Program for empowerment and promoting the development of competencies of parents of children up to 12 years of age, in situations related to migrations and refugeehood
Even in favorable circumstances, parenthood requires constant engagement, consideration, learning, and adjustment. Bearing in mind the numerous unfavorable circumstances that come with migration, raising a child on the move is exceptionally demanding. Leaving home is always traumatic for both children and adults, regardless of whether they are fleeing natural disasters, armed conflict, violence, abuse of rights; or seeking a better life.
Parents play the most important and permanent role in the lives of their children and the child’s wellbeing is inseparably tied to their wellbeing. Empowered parents can better protect the rights of their children, provide them with security, ensure the best conditions for their learning and development under the circumstances. Empowerment and education of parents provide support for the parents, the children, and the entire family.
Parenting on the Move Program, developed by Save the Children and Centre for Interactive Pedagogy, provides psychosocial support, education, and entertainment; it encourages family cohesion and intercultural exchange.
Agenda
- Introductory remarks from Save the Children in North West Balkans (10 min)
- - Mixed migrations and children on the move in the Balkans
- - Children needs and programming for children and families
- Program presentation (50 min)
- - Program principles, aim, structure, beneficiaries, implementers, and ethical issues
- - Parent workshops - overview of the four topics, titles, and objectives of workshops
- - Family workshops - overview of titles and objectives of workshops
- - Short overview of the materials available, workshop facilitation, training and mentoring of implementers (quality assurance)
- Q&A and discussion (30 min)
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