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Children''s rights in Croatia are well prescribed but they are not realized to a sufficient extent. This especially applies to the rights of children in a disadvantaged position, such as children without adequate parental care, with behavioural problems, victims of violence, with disabilities or difficulties, in sensitive family situations, at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Associations that provide social services to vulnerable groups often do not have enough capacity to monitor public policies and advocate for children''s rights.
Through the project, a network of 10 associations from 5 counties for the protection of children''s rights will be formed. The network will analyse and monitor the scope of the policy for children with a focus on reducing poverty and social exclusion and preventing violence by conducting research on the needs of children and parents, analysing the selected scope of the policy and presenting the results to relevant institutions and to the general public (by conducting public campaigns). Vulnerable groups (children and parents) will participate in empowerment workshops through which they will be informed about their rights. Informative and educational leaflets will be created and distributed. Results will be accessibility to stakeholders.
The partners contribute through their own expertise, which bring the added value of the project: Brave Telephone (public recognition), SOS Children''s Village Croatia (advocacy), Ardura (direct work and the community perspective), Children first (networking and strengthening the capacity of experts) and SOS Children''s Village Norway (expertise in monitoring of the public policies)
As a final result, it is expected that the associations gathered in the Network will improve cooperation, exchange experiences, strengthen their advocacy and organizational capacities, which will better contribute to the advocacy for the realization of the rights of children from vulnerable groups and their families.