Eurochild: What did the children’s rights network achieve in 2015?
Eurochild released its Annual Report for the year 2015 with highlights of its achievements in four strategic areas:
- Putting the child at the heart of policy making
- Building a community of professionals
- Giving a voice to children and young people
- Developing the Eurochild network
In 2015, Eurochild was successful in gathering the support of the European Parliament to address child poverty in the EU; in Greece, amidst cash controls, the network kept up the pressure to end institutional care for children; reforms have now received a green light from the Greek Ministry of Social Solidarity.
Eurochild also developed expertise among policy makers, researchers and practitioners around family and parenting support needs at the ‘Galway School’; and it expanded its network to 176 members across 32 countries.
“I’m delighted, thanks to our efforts to raise awareness of children’s rights, that children and young people are getting privileged access to decision makers here in Brussels and bringing these experiences back home, to their towns, school councils and communities,” says Jana Hainsworth, Eurochild Secretary General.
This year, Eurochild is becoming even more participatory by involving children and young people in its bi-annual Conference, which this year will answer the question: “Children’s Rights Matter: Why Europe needs to invest in children” on 5-7 July 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.
“I’m grateful to our members, supporters, friends and other organisations that supported our efforts and I look forward to more impactful and creative collaboration to respond to today’s novel challenges,” concluded Ms. Hainsworth.
Read the Annual Report 2015 here.
Discover the programme and register for the Eurochild Conference here.
