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IFCW WorldForum 2008: "Early Intervention and Prevention" 29th September - 1st October 2008 |
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29 Aug 2008 Published by: Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
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Each year the International Forum for Child Welfare IFCW holds an international conference known as the WorldForum, which is co-hosted by one of its member organisations. The 19th WorldForum is being held in Cardiff, Wales and is being co-hosted by Children in Wales (www.childreninwales.org.uk). The broad theme of the WorldForum 2008 is "Early Intervention and Prevention". |
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Eurochild Annual Conference 5.-7. November 2008, Budapest |
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29 Aug 2008 Published by: Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
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Eurochild's is holding its fifth Annual Conference under the title "Including Children: a child rights approach to child well-being". It is being co-organised with Eurochild's member organisation Family, Child & Youth Asssociation in Hungary.
The conference will gather high level representatives from member states and the European Commission, as well as government officials, NGOs and children, to discuss the EU social inclusion process and its impact on national and regional policies to combat child poverty and exclusion.
Thematic workshops will explore implications for member states in 3 policy areas:
Early years education and care, Family and parenting support, Education and life-long learning
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WGCC Annual report 2007 - 2008 |
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11 Jul 2008 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The Annual report describing the activities of the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk within the Council of the Baltic Sea States is now available.
The report covers the period from July 1st 2007 until June 30th 2008. |
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Association for Children and Young People CHANCE |
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05 Mar 2008 Published by: Anonym
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Association for Children and Young People CHANCE is a non-profit NGO providing help and support to children and young people, their families and caregivers.Services offered by the Association are targeted at children and young people who go through difficult life situations, experiencing problems in the family, school failures, violence and abuse, problems in the peer group and those who are at risk.Association for Children and Young People CHANCE gives young people the opportunity to develop their pro-social attitudes and interests.
The main aim of the Association is to create such a local system of help and support for people who are the victims of violence which would integrate activities and services offered by both governmental and non-governmental institutions that operate in the area of the province Lower Silesia in Poland.
Our Association provides psychological, educational and legal counselling for children, young people, their families and caregivers. We also run many training programmes for people who represent different professions. All activities are focused on the issue of child abuse and violence in the family. Professionals who work in the association use different methods of |
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'Internet predator' stereotypes debunked in new study |
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19 Feb 2008 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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"Online Predators" and Their Victims: Myths, Realities and Implications for Prevention, published in the February/March issue of American Psychologist. The journal is published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Study by Janis Wolak, JD, David Finkelhor, PhD, Kimberly Mitchell, PhD and Michele Ybarra, PhD, at the Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire shows that Internet offenders target teens, not young children and rarely use force, abduction or deception. |
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Abused Online |
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06 Feb 2008 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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This report looks at how Swedish psychologists and social workers meeting with children deal with children with experiences of online abuse and violence. |
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Children with abusive experiences online |
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06 Feb 2008 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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Report from the expert meeting organised by the Swedish Children's Welfare Foundation and the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk. |
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Assistance to children at risk of committing crimes |
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18 Jan 2008 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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On November 12th to 14th 2007, the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk together with the Russian Ministry of Education and Science organised an Expert Meeting and Knowledge Seminar on the topic of "Assistance to Children at Risk of Committing Crimes and Reintegration of Children with a Criminal Life Style" |
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Report from the joint meeting of the WGCC and the CBSS TFTHB |
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13 Dec 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The joint meeting of the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, the WGCC, and the CBSS Task Force Against Trafficking in Human Beings, the CBSS TFTHB took place on October the 24th in Stockholm. |
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Annual report of the WGCC 2006 - 2007 |
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13 Dec 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The annual report of the work of the WGCC for the year 1st of July 2006 until 30th of June 2007 can be accessed below. |
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Report from WGCC meeting in Stockholm |
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13 Dec 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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Teh WGCC met in Stockholm on the 23rd and 24th of October 2007. The report from the meeting can be accessed below. |
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The Baltic Sea Regional Study on Adolescent Sexuality |
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05 Dec 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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In this unique study coordinated by Dr Svein Mossige, Dr Carl-Göran Svedin and Dr Mare Ainsaar, 20 000 young persons around 18 years of age, in six different countries participated. They have responded to questions on what kind of experiences they have of their families, themselves, of voluntary sexual relations and of sexually abusive relations. |
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Collateral Damage - The Impact of Anti-Trafficking Measures on Human Rights Around the World |
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29 Nov 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights anti-trafficking measures "shall not adversely affect the human rights and dignity of persons, in particular the rights of those who have been trafficked and of migrants, internally displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers". However, human rights defenders have become more and more concerned that many strategies designed to fight trafficking have proven counter-productive for the very people they were intended to benefit. |
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Resources from the training |
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05 Oct 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The resources from the final training in Stockholm on September 13th and 14th 2007 can be accessed below. |
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Keeping children and young people safe online. Warsaw 16 - 17 October |
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17 Sep 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The Warsaw conference will bring together representatives from the education sector, NGOs, law enforcement, government and industry. It will address a wide variety of issues relating to children and young people's safety online, such as identifying computer crimes against the youngest Internet users, grooming, cyberbullying, online gaming and Internet addiction.
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Women and Children First |
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06 Sep 2007 Published by: Anonym
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Women and Children First is a Russian charitable organization founded by MiraMed Institute. Women and Children First develops and implements programs to facilitate independent living and social adaptation for Russian orphans and at-risk youth. In addition, the organization runs a motherhood training program for young single mothers and their babies.
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Questionnaire concerning professional experiences in treating child and adolescent victims of on-line sexual exploitation. |
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31 Aug 2007 Published by: Åkerman, Ingrid (Sweden)
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This is a global questionnaire which purpose is to gather information about contact with and treatment of children who have been sexually exploited via the Internet. The purpose is twofold; firstly to acquire knowledge about problems or issues that children have to deal with as a consequence of on-line victimisation. Secondly how therapists work with these issues and if there are other themes in therapy, including techniques, that are different than with other forms of sexual explotation.
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1st NCP Meeting Stockholm December 2 - 3 2003 |
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08 Aug 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The first meeting of the National Contact Points on Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children in the Baltic Sea Region was held in Stockholm. |
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3rd NCP Meeting Vilnius March 2-3 2006 |
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08 Aug 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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On the invitation of the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania and the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, the National Contact Points on Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children met together with the National Coordinators in the cooperation on Children at Risk in Vilnius. |
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4th NCP Meeting Warsaw May 8 - 9 2007 |
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08 Aug 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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On the invitation of the Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration and the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, the National Contact Points on Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children met together with the National Coordinators in Warsaw on May the 8th - 9th 2007. |
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EU Daphne III |
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07 Aug 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The Daphne III Programme was adopted by the European Parliament in its second reading on 22 May 2007 and will enter into force upon its publication in the Official Journal.
The Commission will thereafter be able to start implementing the programme and is hoping to be able to publish the next call for proposals for specific transnational projects in September/October 2007. The text of the call, the relevant application forms and instructions will be available on this website as from the publication of the call.
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Resources from the training |
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27 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The delicate nature of the material used in this training makes them impossible to share with a wide audience. Please find below the programme, some of the presentations and the report. |
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Fourth Training: Networking and Family work with Children and Young Persons Victims of Trafficking |
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27 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The importance of the family in supporting a young person can never be overestimated and care workers need to develop their expertise in how to create a healing context that works towards including the family in all forms of assistance. The network of relatives, neighbours, friends and other people in the young person?s life may also be used as a resource when it comes to assistance. |
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Second Training: Psychological Assistance to Children Victims of Trafficking |
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27 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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A number of difficult issues are involved in looking at assistance for children victims of trafficking. Areas that need to be developed further exist side by side with areas where knowledge and expertise is already in place. How does exploitation affect the young person? Overall, the knowledge on how children are affected psychologically by exploitation is limited. Some experience exists but this is built on few cases and the knowledge has not been systematically organised nor is it in a form that can be communicated. The lack of knowledge in this field must not lead into denying young persons access to the best possible psychological care. The four C?s: Compliance, Control, Closure and Compensation seem to be important parts of any comprehensive psychotherapeutic treatment process that should be offered young persons that have been exploited. |
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WGCC Plan of Activity 2007 - 2008 |
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26 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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At the WGCC meeting in Lillehammer a Plan of Activity for the work of the WGCC for the coming year was agreed upon. |
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Save the Children Sweden publishes Annual Report on Children Residing in Sweden without Proper Documents |
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19 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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Save the Children Sweden introduced in March 2006 a website in several
languages, a free telephone line and an e-mail address for children and
young people who live in Sweden without the proper papers. One important
observation that can be made after the first year of this project is that
undocumented children are primarily treated as undocumented, and
secondarily as children. When they are treated as children first and foremost
it is due to the views of individual adults. Among the observations is also
that families who are forced to migrate are often at risk of being split up in
the process, and that separated children have become undocumented after
being denied asylum. |
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Sexual Exploitation of Children in Latvia, Research Report from Riga Christian Street Children Centre |
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19 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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In the preface, the researchers in this project states: "In Latvia, child prostitution has not yet been sufficiently realized and studied, sometimes existence of this problem is even denied (nobody has informed the law enforcement institution about such facts). Due to the abovementioned reasons, by encouragement and financial support of the OAK Foundation and Nordic Council of Ministers, we have launched the research the main goal of which is to analyse and attract the society's and responsible officials' attention to the problem of child sexual exploitation". |
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India: SARC TRUST |
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11 Jun 2007 Published by: Anonym
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Social action and rehabilitation center (SARC) is a registered non-governmental pioneer organization working in rural areas of Illuppur - Taluk of Pudukkottai ? District, Tamil Nadu- India. Illuppur - Taluk is consisting with only rural areas and populating with majority of oppressed and the downtrodden people all over, these poor people were suffocating amidst their fog of miseries and the agonies earning viabilities are pale, exploitations and the atrocities on women were common also justified, at this juncture Mr. Narayanan, M.A., M.Phil., an activist cum social orator have entered into this field through this prudent concepts for elevating these vulnerable of the community. There were the women self help groups and the youth associations formed widely, organized them with various workshops, campaigns. Tackled several issues, promotions of their micro credit units. Eradication of the child / bonded labor programs are practices. HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention programs conducted free medical camps. Promotions of environment and the ecology vocational skill trainings for the adolescence girls, non-formal education centers and the day care center for the street children. Widows and the disabled person are development. Mr. Narayanan, M.A., M.Phil., the founder and Chief functionary have attended numerous trainings and now he is a resource person, there are more prudent programs is going on widely. |
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Resources from the training |
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05 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The resources marked with EN at the end are in English and those marked with RU are in Russian. |
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First Training: Protective Care of Children and Young Persons that have been Trafficked |
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05 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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Protection of child victims of trafficking and of children and young persons that are unac-companied is a double issue: Children need protection in some form from traffickers. Some may be involved in criminal gangs that may want to get at the young person in order to retali-ate her/him witnessing against traffickers. They may also want to get to the young person in order to retraffic her or him. In several cases the trafficker may be a boyfriend and the at-tempts to get to the girl and persuade her to join him again may be in line with the young trafficked persons own ambition. |
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Baltic Sea Region Comprehensive Assistance to Children Victims of Trafficking |
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05 Jun 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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In this programme funded by the European Commission through the Daphne II programme, Save the Children Sweden and Oak Foundation, the WGCC trains experts in care, protection and rehabilitation of children victims of trafficking.
In this section you can find and download reports from the BSR CACVT training programme. You can also access tools and materials produced and utilised by the trainers during the five different meetings. |
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The IOM Handbook on Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking |
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09 May 2007 Published by: Söderlind, Peder
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IOM has had some 13 years of experience in implementing counter-trafficking activities and has provided assistance to over 14,000 victims of trafficking in all regions of the world.
This Handbook summarizes and systematizes this experience. IOM recognizes that each victim is unique and requires and desires different assistance. As well, the nature of trafficking is different around the world and is ever evolving, requiring changing responses.
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Migration & Children's Rights. Stockholm 29th of May |
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04 May 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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Presentation of the report
"Child Migration and the Construction of Vulnerability" published by Save the Children Sweden and written by Julia O'Connel Davidsson, from School of Sociology & Social Policy at the University of Nottingham.
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Nobody's Children Foundation |
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25 Apr 2007 Published by: Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
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The Nobody's Children Foundation is a nonprofit non-governmental organization, which provides a broad scope of assistance to abused children, their parents, and guardians.
The Foundation's activities are addressed to physically, psychologically, and sexually abused and neglected children, their parents and guardians, as well as professionals dealing with cases of child abuse.
Our main goal is to develop an efficient aid system for abused children, a system that would integrate activities of state institutions, local authorities and non-governmental organizations working for the benefit of children in the particular region.
We provide short- and long-term assistance to victims of abuse and to their guardians. Moreover, we offer psychological, educational, and legal counseling to people who have contact with cases of child abuse. We organize specialist training programs on problems related to child abuse for various professional groups and interdisciplinary teams. We conduct research and analyses that broaden knowledge about the problem and form the basis for our activities.
The Foundation?s team consists of experienced experts in problems related to child abuse. Though differing in life perspectives, they are all firmly convinced that abused children and their families need to be helped. This conviction stems both from the knowledge of the detrimental health, developmental and social effects of abuse on any human being, and from the belief that it is our moral obligation to support the weak, the helpless and the confused, whenever and wherever we encounter them. |
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FICE Germany |
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16 Apr 2007 Published by: Anonym
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We inform children about their rights in residential care and in non-residential care. We train professionals how they can support the participation of children in residential care. |
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The Problem of Child Abuse: Attitudes and Experiences in Seven Countries of Central and Eastern Europe - Comparative report |
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11 Apr 2007 Published by: Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
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The studies were conducted in 2005/2006 in seven East European countries: Bulgaria,
Lithuania, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine.
Their main objective was to assess public attitudes, especially those held by
professionals working with children, toward the problem of child abuse, as well as
professionals? experience in undertaking interventions in such cases and their evaluation of
the effectiveness of the child protection system in their countries.
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Federal association of child protection centres |
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11 Apr 2007 Published by: Anonym
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Our aims are: to promote the training and further education of persons in the psycho-social and medical professions confronted with child protection problems, such as child abuse and neglect (for example), to develop new concepts of child protection, and to carry out and support research work in this field. We represent our concepts nationwide. |
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Education + Discussion = Prevention: the best way! Reykjavík, May 24 - 25 |
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11 Apr 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The objective of the conference is to look at the ways the community can prevent the sexual abuse of children. When faced with the discussion of sexual abuse, people are often limited to their emotional responses of outrage, fear, anger and denial. We have a great responsibility as spokespeople to set a good example and discuss it openly. We do that by drawing attention to the many ways we can learn about and prevent the sexual abuse of children.
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Distilling Elements of Good Practice: The Action Programme against Trafficking in Minors for Sexual Purposes |
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04 Apr 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The Action Programme provided an opportunity to address this multi-faceted violation of the human rights and dignity of children. In this framework, the design and formulation of project activities were based on the assumption that it was necessary to work simultaneously on strengthening law enforcement, enhancing prevention and providing effective victim assistance while avoiding overlap with other ongoing activities and programmes being implemented. |
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Ethiopia: FOCUS HUMAN RIGHTS CLUB |
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30 Mar 2007 Published by: Anonym
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FHRC WORKING ON CHILR RIGHTS CLUBS IN THE SCHOOLS AND OUT OF SCHOOLS AND ASSIST THEM BY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN THE ISSUE OF CHILD RIGHTS AND RELATED MATERIALS. AND LEGAL ADVISE. |
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Final report on the implementation of Safer Internet Programme in Poland in 2005-06 |
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19 Mar 2007 Published by: Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
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Final report on the implementation of Safer Internet Programme in Poland in 2005-06
In Poland within the Programme since 2005 two projects have been conducted: Awareness ? which aims at raising awareness of Internet-related threats and Hotline ? dedicated to combating illegal content on the Internet. Organizations involved in these two activities are Nobody?s Children Foundation and NASK (Research and Academic Computer Network).
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Children's Forum of Latvia |
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07 Mar 2007 Published by: Anonym
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Monitoring and promoting CRC by training youth leaders, gathering opinions, presenting positions and cooperating with Parliament, government, NGO's and international organizations; Organising international exchanges and projects. |
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Contemporary slavery in the UK |
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07 Mar 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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This report looks at the existence of slavery in the UK today. It reviews the different forms modern slavery takes, such as trafficking of women and children for sexual or domestic labour, forced labour or debt bondage. |
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Polish Migration Forum |
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04 Mar 2007 Published by: Anonym
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- Information to refugees and forced migrants
- Information on refugees and forced migrants
- Educational activities (training)
- Lobbying and awareness raising |
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ECPAT Sweden |
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01 Mar 2007 Published by: Anonym
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ECPAT - Sweden
ECPAT Sweden: End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes. A follow-up of the World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Stockholm, 27-31 August 1996
ECPAT Sweden strives to work for maximum realisation in Sweden of the Agenda for Action adopted by the World Congress. In addition, ECPAT Sweden works for Swedish and international conformation to the rights stipulated in Article 34 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The activities are divided into six sectors: Investigations and analysis, Lobbying and pressure work, Educational projects, Influencing public opinion, Information Technology, International co-operation, transfer knowledge and co-ordination.
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The Dzivesprieks Organisation |
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27 Feb 2007 Published by: Anonym
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Social rehabilitation and vocational training for orphans and other exposed youngsters in Latvia. |
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Caritas Estonia |
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23 Feb 2007 Published by: Anonym
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Counselling of teenage parents
Family services
Language and cultural exchange programs for non-Estonian speaking youth
Orphanage children support programs |
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Human Trafficking Survey by IOM - Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria |
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20 Feb 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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This report presents the results of national representative surveys in Belarus,
Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine. The objectives of the survey were
to analyze general public attitudes towards employment abroad and human
trafficking as well as to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in these
five countries. |
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World Initiative for Orphans |
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16 Feb 2007 Published by: Anonym
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WIO is an independent, non-profit human rights organization for children without parental care worldwide. We strive to guard the fundamental needs of this disacvantaged population by engaging in advocacy, education, problem analysis, and the development of solutions based on sound research that can be applied by countries and NGOs worldwide.
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Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress and Dissociation Among Swedish Adolescents: Evaluation of Questionnaires |
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08 Feb 2007 Published by: Åkerman, Ingrid (Sweden)
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The main aim of this thesis has been to investigate trauma and dissociation among Swedish adolescents and to evaluate the psychometric properties such as reliability and various kinds of validity of three screening instruments for assessment of dissociation and other symptoms of post traumatic stress. The three instruments in question have been Dis-Q-Sweden, A-DES and TSCC, the symptoms measured by these instruments are neither easy to capture nor easy for the adolescent to talk about. Therefore these self report scales are essential. A second aim has been to compare the results with results from other countries and to develop preliminary Swedish norms for the clinician to use. Age and gender differences have been looked upon as well as assessed symptoms connected to known experienced trauma/sexual and/or physical abuse and self-reported trauma in normal and clinical populations. |
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Focus on Children in Migration - From a European Research and Method Perspective. Warsaw, 20 - 21 March. |
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30 Jan 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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Children make up a large proportion of international migration flows. Exact figures are impossible to ascertain due to the underground nature of the problem but there is little doubt that numbers are on the increase. Globally unaccompanied children make up 4 per cent of the total number of asylum seekers. This figure does not include those who have migrated undetected, either alone or by organised criminal gangs. |
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Meeting of the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, WGCC, Oslo 19 - 20 April (By invitation only) |
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29 Jan 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, the WGCC will, at the invitation of the chairperson, Mr Bjrön Bredesen from the Ministry of Children and Equality, meet in Oslo on the 19th to 20th of April to discuss the regional work on children at risk. On the agenda will be the follow up from the conference on the rights of children in institutions and the continued work fighting trafficking of chidlren in the region. The 19th of April will be a joint meeting of the WGCC and the National Coordinators connected to the cooperation. |
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Meeting of National Coordinators, Oslo 18 - 19 April (By invitation only) |
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29 Jan 2007 Published by: Lars Lööf (CBSS)
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The National Coordinators in the cooperation on Children at Risk will meet on the 18th of April to discuss all aspects of the regional cooperation. On the 19th of April the National Coordinators will meet together with the Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk. |
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