Child Protection

Child Protection

To support child victims of abuse and violence, we advocate for better integration of policies and strategies into the existing legal framework & strengthen the child protection system, provide training for professionals and support local child protection organisations through small grants. Affected children have access to psychosocial services, counseling and recreational activities.

Current Projects

Preventive Resilience Building and Immediate Response Services for Children’s Victims of Trafficking and Severe Forms of Violence
Research Project on Online Sexual Violence

Completed Projects

Refugees, Particularly Women and Children, Have Access to Qualitative Prevention and Response Services Against Abuse, Violence and Neglect.
Immediate Response Services for Children Victims of Severe Forms of Violence
Individual and community psychosocial help for children, adults and youth impaired by distress in communities exposed to adversity

News

Building Resilience: The Impact of the 'Bletëzat' Summer Camp in Shupenze
Building Resilience: The Impact of the 'Bletëzat' Summer Camp in Shupenze
Twenty talented and energetic children from the Shupenzë administrative unit (Bulqizë Municipality) participated in the "Bletëzat" summer camp organized this week by the Terre des hommes staff at the Bulqizë Multifunctional Community Center. Through the "Movement, Games, and Sport" methodology…
Empowering Youth through Art: How the 'You Create' Methodology Can Bring Positive Change in Bulqiza
Empowering Youth through Art: How the 'You Create' Methodology Can Bring Positive Change in Bulqiza
In the heart of Bulqiza, a transformative initiative is taking place that is reshaping the futures of its young inhabitants. Through the "You Create" methodology, exclusively implemented by Terre des hommes, local youth are being given the tools and opportunities to become empowered leaders within…
Tdh and AFA Continue to Collaborate on Trainings Sessions to Ensure Child Safety in Sports.
Tdh and AFA Continue to Collaborate on Trainings Sessions to Ensure Child Safety in Sports.
Together for the children, Terre des hommes Albania, in partnership with the Albanian Football Association, has initiated the replication of training sessions focused on child safety in football with all sports clubs in 8 regions across the country. During the training session held at the next…
Empower the Future: Tdh Organizes an Exchange Program for Youth Focusing on Gender Equality and Community Engagement.
Empower the Future: Tdh Organizes an Exchange Program for Youth Focusing on Gender Equality and Community Engagement.
Terre des hommes Albania organizes an exchange program for young people focusing on gender equality and community engagement. In the Multifunctional Community Center in Lezhë, 43 young people from the Afghan community sheltered in Albania, along with the youth groups of You Create from Kukës and…
Exploring the Influence of Games and Sports on a Child's Psychosocial Development: Insights from a Three-Day Training
Exploring the Influence of Games and Sports on a Child's Psychosocial Development: Insights from a Three-Day Training
Frontline professionals who work with children have had a fantastic opportunity to participate in a 3-day training in Shengjin on the "Movement, Games, and Sports for the psychosocial development of children" methodology.  During these three days, the participants, under the guidance of the…
Celebrating Diversity through Activities on International Day of Sports for Development and Peace
Celebrating Diversity through Activities on International Day of Sports for Development and Peace
Aware of the positive impact that sports bring to their lives, the young people of the "YouCreate" group, who receive services at the Multifunctional Community Center in Bulqiza, took the initiative to organize a series of sports activities on the eve of the International Day of Sports for…
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Publications

Manual for child protection workers, members of the Cross-sectoral Technical Group in Lezha and Durrës for the management of cases of Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Children and their protection from exploitation and sexual violence.
Manual for child protection workers, members of the Cross-sectoral Technical Group in Lezha and Durrës for the management of cases of Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Children and their protection from exploitation and sexual violence.
This manual is intended to serve as a working document and provide, in a concise manner and in accordance with the relevant legal framework in force, the procedures that must be followed by the Child Protection Officer (CPO) also as part of the Cross-sectoral Technical Group (GTN) for the…
Child Protection Document for Case Management in the Humanitarian Context
Child Protection Document for Case Management in the Humanitarian Context
Unaccompanied or separated children are particularly vulnerable and the challenges they face require special responses. It is difficult to obtain accurate global figures regarding the number of children travelling independently, but their number is increasing. This document is written for all…
Adoption of Standards For Centers Providing Treatment For Child Victims Or Witnesses of Sexual Abuse And Severe Forms of Violence
Adoption of Standards For Centers Providing Treatment For Child Victims Or Witnesses of Sexual Abuse And Severe Forms of Violence
In this framework, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection aims to strengthen the prevention and response to sexual violence against children, by modeling integrated and multidisciplinary one-stop shop services for children sustaining sexual violence and other types of severe violence, as well…
Child Protection Measures for Children Below the Age of Criminal Responsibility Who Conflict With the Law in Albania
Child Protection Measures for Children Below the Age of Criminal Responsibility Who Conflict With the Law in Albania
The focus of this research study is on the child protection measures for children below the age of criminal responsibility who conflict with the law in Albania. The focus of this research study is on the child  protection measures for children below the age of criminal responsibility who are in…
Situation Analyses: The impact of COVID-19 on families in need in Albania
Situation Analyses: The Impact of COVID-19 on Families in Need in Albania
Terre des hommes organization in Albania, during the period March-April 2020 undertook the assessment of the situation on the impact of pandemics and quarantine on families in need in Albania. This assessment sheds light on the new realities created by the COVID-19 virus and highlights how the…
Models And Best Practices In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Models And Best Practices In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Terre des hommes Albania has prepared this publication to capture and promote models of work and best practices identified during the implementation of the “Emergency and recovery support for vulnerable children and families affected by COVID-19 pandemic situation in Albania” project useful to…
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