Preventing social exclusion of children and young people in Europe: Participation & early intervention
21-23 November 2007 In 2007 our Annual Conference took place in Malta. It was co-organised with Eurochild's member organisation Foundation for Social Welfare Services. The event was attended by 190 participants (including 120 international and 60 Maltese guests) and was overall a success. Here you can find more information about the event, including the relevant Background Documents and Presentations made, as well as the final report. Policy & practice for social inclusion of children and young people - the role of non-formal and informal learning
14-16 November 2006 This European Conference was organised by Eurochild together with its German member organisation Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe – AGJ (www.agj.de) in Berlin. It was attended by 110 participants, who had a vivid and interesting exchange with both policy makers and representatives of NGOs working at grass roots level on the issues of non-formal and informal learning as a means of tackling social exclusion. To read the report of the conference, please click here.
A Press Release issued on 15 November by Eurochild, calls on policy makers to give greater recognition to non-formal and informal learning within education provision, especially as a means of fighting social exclusion and ensuring equality of opportunity. Other useful links on the issue: Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on "Children in Outdoor contexts. Affordances and Independent Mobility in the Assessment of Environmental Child Friendlyness" by Marketta Kyttä. The Position of Socially Excluded Children in the EU Policy Process
14 November 2005 The Second Annual Conference of Eurochild took place in Brussels. Click here for the report of the Conference |
