Call for participants (conference):
On 7 - 8 October 2009, the Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk within the Council of Baltic Sea States and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour in Lithuania in partnership with the Council of Europe, UNICEF and SOS Children's Villages International present the conference: "Keeping the Door Open - Support to Young People leaving care".
The conference will focus on the great challenges young people in care have to face when they leave their care settings. The main themes of the conference will be: emotional stability and social wellbeing, education, employment and housing.
By sharing best practices and by identifying important areas that need to be developed, this conference is expected to provide countries in Europe with tools and methods necessary to increase the quality and efficiency of support to young care leavers.
This invitation is also a call for papers to be presented. The last day for submission of proposals for paper presentations is 4 September. Registration for participation closes on 11 September. As the conference is a Europe-wide conference, we expect the 150 available seats to fill quickly, so early registration is recommended.
Register for the conference here: http://www.childcentre.info/keeping-the-door-open-support-to-young-peopl...
Pre-event youth workshop
4 - 6 October 2009
Vilnius, Lithuania
Call for participants (pre-event youth workshop):
Prior to the conference, SOS Children's Villages International and the Council of Europe are organising a youth workshop. This pre-event workshop will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania from 4 - 6 October 2009. Young people between 16-25 years who have some care experience are invited to apply for this workshop. Participants of this pre-event workshop will also take part in the conference itself.
The deadline for applying to the youth workshop is 31 July 2009.
Apply for the youth workshop here: http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/Focus-areas/Child-rights/Advocacy-i...
For enquiries, email: lao@sos-kd.org
pdf: http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/Focus-areas/Child-rights/Advocacy-i...