundamental children’s rights resulting from potential abuse they may have experienced. The necessity of this project stems from the vulnerability of the children served by the organization to rights violations. This vulnerability is, in part, due to their lack of information and education regarding European rights and values, as well as their ineffective social representation to the authorities. The primary goal of this project is to empower these children and defend their rights.
Target groups:
The target groups include the entirety of children receiving services from the Organization. Parents/guardians/caregivers of the beneficiaries will benefit from awareness and empowerment actions regarding European rights and values. Additionally, volunteers and support staff of the Organization will be targeted through training on European rights and values, recognizing violations, and the process of reporting such incidents.
Activities:
- Awareness-raising and empowerment activities for children and young people aged 6–25 and their caregivers, focusing on identifying abuse, recognizing rights violations, and navigating reporting procedures.
- Social representation and advocacy actions that alleviated challenges in managing child abuse cases and reinforced children’s rights defense mechanisms.
- 20 Workshops on EU rights and values, parenting groups, individual and family counselling sessions, and training for staff and volunteers.
- Targeted support for children who had experienced abuse.
- Enhanced cooperation with the National Commission for Human Rights and the Greek Ombudsman, contributing to a stronger institutional response framework.
- 110 children and young people, 49 parents/guardians/caregivers and 18 members of the organization’s personnel benefited through the project activities.
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