Family Positions

The children on climate strike are right: their lives should not be sacrificed to satisfy our greed

This statement was signed by 233 organisations.

The Future of Europe and young people is one of the main topics of the Bulgarian EU Presidency. Bulgaria declared to put the investment in early childhood development at the scope of the member countries as an important factor for building children social and life competences, their later professional development and contribution to the local economics.

We are convinced that deinstitutionalization does not end with the closure of old institutions and moving children into a new type of residential care.

From the formalisation of children’s rights under EU laws, to the provision of services that have directly improved children’s lives, children in Europe are in a better place, thanks to collective work of the different institutions and people that make up the European Union.

The National Network for Children of Bulgaria warns about the systematic violation of the refugee children’s rights especially of those who are unaccompanied. It gives as an example the last[…]

We hope that these observations will be considered during the discussions that will take place at the European Committee on Democracy and Governance and the subsequent drafts of the text of the Guidelines.

Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money

Whether the UK votes to remain or leave the EU, this is an opportunity to consider a vision of a future EU and it is essential that children can meaningfully input and be involved in the decisions made that will shape our future Europe

We, on behalf of the National Network for Children – Bulgaria, Eurochild and ChildPact, express our endorsement of the candidacy of Velina Todorova for the aforementioned election.

We believe that the participation of citizens and civil society organizations in the policy making process is a condition for democracy, for open, accountable and effective governance.

NGOs make joint recommendation on OHCHR follow-up report on investing in children’s rights at UN Human Rights Council

We advocate for a minimum maternity leave of 24 weeks taking into account WHO and UNICEF recommendations around breastfeeding for the first 6 months of a child’s life and the growing body of neuroscience pointing to the importance of early childhood experience and brain development.

The European Commission is launching a public consultation the mid-term review of the European Disability Strategy (2010-2020).

To make 2016 a better year for children, we must focus on their rights and needs. They are not responsible for this crisis, yet they are paying the highest price.

As a National Partner Network of Eurochild, the National Network for Children – Bulgaria joins the advocacy efforts for a children-centred investment strategy based on 5 pillars: education, early years, health promotion, community development and family strengthening, social protection and welfare support .

UNICEF is looking for an international consultant or a team of consultants to assess the approaches for closure of infant homes in Bulgaria.

Between January and August 2015 alone, 174,235 children sought asylum in the European Union, representing one in four asylum seekers.

A child-centered investment strategy prioritises investment in five pillars: education, early years policies, health promotion, community development and family strengthening, and social protection and welfare support.

The National Network for Children strongly advocates for the development of a national policy for dealing with the housing problem of disadvantaged families, legislative mechanism for dealing with such situations and a resourced plan for a drastic reduction of the number of children living on the streets or in illegal constructions.