PROJECT TITLE:

Together Against Child Abuse - TACA

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

To ensure that all children are treated with full respect for their dignity and rights by promoting abuse-free environment in Kosovo schools.

LOCATION:

Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kamenicë/a, Vushtrri/Vucitrn

SECTOR:

Child rights

DURATION:

36 months (01/02/2020 - 31/01/2023)

VALUE:

Total cost of the project € 235,498.44; EU contribution € 200,000.00

PROJECT PURPOSES:

To protect school children from abuse and minimize the effects of abuse experience by improving individual and institutional capacities for abuse prevention and support to victims.

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:

Kosova Education Center

PARTNERS:

Center for Advanced Studies - FIT

TARGET AREA:

Kosovo

BENEFICIARIES:

Lower secondary school communities and local authorities in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kamenicë/a, Vushtrri/Vucitrn

ACTIVITIES:

1.1 Build capacity of targeted municipalities authorities and schools to deal with cases of child abuse; 1.2 Support municipal authorities to establish an efficient system of responding to the abuse in targeted schools; 1.3 Provide awards and recognition to schools modelling exemplary abuse-free environments; 2.1 Develop e-learning courses on abuse prevention and response to abuse for pupils, teachers and parents by piloting them in targeted municipalities; 2.2 Provide courses on abuse prevention and response to abuse through e-learning platform to pupils, teachers and parents all over Kosovo; 3.1 Organize social campaigns to raise public awareness of abuse-related risks and disseminate information on good practices; 3.2 Organize a national conference on abuse prevention as final event of the project;

RESULTS:

Improved capacity of schools and responsible authorities to deal with abuse-related risks. 2. Improved ability of pupils, teachers and parents to prevent child abuse in schools and respond to abuse in an appropriate way. 3. Increased sensitivity of the general public to the child abuse problem.