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EFSC is supported by the European Commission - DG Justice Daphne III Programme

 
EFSC is supported by "Fondo Nazionale Del Settore Del Credito Per Progetti Di Solidarietà-Onlus"
 
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EFSC supports CSC's International Day for Street Children Campaign

 

12th of April - The Day

The International Day for Street Children is celebrated every year on April 12th. The day provides a platform for the millions of street children around the world - and their champions - to speak out so that their rights cannot be ignored.

2013 sees the launch of a petition to ‘Demand a Day’ and call for UN recognition. Find out more about what is happening this year! Find out more about what happened in previous years .

The day is celebrated by street children, NGOs, celebrities, policy makers, businesses and individuals around the world and over the last two years word has spread and support for the day has grown.

High profile supporters include Steven Gerrard, Danny Boyle, John Major and Bianca Jagger.

The International Day for Street Children was launched in 2011 by the Consortium for Street Children (CSC), the leading international network dedicated to realising the rights of street children worldwide. However the day is not owned by any one organisation and ultimately the aim is that the United Nations adopt and recognise it as a UN day.

The International Day for Street Children is supported by Aviva, the world's 6th largest insurance group, HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations and Tesco, one of the world's leading retailers.

 To read the UN OHCHR report, please visit  www.streetchildrenresources.org/resources/protection-and-promotion-of-the-rights-of-children-working-andor-living-on-the-streets/

 

 Source: http://www.streetchildrenday.org/the-day/

 

 

 20.02.2013

The European Commission adopts recommendation on the issue of 'Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage'

To read the recommendation click here

EFSC HELDS FINAL CONFERENCE OF ITS TWO-YEAR DAPHNE III ACTION GRANT PROJECT, ESCAPE

11 December 2012 - Brussels

 

  

  To donwload the Practitioner'sTraining Guide - click here

 
 

 EFSC TO SUPPORT WORTLDVISION'S 'CHILD HEALTH NOW' CAMPAIGN

13th -20th of November 2012

Every year over 6.9 million children under the age of 5 die due to causes that could be easily prevented or treated such as pneumonia , neonatal causes, malnutrition and diarrohea. The progress being made is not going fast enough and it is crucial that all civil society actors join forces to claim a desire  for change and that this is made visible to the world leaders.

 

Therefore, on behalf of World Vision, EFSC calls for people across the gloe to take one simple action: raise their hands so that all children can survive 5!

 

 

For more information visit www.childhealthnow.org or contact alexandra_newlands@wvi.org

 

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL AND INFORMATION

  • Summary Report of the event -Pledges to the EU Commission, EU Member States and National and Local Authorities

 

 

 

 

The European Federation for Street Children (EFSC) is a Luxembourg-based association committed on a non-profit basis to the improvement of the rights and situations of children at risk and particularly street children. As a European network, it acts as a platform for lobbying and advocacy towards the European Union, it provides non-governmental organisations committed to this cause with information and advice concerning all children and youth-related policies and assistance programmes of the EU and facilitates the exchange of best practice between them. 

 

 


Advocacy & Policy
 
   
In this section you will find information about EFSC’s advocacy and lobbying actions and projects in Europe as well as on the legislative and policy developments in particular on the EU and national levels that contribute to improving the living conditions of street children. It also provides information on the UN context and international developments.


Children in PROGRESS
 
   
This section focuses on EFSC’s activities implementing the “European Networking for the Social Inclusion of Street Children” 3-year framework partnership agreement that EFSC has signed with the European Commission under the PROGRESS Programme.


Network Life & News
 
   
In this section, you will find news on the most crucial latest developments, activities and projects of EFSC`s work as a network and in particular from its member organisations.


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