Since April 2016, 21 social referees in the Danube Valley have changed their way of working. When arriving at their offices, in the Public Services for Social Assistance, the referees have turned on their tablets instead of PCs and, with the World Wide Web at their hand, they opened new windows towards the best practices in social work. Offered by the Foundation Terre des Hommes through REGAL project, the tablets help the 21 social referees to prepare and report their field visits much faster, to exchange information with General Directions for Child Protection without delay, to support Community Avisory Boards in establishing meetings as well as to monitor legislative changes and emerging opportunities in their field of interest. At the same time, being just one email away from each other, the 21 social referees can innovate in their everyday practice, by sharing experiences and synchronising their work. In addition to this, tablets users can access anywhere and anytime Tdh’s ressourses for the professionalization of child protection services. For example, social referees can participate in case discussions and webinars organized on ChildHub, the online platform for child protection in Eastern Europe; they can report human trafficking by using the mobile app […]
Read moreGrants in value of 400.000 RON offered by Tdh for children in Dolj, Gorj and Olt
Terre des hommes Foundation from Switzerland grants 400.000 RON to support communities from Dolj, Gorj and Olt in nurturing a safe development for 3000 children at risk. Until May 22nd, NGOs, public institutions and informal groups can submit project proposals, each in value of 5860 RON, for the first funding stage. Much in alignment with the old saying “it takes a whole village to raise a child”, Terre des Hommes foundation (Tdh) supports local initiatives in the Southern region of Romania in order to prevent abuse, exploitation, neglect and child trafficking, as well as their separation from families. In 2016, Tdh will allocate 7 grants, each of 5860 RON/project, remaining that 68 more grants will be distributed in 2017-2018. For the same purpose, between 2013-2015, Tdh invested 434.650 RON in the implementation of 122 projects. As a consequence, more than 1214 children in need have completed their education by attending after-shool activities, have been empowered to participate in local decision-making and have had access to qualitative health-care. By relaunching the grants programme – also known as “Self-Help Grants” – Tdh continues its long-lasting concern for child wellbeing and encourages the design of local solutions, involving „the whole village”, to generate […]
Read moreHelp us develop the “ROBIN” methodology and give children on the move more than a second chance!
From June till December 2016, Terre des hommes will develop the first version of a socio-educational methodology that can be used by „Second Chance” educators for a better integration of children on the move***. The methodology will be a main output of ROBIN, a transnational project funded by the European Commission through Erasmus+ programme, KA2. To learn more about this project, click here. For a proper and relevant substantiation of this future methology, we call all teachers involved in the Second Chance programme to fill in the following needs analysis questionnaire. Respondents’ input will help us design a training course on how to apply inclusive learning methodologies, which will then be delivered to a total of 100 educators from each country involved in the project. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes and can be done online – click here for a direct link. Answers can be submitted by the deadline May 21, 2016 and will be confidential. ____ *** By “children on the move” Terre des hommes refers to children and young people with no fixed abode, whose parents are working abroad, who are repatriated, refugees or trafficked, traveling voluntarily or involuntarily, accompanied or alone, within the borders of the same country or […]
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ROBIN, teachers’ help for the integration of children on the move
Children on the move* go across borders – be it administrative, within the same country, or territorial, within the European Union – in search of a better life. The phenomenon of migration makes them vulnerable and insecure in establishing links, minimizing their chances to develop at their true potential. In addition to this, it is twice as likely that young people and children in situations of migration drop out from school compared to their peers, a fact which only exposes them to social exclusion (see EC report “Prevention of early school dropout in Europe – Lessons learned from “Second chance” educational programs, 2013). Through its previous projects, Terre des hommes discovered that a good number of children on the move is involved in “Second Chance” programs. However, to prevent their withdrawal, it is recommended to improve the flexibility of learning programs and supplement it with extra-curricular activities taking place in the school (i.e. sport and artistic activities), as UNICEF also recommends it through its report released in 2009 – “Early school dropout: causes and possible ways to prevent it”. To support this to happen, Tdh developed an inclusive learning methodology that could be further used by teachers working with children […]
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