Europe

Romania

Combating marginalization and migration of vulnerable children

Active in Romania since 1992, Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been combating the trafficking and exploitation of particularly vulnerable children in Romania and has concentrated on children who may be migrants. In 2010, 4,000 people benefited from the activities implemented.

Terre des hommes (Tdh) has for many years been combating the trafficking and exploitation of particularly vulnerable children in Romania, concentrating mainly on children who are potential migrants because of poverty and marginalization.

Combating exploitation and trafficking

By putting in place a child protection network focused on children at risk in Craiova in the south of the country, Tdh is working in collaboration with institutions to prevent the scourge of child exploitation and trafficking. Tdh has assisted members of consultative community councils in five partner communities. Prevention campaigns and training mean that communities have a better understanding of their role in child protection.

Social protection and combating early school drop-out

Tdh is combating poverty, segregation and social exclusion of particularly vulnerable children, especially those in the Roma community, who live in extremely precarious conditions. A programme to prevent early school drop-out has involved the creation of five study centres that can accommodate around sixty children of primary school age.

Get up and MOVE

The improvement of psychosocial and methodological skills of activity leaders, teachers, sports coaches, and social workers enables the psychosocial development of children through games and sport.

Centered at 24.96676 45.943161 6

Places of intervention : Bucharest, Craiova

Projects : Combating migration at risk, Social protection, Community integration

In joint cooperation with : Dolj Schools Inspectorate, Child Protection and Sport Division, World Vision, SOS Villages des Enfants, Espoir de Bania

Delegate : Marc Weil a.i.

Expatriate staff : 1

National staff : 7

Budget : 449'943 CHF

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Latest News

9 Nov 2011 • Child protection systems Romania
Romania: Life and childhood through the eyes of a child

In order to support the local authorities in their efforts to protect children from risk of different forms of abuse and neglect and also to strengthen their families, Terre des hommes Foundation in partnership with the General Direction of Social Assistance and Child Protecti... Read more
7 Oct 2011 • Trafficking and exploitation Romania
Romania: Step into the Magic Circle

The blazing September sun serves as a joyful reminder of the hot summer 900 children spent with Terre des hommes in 22 multi-ethnic communities from Dolj County, in the South-Western region of Romania. Read more

Side Notes

Children’s situation

Approx. 10% of the active population work outside the country
Rate of early drop-out from school in Romania: 20%

Results 2010

Terre des hommes worked mainly in seven communities from Dolj County, involving 140 local actors (social workers, teachers and Roma mediators, experts, animators, instructors trained by Tdh) in identifying 1,372 vulnerable children and by offering them afterschool activities, psychosocial activities and other different direct support. Afterschool activities enabled children to increase their knowledge and skills and also significantly improved their school attendance. During the summer holiday, an amount of 651 activities were conducted in 13 communities in which over 800 children took part. In organizing and conducting activities, 40 animators were involved, guided and supervised by two monitors. In parallel, social workers were strengthened in their capacity to monitor children at risk of trafficking and exploitation.

Testimonial

Roberta lives in small, isolated village in Romania. At the brink of dropping out of school, Roberta gets help through the project “Classes after class”.

- Roberta, Tdh beneficiary in Romania