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This report presents an analysis of focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted over the course of December 2023 and January 2024 with children affected by the conflict in Ukraine, including those displaced within Ukraine as well as those in Romania, Moldova, and Georgia. The primary objective is to understand children’s perceptions of their well-being, new environments, educational setups, and coping strategies in the context of displacement and conflict.
This study addresses critical gaps in the current understanding of the experiences of displaced Ukrainian children. By focusing on…
Programul Național pentru Protecția Copilului pe anii 2022-2026 articulează angajamentul Guvernului Republicii Moldova și al partenerilor săi de a diminua numărul copiilor plasați în îngrijire rezidențială și de a dezvolta un sistem de protecție socială centrat pe îngrijirea tuturor copiilor în familii sigure și protectoare. Programul menționat prevede implementarea unui moratoriu privind plasarea copiilor sub vârsta de trei ani în îngrijire rezidențială. Ulterior, grupa de vârstă a fost extinsă pentru a include copiii cu vârsta cuprinsă între 0-6 ani, astfel încât aceasta…
Moldova’s National Program for Child Protection (2022-2026) articulates the commitment of the Government of Moldova and its partners to dramatically reducing the number children in institutions and to a child protection system anchored in securing safe and nurturing family care for all children. The Program includes the introduction of a moratorium on the placement of children under the age of three in residential care. The age was expanded to include children aged between 0-6 years to reflect the age range of children cared for in residential institutions. Despite notable achievements in…
In Moldova, a disturbing case has emerged involving the attempted sale of a Ukrainian infant to a Romanian couple, highlighting the dark underbelly of illegal adoption rings.
Four women, including the head of a children's rights foundation, a hospital director, a notary, and a Ukrainian national, have been formally charged in connection to this nefarious scheme. The operation was meticulously planned, exploiting the turmoil in Ukraine to manipulate a vulnerable mother into giving up her newborn daughter under the guise of adoption.
The Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference: Investing in Those Who Care for Children, held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010, is often recognized as the launch of a global movement to strengthen the social service workforce and to develop stronger, more effective social service systems. The conference, supported by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), brought together 18 country teams drawn from government, non-governmental organizations, professional associations and higher education institutions to share experiences of the challenges facing the…
Cazul de investiții argumentează importanța și impactul investițiilor într-un sistem de îngrijire centrat pe familie și prezintă o estimare a resurselor necesare pentru a finanța serviciile de care Republica Moldova are nevoie pentru (i) a preveni plasarea copiilor în îngrijire rezidențială; (ii) a asigura îngrijirea copiilor în familii sigure și protectoare; și (iii) a transforma instituțiile rezidențiale în centre comunitare care răspund efectiv nevoilor comunității.
Raportul analizează finanțarea curentă a serviciilor rezidențiale și de îngrijire alternativă familială, calculează…
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The aim of the Changing the Way We Care initiative in Moldova (hereafter CTWWC) is to contribute to the completion of the deinstitutionalization process of children in institutions and to strengthen families and family-like services so that children can enjoy a safe and nurturing environment. In the Republic of Moldova, the CTWWC initiative is implemented in partnership with three civil society organizations that play a key role in the implementation of child protection reform at the national level: Keystone Moldova, CCF Moldova, and Partnerships for Every Child. As part…
Abstract:
The study follows the interaction between the individual and the social context regarding the development of adolescents protected in residential houses from the child protection system in Iasi County, Romania. Starting from the evidence that in situations of providing relatively identical material and social resources, the results obtained by these children vary greatly, the authors examine how the meaning (understood mainly as purpose and mattering) can constitute a developmental resource.
Considering theoretical models and previous research, the study aims to…
In the project “Applying Safe Behaviours”, SOS Children’s Villages is working to enable children, young people and professionals to prevent and appropriately respond to peer violence amongst children and young people in alternative care and vulnerable families.
“Applying Safe Behaviours: Preventing and Responding to Peer Violence Amongst Children Without or At Risk of Losing Parental Care” is a two-year project (2021-2023) co-funded by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) Programme of the European Union.
The project aims to make children and young…
În martie 2022, Changing the Way We Care, în parteneriat cu Ministerul Muncii și Protecției Sociale (MMPS), a lansat un grup de lucru axat pe consolidarea forței demuncă în domeniul serviciilor sociale din Moldova.
Grupul de lucru pentru consolidarea forței de muncă (GL), facilitat de Keystone Moldova, partenerul CTWWC, a avut ca scop îmbunătățirea formării continue a personalului din cadrul serviciilor sociale, consolidarea parteneriatelor cu mediul academic șiperfecționarea mecanismului de supervizare profesională în asistența socială.
Rezultatul a constituit o colaborare fundamentală…