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The project responds to a need identified by the local authorities - strengthening the system for child protection in the Municipality of Gorna Oryahovitsa.
The children in contact with the law including vulnerable children from the local Roma community are direct target group of the project. The Roma focus will be guaranteed by involving representatives of Roma informal groups and civil society organizations, and Roma mediators.
The project combines the introduction of specialised support services with establishing an adequate environment for child protection. The work with the children will involve psychologic and interactive social methods, and will be complemented by consultations for the parents. A local coordination unit will be established and working space ensured in the premises of the Municipality. The local coordination unit will apply the specialised support services also on the spot by its mobile teams.
It is planned that the introduced child protection services and practices will be formally incorporated in the social functions of the municipality. In this way, and by increasing the capacity of the municipal administration, the project aims to achieve a sustainable institutional change directly affecting the child protection perspectives at local level.