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Urban poverty is a special form of poverty in which the socio-economic gap among children is more pronounced. Croatia is one of the most impenetrable society (a child from Croatia has a 17 times lower chances to raise above their parents education and poverty status than in Norway). The project is focused on the problem of urban poverty of children (primary school age) in the city of Rijeka (about 500 children) and Gospić (about 1200 children) on short and long-term changes. 10 partners share the understanding that child poverty is a complex issue that requires complex response and diverse agents.
The project addresses (i) urban child poverty, (ii) underrepresentation of poverty and social justice as topics in education, (iii) lack of intersectoral cooperation, (iv) need for strengthening capacities of local stakeholders to support children and families, (v) direct support to children and families living in poverty and (vi) need to raise citizens'' awareness on children living in poverty.
The project intervention contains 6 packages of activities to achieve the main objective - Strengthened civic awareness and cooperation of CSOs, public institutions, local authorities, private sector and citizens to combat urban child poverty and 3 specific objectives - SO1 - Improved local policies and practices to support children living in poverty; SO2 - Mobilizing and sensitizing citizens for quality direct support to children and families living in poverty and SO3 - Promoting educational topics of poverty and social justice as part of Civic and Human Rights Education.
Key activities include A1. Mapping of measures and practices for combating child poverty in Rijeka and Gospić, A 2. Improving the strategic framework, A3. Cross-sectoral cooperation, A4. Incorporating Social Justice content into the Civic Education Curriculum at the level of high school, A5. Support to children and people living in poverty in Rijeka through civic engagement and A6. Public sensitization.