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News - These days, thousands of volunteers are mobilising to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Yet even the most well-intentioned among us can develop harmful behaviours, out of haste, enthusiasm or simply because volunteers pick up on the trauma they witness. It is…
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News - Together with their families, Roma children from Coventry wrote Roma, Recycle, Reimagine: Corcodusa Saves The Park, a book that aims to rethink commonly held beliefs about the Roma community’s attitude towards the environment. The story follows Corcodusa, a Roma girl…
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News - The Institute for the Fight against Addiction records an increasing number of alcohol addicts, which increased significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, but also cases of domestic violence caused by alcohol consumption. It is encouraging that many seek help…
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Multimedia - HANDIKOS has launched the campaign "School Opens the World", which aims to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities in regular education in Kosovo. Nine awareness videos provide information about the difficulties of children with disabilities and target the…
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Multimedia - The Rosa Parks Foundation, in a spectacular animated film presents the systematic racism against the Roma in Hungary. Placed in a historic context, the film explains the reasons for the social exclusion of Roma, how and why Roma are disadvantaged in key areas of life…
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Online library - ‘Act Now’, a child consultation study by World Vision, reveals that more than four in five (81 percent) of those interviewed across 50 countries have seen or faced violence in their homes, communities or online since the start of the COVID-19…
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News - In early November of 2020, meetings of the Steering Committees (Association of FBiH and Association of RS) were held, along with an extended meeting of the Board of the Association of Social Workers and Other Social Workers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with representatives of…
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News - The Children’s Commissioner for England released a report examining the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on children. The report found that less than 25% of children attended school since March, during the lockdown. Thousands of children did not have proper conditions (…
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News - Andrea Csép, an UDMR politician said, that the currently adopted law in Romania has simplified the process of adoption. The compulsory course can be taken in Hungarian too, and the diploma will be valid for five years, instead of two. The provision that a family member…
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News - Parents losing their jobs during the pandemic has affected children: they might do worse in school, have psychological problems, and consequently have more difficulties in adult life. In the US, parental unemployment has reached a record of 22% in April, with Las Vegas (with…
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Online library - It is estimated that there are around 70,000 children in Bosnia and Herzegovina who have some kind of disability. This is a very vulnerable group in Bosnian-Herzegovinian society which is faced with prejudice, exclusion and neglect by decision…
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News - The pandemic has brought lots of negative consequences for us, but there were some people, who benefitted from it. Young offenders for example got the chance to participate in an initiative that allowed them to gain a new qualification. Leeds…
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News - A student movement called Adom, reported on how children infected with coronavirus are bullied and abused by their peers. Some children attend school only to find out later that they were carrying the virus. These children are shamed for attending school…
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News - The Trevor Project, founded in 1998, has a 24-hour hotline for at-risk LGBTQ youth, with chat and text services. It also has a social network for international LGBTQ, called TrevorSpace. The Trevor Project successfully applied for Google’s AI Impact Challenge, and received…
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News - The UN Estimates that twelve million girls are married each year before they reach the age of 18. The UN set 2030 as a target to end child marriage, but the progress is slow and has been disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic in many countries. The London-…
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News - New research conducted by Time to Change, run by organizations including Mind and Rethink Mental Illness found that almost half of teenagers of school-age (11 to 18-year-old) are "concerned about the impact of returning to…
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Multimedia - With the start of the pandemic in 2020, meetings and community halls quickly moved in the online space. YouthLink Scotland created a new mental health and wellbeing resource and engaged with six youth work organisations who have adapted their service and support to be…
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News - For six years now, InDaHouse Hungary has helped children living in small villages in Borsod County catch up with their studies. The organisation, which works mainly with volunteers, also provides tutoring, mentoring, personalized classes and summer camps for…
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News - On July 3, 2020, the parliament approved the establishment of the school guard institution, and it is already known that school guards will start their work at 491 locations. The Bagázs Association shares some thoughts about this subject in its blog post. Volunteers from the…
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News - On Thursday, Ilir Meta, the President of Albania, has called for better policies against sexual violence and exploitation of children. He has called for a more comprehensive legal framework in order to stop the abuse as well.  The President said this at…
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News - Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that harm women and girls, according to new UNFPA report ISTANBUL – Every year, millions of girls around the world are subjected to practices that harm…
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News - At present, it is difficult to find a kindergarten in Hungary where autistic children are admitted, although the founding documents of most institutions include the inclusion of children with special educational needs. And often, the situation is not easier, despite the fact…
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News - 'I’ll adopt a kindergarten' is an initiative in which supporters can adopt disadvantaged kindergartens, children’s workshops, study halls, and children’s homes to  help children in need. One of the institutions participating in the program is the Tiszavasvár…
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Online library - This note provides an overview of the factors that may put persons with disabilities at heightened risk in the COVID-19 pandemic and response in humanitarian settings; and proposes actions to address these risks. This note draws on the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion…
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News - Reuters reports on the decision of the Supreme Court in Hungary and the developments around the case of unlawfully segregated Roma children. The case Classroom situation of ethnic tensions at an elementary school in Gyongyospata, east of…
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News - The Rosa Park Foundation, the Motivation Association and the Partners Hungary Foundation jointly conducted a non-representative survey among pedagogues who teach disadvantaged and Roma children. The research distinguishes four groups…
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News - During this epidemic emergency, 30-35.000 schoolchildren cannot be educated digitally due to lack of equipment, missing infrastructure or family background problems, said Gabriella Hajnal, head of Klebensberg Center, adding that this represents a rate of around 5 per cent,…
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News -  The Vodafone Romania Foundation has announced that the Bright Sky Ro application will help victims of domestic violence in three languages (Romanian, Hungarian and English) form May. The app, which can be downloaded from both the App Store and the Google Play Store,…
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News - Terre des hommes Hellas, in partnership with UNICEF, is pleased to continue their series of webinars for staff working with refugees and migrants in response to the COVID-19…
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Online library - National Youth Agency (NYA) new research suggests that despite the initial decrease in gang activity, gangs have adapted to COVID-19. According to the report ’, 60,000 young people (aged 10–17) identify as a gang member or know a gang member who is a relative.’ And…