France French Development Agency Seminar on Street Children

12 Oct 2010 | social exclusion inclusion

The French Development Agency together with the Samu Social International is organizing on the 9th of November 2010 a seminar entitled: “Street children: from individual case management to the implementation of social policies” (Enfants des rues: de la prise en charge individuelle a la mise en place de politiques sociales) in Paris at the AFD headquarters, Salle Jacques Alliot.

The sessions will be held in plenary with two separate but simultaneous workshops:

1. Plenary: “The issue of children and youth in street situation: definition and trying to make sense of the phenomenon”
2. Workshop 1: “What kind of partnerships should be developed between NGOs and public institutions to ensure the better care for street children? What are the good practices?”
3. Workshop 2: “How can local and national authorities manage these socially excluded populations? What type of social policies can be implemented to prevent situations of vulnerability and to find solutions on a medium – to long-term?”

Registration to the seminar will run until the 15th of October and the application forms should be sent by this date to: pincentq@afd.fr and/or willarth@afd.fr

The application form and the programme (in French) of the seminar can be found in the top right corner of the screen.