Eurochild is a member of

Eurochild is a member of several organisations and networks dealing with children's rights, social and poverty issues as well as an organisation bringing together international organisations based in Belgium. They are the:

• Social Platform

• Europan Anti Poverty Network - EAPN

• Fédération des Associations Internationales établies en Belgique - FAIB

• Child Rights Information Network - CRIN

• Conference of INGO of the Council of Europe

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Social Platform

The Platform of European Social NGOs is the alliance of representative European federations and networks of non-governmental organisations active in the social sector. The Platform promotes social justice and participatory democracy by voicing the concerns of its member organisations.

The members of the Social Platform represent thousands of organisations, associations and voluntary groups at local, regional, national and European level, representing the interests of a wide range of civil society. These include organisations of women, older people, people with disabilities, the unemployed, people affected by poverty, gays & lesbians, young people, children and families. Member organisations also include those campaigning on issues such as social justice, homelessness, life-long learning, health & reproductive rights and racism.

European Anti Poverty Network

EAPN is a representative network of NGOs and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in EU member states. It is a network of:

• national networks of voluntary organisations and grassroots groups active in the fight against poverty within each member state of the EU,
• European organisations, such as Eurochild, whose main activities are related to the fight against poverty and social exclusion.

EAPN has consultative status with the Council of Europe, and is a founding member of the Platform of European Social NGOs. Its activities are Advocacy, Analysis, Information, Exchange, Training...

FAIB

Established in Belgium the Federation of European and International Associations  (FAIB) is a non-profit, non-political association that promotes and defends the interests and activities of its Members. FAIB members are organisations of European or universal scope, and include trade or business federations, cultural and scientific societies, youth and sport associations, religious and philanthropic societies, etc.

FAIB has been established in 1949 at the initiative of leading personalities of the Union of International Associations (UIA), with the intention to draw attention of the authorities to the existence of international associations in Belgium, and to the need for facilitating their activities.

Activities of FAIB include: studies of legal and tax problems, inquiries into the activities of international associations; working luncheons and lectures with contributions by experts on matters of common concern; establishing international contacts and maintaining permanent relations with federations of international associations in other countries.

CRIN

The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst NGOs, UN agencies, inter-governmental organisation, educational institutions, and other child rights experts.

Established in 1995, CRIN has a membership of more than 1,400 organisations in over 130 countries.

CRIN's objectives are:

• To meet the information needs of organisations and individuals working for children's rights;
• To support and promote the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
• To support organisations in gathering, handling, producing and disseminating child rights information through training, capacity building and the development of electronic and non-electronic networking tools.

Council of Europe

The Council of Europe recognises that independent NGOs are a vital component of European society, guaranteeing freedom of expression and association both of which are fundamental to democracy.

Eurochild is a member of the Council of Europe NGO group that is classified by its interest in "extreme povery and social cohesion".

This group enables participants "to engage in a special dialogue with Directorate General of Social Cohesion, which is devoted to promoting access to social rights for all. It has various committees of experts, covering such subjects as access to housing, participation of beneficiaries of social services (CS-US), access to employment for very marginalised and disadvantaged people (CS-MA), preventive measures for putting children into care, ageing.

The grouping holds observer status here and plays a part in the work done, passing on to the committee and its subordinate groups examples of “good practice” in relation to social cohesion and the combating of exclusion while ensuring that the situation of particularly vulnerable people and groups is taken into account.