Support to Children in Mogilino
Support to Children in Mogilino
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On 31.08.2010. was held the official opening of the last of the Small Houses for the children from Mogilino. This ended up UNICEF's project for closing down the Mogilino institution, which was supported by the bTV fundraising show "The Magnificent Six".
The Project "Children First" was implemented in partnership by UNICEF and an Alliance of NGOs, including For Our Children Foundation, Social Activities and Practices Institute, Bulgarian Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (BAPID), International Social Service, Caritas-Bulgaria, ECIP Foundation, etc.
The project aimed at facilitating the implementation of the Agency for Social Assistance Plan for the closure of the institution "St. Petka" in Mogilino village and directing the children and young people to alternative services. The first of the three main fields of activity was the provision of emergency assistance for care improvement, direct work with the children in the social home until its closure and their preparation for leaving. The second aim was the preparation of individual assessments of all children and young people which will help for the adequate planning of future care. The third sphere of action was providing support to local communities in developing alternative services as well as launching a program and action plan targeted at working with the parents for the reestablishment of the child-parent relationship and the potential reintegration in the family.
As of today, 2 Little Houses were opened in Ruse, 1 in the village of Glozhene, 1 in the city of Varna and 1 in the village of Dve Mogili. The care home in the village of Mogilino was officially closed down in October, 2009.
UNICEF accomplished the activities under the project with bTV's invaluable help, whereas The Magnificent Six did the fundraising for the new services and gave publicity about the miserable care situation of children in institutions. A total of six Little Houses were built for the children and youth from the Mogilino care home who will be provided with a family-like environment.
Read the FINAL REPORT on the implementation of the Project here >>
What is a Small House: a family-type placement centre?
The family-type placement centre is an alternative community-based social service, where a small group of children live in a home environment. They go to school, communicate with their neighbours, play and meet friends in the neighbourhood. The child and his/her needs are the focal theme in a Little House's life. Each child there is unique, incomparable and will be given the most favourable conditions for development. As at present, 2 houses were opened in Ruse and there are other houses in Varna, Teteven and Dve Mogili.