We aim to ensure proper management of guardianship and care for unaccompanied minors and offer support to both professional and volunteer figures involved in this, in order to assist them and create a network among them.
Context
The GUIDE project develops a transnational action to strengthen the capacity of national guardianship systems, support the skills of guardians – and professionals supporting them – who deal with unaccompanied or separated minors arriving in the EU from various countries and contexts, with a focus on supporting guardians of minors with disabilities and/or at risk of developmental delays.
Objectives
- Enhancing the capacity of guardians and professionals supporting them by developing transnational and national manuals related to the care of unaccompanied minors with disabilities and/or at risk of developmental delays.
- Contributing to improving the ability of guardians to navigate national guardianship and service provision systems.
- Strengthening support for guardians by developing and providing technical resources for support meetings and listening circles, and facilitating learning exchanges.
- Developing recommendations with concrete measures and solutions to strengthen national guardianship systems.
Activities
- International training for guardians and professionals involved in the care of minors.
- National training program for guardians and professionals in the field.
- Listening groups for guardians.
- Online international webinars covering key topics on guardianship of minors.
- Roundtable discussions with policymakers and relevant stakeholders.
Resources
- Analysis of the current state of guardianship in partner countries
- Training manual for guardians
- Mapping of services within the national system related to guardianship
- European policy recommendations on strengthening guardianship for minors
- Awareness campaign to highlight the role of guardians
Impact
- 250 trained guardians, social care professionals on caring for minors arriving in the EU.
- Establishment of networks among guardians at national and European levels.
- Development of a European awareness campaign to increase visibility of guardians of minors.
Partners
- EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PE (Belgium, coordinator)
- EUROCHILD (Belgium)
- IASIS (Greece)
- SDRUZHENIE NATSIONALNA MREZHA ZA DETSATA (Bulgaria)
- Imago Foundation (Poland)
- Fundacja Save the Children International (Poland)
- TENENET OZ (Slovacchia)
- CESIE (Italy)
- DIMOS EGALEO (Greece, associated partner)
- Save the Children Europe (Belgium, associated partner)
- SAVE THE CHILDREN ITALIA ONLUS ASSOCIAZIONE (Italy, associated partner)
- Europsky institut regionalneho rozvoja, n.o. (Slovacchia, associated partner)
- TRNAVSKA UNIVERZITA V TRNAVE (Slovacchia, associated partner)