There are approximately 80,000 refugee and migrants in Greece including 30,000 children. Out of these some 7315 children live with adults in 26 temporary accommodation sites across the mainland. Among the risks children face including exposure to violence, exploitation, abuse and/or neglect by adults or children including in the contexts where they live, learn, and play. There are hundreds of front line staff working in sites (from NGOs and government actors), many who may come into contact with children on a daily basis, either in their specific role facilitating activities for children (e.g. educators or animators), or by virtue of working on the sites (e.g. site managers, health workers, etc.).
In light of the particular vulnerability of refugee and migrant children, Terre des hommes Hellas in partnership with UNICEF began working with actors working on sites to establish or strengthen their child safeguarding policies, and ensure that both adults and children are aware of acceptable and non-acceptable behavior and can report any concerns in a safe and timely manner. Recent site assessments carried out by UNICEF and other actors identified the need for enhanced child participation in establishing child-safe environments: This training has subsequently been developed to help ensure that children as well as adults are aware of the child safeguarding mechanisms in place to protect themselves and how to access them.
Objectives of these sessions
Overall, the training aims to build and strengthen the capacities of children in their involvement in their own protection.
By the end of the course it is expected that children will:
- Have a brief awareness of child rights
- Have explored feelings associated with being safe/not safe to identify situations that are safe and those where personal safety may be at risk.
- Have identified simple strategies for keeping safe e.g. say 'no', get help
- Have Identified people who help to keep us safe throughout the day
- Explore appropriate personal safety strategies
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