Conferences

Conferences

Each year coordinators and professionals from seven respective countries meet for two-day conference to share knowledge and learn from the best specialists in the field. Topics undertaken during the conference highly correspond with the theme of the year of the project. The coordinators participate also in the ISPCAN conferences taking place in Europe. Those biggest meetings gathering the professionals working in the field of the problem of child abuse and neglect are the source of knowledge and good practices for organizations taking part in the project.

6th Conference “Helping children – victims of crime”

On 26th and 27th October 2009 in Warsaw annual conference devoted to the issue of assistance to abused children and protection of children participating in legal procedures was organised by the Nobody's Children Foundation, Social Policy Department of Warsaw City Hall and Ministry of Justice. Being the most important and the largest of this kind of events in Poland the conference gathered more then 550 professionals working in the area of psychology, law, social services and non-governmental organizations supporting children.

Bulgaria: Child witness in criminal proceedings – multidisciplinary approach

On 11th - 12th November 2008 international seminar "Child witness in criminal proceedings - multidisciplinary approach" took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event was organized by Social Activities and Practices Institute - Bulgarian Partner of the Childhood without Abuse Project, with cooperation of the Nobody's Children Foundation and the Bulgarian Judges Association.



Coordinators Meeting in Sofia

On 10th November 2008 Childhood without Abuse Project coordinators meeting took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. Annual coordinators meetings serve as an opportunity to share information about the project implementation in each country, positive outcomes as well as difficulties.