Life after institutional care: international round table
Bruxelles hosted the 9th of July 2009 a specific international round table on leaving care in Europe; the event organised by Amici dei Bambini is part of the project carried out in five European countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Italy and France) whose aim is to increase the knowledge and mutual exchange of positive solutions for the social inclusion of young care leavers in Europe, a social category at high risk of social exclusion.
The fight against social exclusion is one of Europe's key social policy goals, with the European Commission seeking to build a better understanding of social exclusion across the EU and to spread good practice.
Building a more inclusive Europe was considered to be an essential element of the EU's ten year strategic goal of becoming "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustained economic growth, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion".
Within the above mentioned framework, the project implemented by the Association Amici dei Bambini (Italy) and involving partners' organizations from four more European countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia and France), addresses as specific priority area the young care leavers at risk of social exclusion.