The aims of this meeting are: to highlight the need for international standards for the protection of children without parental care; to facilitate the exchange of information and good practice between NGOs working with and for children without parental care; and to identify issues of common interest and possible next steps to address them.
The meeting will start with the launch of the first paper of the 'First Resort' series from Save the Children UK and the presentation of the Quality4Children project, a project from the Fédération Internationale de Communautés Educatives (FICE), the International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) and SOS Children's Villages, aiming at improving out-of-home child care in Europe.
Then, a panel discussion will gather speakers from Save the Children UK, Quality4Children, SOS Children's Villages Lebanon and the International Social Services. At the end of the afternoon, a market place will be open to NGOs and networks interested in presenting their work.
For more information, contact:
Véronique Lerch,
SOS-Kinderdorf International,
Billrothstr. 22,
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Tel: + 43 1 368 2457 2534
Fax: + 43 1 368 2457 2790
Email:
veronique.lerch@sos-kd.orgMeeting place:
Thursday, 15th September from 13.00 to 17.00
Room Mahatma Gandhi,
Rez-de-chaussée
Maison des Associations
15 rue des Savoises, Geneva