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20.05.2009 The non-profit charity organization “Women and Children First” became a member |
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of the Cooperative Council under the auspices of the Moscow Government
According to the Resolution of the Moscow Government “On the package of measures to tackle the problem of social orphanhood in the city of Moscow for 2009-2011,” as of November 18, 2008 (No. 1061–Governmental Decree) a Cooperative council was created under the auspices of the Moscow Government for the purpose of answering questions on the implementation these measures to reverse the trend of social orphanhood in Moscow for 2009-2011. This year, the Director of Social Initiatives at Women and Children First, Natalia Vladlienovna, Vladimirova, became a member of this Cooperative Council. |
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15.05.2009 The next meeting of national coordinators and experts from the Baltic countries |
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On May 12th and 13th in Copenhagen, as part of the series of Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk meetings, a meeting was held with national coordinators and experts from the Baltic Region. Women and Children First sent a representative to be a participant in these meetings; this year, N.V. Vladimirova, Program Director of Women and Children First, took part in the meetings. This meeting was devoted to addressing questions regarding trafficked children and how to rehabilitate them after this experience. Questions concerning how to help child victims of violent crimes were also discussed at the meeting. Research was presented by representatives from Great Britain, Norway, and Denmark. Mike Dottridge, an adviser on the protection of children in Great Britain, presented the research that has been conducted in different countries around the world on providing support to children who have been trafficked. |
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30.04.2009 We Can Do It! Seminar in Nizhni Novgorod |
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On April 27th, a training seminar took place in Nizhni Novgorod for specialists on how to carry out the program “We Can Do It!” The seminar was conducted by experts from Women and Children First for staff from the social shelters “Belief” “Lastochka,” “Home” “Brigantina,” “Hope,” and “Smile.” |
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25.04.2009 - April 24: “Voice of the Child” Seminar |
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On April 24th, as part of the “Listening to Children” project, a seminar was held on the conditions of creating democratic institutes in establishments for orphans and social orphans. Childcare experts and specialists who are participating in the Listening to Children project took part in the seminar.
Participants at the seminar discussed their personal experiences in organizing children’s ombudsman services in state-run institutions in Moscow, Ivanovo, and Volgograd. |
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24.04.2009 The “My Life in the World of Rights and Responsibilities” Conference |
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“My Life in the World of Rights and Responsibilities”, WCF’s third annual children’s conference, took place on April 23rd under the auspices of the Moscow Ombudsman for Children’s Rights and the Association of Ombudsmen in the Russian Federation. At this conference the overall results of all three years of the Listening to Children project were presented. Children from different regions who participated in the project, winners of the mini-project competition “My Life in the World of Rights and Responsibilities” for orphans and social orphans, presented their creative compositions to the conference participants. |
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17.04.2009 Rehabilitation Work Meeting |
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On April 15th at the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki shelter a work meeting was held for psychologists from social rehabilitation centres and shelters in Moscow. The topic of the meeting was “An Organizational Methodological Model for Rehabilitation Space in Specialized Institutions for Minors in Need of Rehabilitation”. |
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16.04.2009 The story-book “Learn More about Your Rights: |
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The Convention on Children’s Rights” has been published
This month Women and Children First published a story book for young school children “Learn More about Your Rights: The Convention on Children’s Rights”. The children’s book with a fascinating and colorful presentation will help acquaint children with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, basic rights and freedoms of children, and the government guarantees to protect these rights. |
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