Deadline: 29 June 2017
The European Union (EU) is currently seeking applications for its grant project to support capacity building of professionals working for and with children in rights of the child and child protection.
Project activities shall focus on putting in place robust national or regional mechanisms to support children ageing out of/leaving alternative care and they should encompass a strong child participation component (in project conception, design and implementation: agency, empowerment and resilience of children/the child’s right to be heard/children’s involvement in reviewing service delivery).
Activities
Project activities may include:
- mutual learning, exchange of good practices, cooperation
- design and implementation of protocols, development of working methods which may be transferable to other regions or countries
- capacity-building and training for professionals
Expected Outcomes
- all children in state or corporate care are better supported in preparing to leave care
- support and preparation measures start well before children age out/leave care and are individualised
- known gaps at national level are better addressed
- ageing out of care systems are joined up, coherent and integrated and designed to ensure that all children who are care leavers have a strong support network and do not fall through cracks
- careleavers’ access to essential services, higher education, vocational training and the labour market is improved
- outcomes for children in care/careleavers are monitored
- good practice is collected and shared (also across borders) with a view to being replicated
- project activities reflect and contribute to practical implementation of the 10 principles for integrated child protection systems
- practices and methods live on after project end
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants and co-applicants must be public entities or private organisations, duly established in one of the countries participating in the Programme, or international organisations. Organisations which are profit-oriented must submit applications in partnership with public entities or private non-profit organisations.
- The projects can be either national or transnational.
- The application must involve at least two organisations (applicant and partner).
- The EU grant requested cannot be lower than EUR 75 000.
- The Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU), including their overseas departments, and Iceland.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit EU Call for Proposals.