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Traning in Sofia to promote young people's active citizenship

Monday, October 29, 2012

On October 18-24, 2012, children placed into alternative care attended training in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event gathered 30 young people from the Netherlands, Malta, Great Britain, Finland, Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia. The main objective of the training was to promote young people’s active citizenship, empowerment and social cohesion by creating opportunities for interaction and communication between youth, NGOs and policy makers, as well as engaging youth volunteers with their peers and local and EU level.

The results of the training activities were presented at the Foster Care Conference that was running simultaneously.

2 young people represented the Republic of Moldova. They are members of the Advisory Boards of Children (ABCs) of Calarasi and Ungheni. ABCs were created in three pilot regions: Falesti, Calarasi, and Ungheni, within a project implemented by Partnerships for Every Child, focused on the promotion of the children’s rights and their involvement into decision making that concerns their own lives.

The knowledge gained within the training will be disseminated and shared with children from alternative care.