During the summer months the team of Center Dardedze had a good rest, gained a lot of energy and was inspired by new ideas thus is ready to carry on the work in the field of child protection.
In the middle of August, before the new school year had begun, new agents of “Courage to be friendly” got trained for Anti-mobbing program. Starting with new school semester these agents will give lectures to teenagers of municipalities about what is mobbing, how to recognize and prevent it.
During the Month of Youth on September 19th everyone who was interested and came to EU House, could try out the method of Forum theatre, where people in active, unforced way were able to experience on themselves different versions of conflict solving methods.
A training program of 11 lessons “Guide raising an adolescent” (GRA), which is attended by experts of social services from all districts of Latvia, started in the end of September. At the same time experts will also conduct support groups for parents in Jumprava, Kuldiga, Baldone, Salaspils and other cities in Latvia.
In collaboration with a recourse centre for women “Marta” experts of law enforcement authorities from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden and Bulgaria visited Dardedze to share experience on subject of “Monitoring compliance with Children’s Rights in criminal proceedings”.
In accordance to the request of the European Commission representatives Center Dardedze has prepared a report about Latvian children in criminal proceedings, which is published in the website of the European Commission: www.childreninjudicialproceedings.eu.
The further objective of the project is to carry on with the initiatives started in the field of child protection.
Project: “Dardedze FOR society against abuse”
Project id. no. 2012.EEZ/DAP/MAC/111
For more information about the project contact project manager Baiba Berovska, phone: +371 67240042, e-mail: baiba.berovska@projects.lv.
Project financially supported by Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway.
Programme financed by EEA financial instrument and Latvia.
More about the programme can be found on the following webpages:
www.sif.lv www.eeagrants.lv www.eeagrants.org
Training of program “Courage to be friendly”
During the Month of Youth Forum theatre in EU House
Training for team leaders of program „Guide raising an adolescent” (GRA)