1. Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe
ENSA NETWORK
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2011
Child Working Group
Jos Sterckx
Liaison Officer
Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe
7th June 2011

2. Coordinators Child Working Group
2010
Valencian Region & West Sweden
In  Cooperation Valencian Region – Flanders
New coordinator: Kelly Digneffe (vleva)
 New chair: Rudi De Cock (Flemish Agency Child & Family)

3. Child Network
Meeting in October 2009 : West Sweden Office (Brussels – Belgium)
Swedish Presidency
David Catalayud, Regional Vice-minister for Family and Social Coordination, Valencia Region.
Barbro Rhodin and Lars Kristiansson, Härryda Municipality, West Sweden Region.
Dr. Francesco Gallo – Head of Youth and Family Affairs, Veneto Region. 
Study visit showcasing the work of the Belgian Special Youth Support, namely Juna and Minor-Ndako where underage victims of human-trafficking and unaccompanied children are accompanied and sheltered (usually referred).
Study visit at Microsoft Executive Briefing Centre.
Project idea around alternative strategies to the institutionalisation of children

4. Child Network 2010
General Assembly 3th and 4th of June (Valencia - Spain)
Spanish presidency of the European Union
European year for combating poverty and social exclusion
Regional actions and best practices on child poverty
Presentation of projects aimed at the protection of children
Örebro (Sweden) 2-3 November 2010
Presentations: Örebro Region, Veneto Region , Vienna, Alicante Municipality.
Vienna: Next place for the Child, Youth and Social Inclusion meeting (ENSA GA – June 2011)
Project proposals discussion
New member: The municipality of Alicante (Instituto de la Familia, Dr. Pedro Herrero)

5. General assembly of ENSA
Child Network 2011
On the occasion of
European Year of Volunteering
and in consideration of the European Strategy 2020
General assembly of ENSA
07th -10th of June 2011
Klagenfurt &Vienna (Austria)

6. General Assembly: Child Programme 2011
Child Network 2011
General Assembly: Child Programme 2011
Presentation of Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe (Vleva)
Agenda focused on an Overview of initiatives taken by European institutions (European Parliament, European Commission…)
Project forum corner: CHAIN project, reconciliation project AUDIT, “Give Kids a chance” project, “Friends Online” project.
Discussions and plans for next meeting

7. Future topics
Reconciliation
Parenting support
Children’s rights ….

8. Suggestions for topics?
Next meeting
Brussels (Belgium): in Autumn
Suggestions for topics?

9. María Sorzano Castellón
Contacts
Kelly Digneffe
Liaison Officer
Liaison agency Flanders-Europe
Mob:
María Sorzano Castellón
Policy Officer
IVADIS - Valencian Regional Ministry for Social Welfare
Mob: