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ASSISTANCE FOR STREET CHILDREN PROJECTMOLISA 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

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Situation

• few “real” street children

• more working children

• children at risk to in rural areas

• seasoning street children

• child trafficking

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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

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Scope of intervention

In total: 50 communities in 10 ProvincesNumber of street children and children at risk: 5,439 children

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Organization

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MOLISA (PSC) - EC

PTF

Project Director

Administrative unit

Pr ovince/c it y pt f(Head of PPTF)

ETAT(Team Leader)

Program unit

Short term missions

Secretary*Accountant

General Coordinator

Accouting Officer

Social Dev. Specialist

Street Social Worker/

Community Social worker

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Comprehensive ModelThe Project is implementing 5

components:1.Strengthening of institutional capacity in

planning, managing and coordination actions2.Strengthening of operational capacity of

institutions involved3.Fostering family reunification and social

integration4.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

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Implementing steps

Step 1: IdentificationStep 2: CounsellingStep 3: Individual Plan

•healthcare•educational support•vocational training and job-finding support

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Implementing steps Step 4: Family support Social Development

FundIncome generating

support

Step 5: Community support

Alternative careFamily or community

based

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Implementing steps

• Training in basic social intervention

• Monitoring

• Follow up

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Project’s results

• Good Governance

• Strengthening democracy and participation

• Poverty Alleviation

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Challenges

• Vocational qualification standards

• Guidance for basic social interventions at community level

• Vocational training on demand

• Sustainability

• Multipliable

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