1 ASSISTANCE FOR STREET CHILDREN PROJECT MOLISA in partnership with EC ASSISTANCE FOR STREET CHILDREN PROJECT (8/2004 – 7/2007) Vietnam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs In partnership with European Commission

2 Situation few “real” street children more working children children at risk to in rural areas seasoning street children child trafficking

3 Project’s Objectives & Purposes Overall Objective: “To restore street children’s rights to health, education and family care and to preserve these rights for children at risk”. Project Purposes reduce the number of street children through reunification with family if not possible, support with alternative models for care prevent new children to leave home for the street

4 Scope of intervention In total: 50 communities in 10 Provinces Number of street children and children at risk: 5,439 children

5 Organization

6 Comprehensive Model The Project is implementing 5 components: 1.Strengthening of institutional capacity in planning, managing and coordination actions 2.Strengthening of operational capacity of institutions involved 3.Fostering family reunification and social integration 4.Establishing alternative forms of care and education for those children who cannot be united with their families 5.Organizing awareness campaigns and mobilizing interest in preventing/halting the out-flow of street children

7 Implementing steps Step 1: Identification Step 2: Counselling Step 3: Individual Plan healthcare educational support vocational training and job-finding support

8 Implementing steps Step 4: Family support Social Development Fund Income generating support Step 5: Community support Alternative care Family or community based

9 Implementing steps Training in basic social intervention Monitoring Follow up

10 Project’s structure Local level: DOLISA and local committees on children and families at risk Provincial level: DELISA and Provincial Project Task Force Central level: MOLISA and Project Task Force

11 Project’s results 5,947 children at risk on the street and children at risk provided with counseling services by social workers 1,098 children at risk on the street sustainably reunited with their families

12 Project’s results (cont.) 2,340 children at risk on the street and children at risk reaching National Education Standards 1,995 children at risk on the street and children at risk gaining access to health care that brings them close to National Standards

13 Project’s results 372 boys and girls undertaking vocational training 142 of children who cannot/not yet be resettled receiving alternative care support including accommodated in foster families 1,349 of families receiving income generation support

14 Project’s results Good Governance Strengthening democracy and participation Poverty Alleviation

15 Challenges Vocational qualification standards Guidance for basic social interventions at community level Vocational training on demand Sustainability Multipliable

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