Bullying affects the majority of children and youth across the world and has a devastating emotional and psychological impact on them. Young people in Romania take action to find solutions to tackle this issue with the support of Terre des hommes and its partners.

The project will allow for the mobilization of children and professionals to develop child-centred solutions to key issues related to child protection as well as the opportunity for children to act as ‘lead innovators’ who are empowered to develop ideas and solutions which will benefit a greater number of children.

Within the framework of Mario Project, a Greek delegation, led by Mr. George Moschos, Deputy Ombudsman in charge of children’s rights and the representatives of ARSIS Organisation met with the Chairperson of the State Agency for Child Protection (SACP) – Ms Ofelia Kaneva, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria – Ms. Maya Manolova and the Secretary of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (NCCTHB) – Ms. Kamelia Dimitrova. The reprsentatives discussed the possibility to reach a bilateral agreement between the Greek and Bulgarian authorities addressing the problems of Bulgarian children in street situation in Greece, unaccompanied minors, migrant and refugee children.

Neglected Children Society – ECPAT Bulgaria initiated and organized the visits of the Greek delegation as part of the implementation of Mario Project in Bulgaria. 

December 1, 2014, Budapest, Hungary: On December the 2.-4. Terre des hommes and its partners in South East Europe are launching a new initiative – the Regional Resource Centre for Child Protection (RRC). The initiative brings together child protection professionals from 8 countries of South East Europe in order to develop a platform for constant learning and knowledge sharing.

Albania, December 2011: During the month of December a series of one day trainings on domestic violence were organized in 4 regional divisions of Albania. Over 90 actors currently working in the Child Protection Units, the newly established State Agency for Child Protection, Municipal Domestic Violence Departments, Domestic Violence and Minors Sectors within the Police Directorates, State Social Services Departments, prosecutors and judges, daily centers and shelters etc., in 17 different cities throughout Albania received information on the possible manifestations and consequences of domestic violence, the impact violence has on children and family relations, and children as victims and witnesses of violence.*