World Refugee Day

When it comes to most of the ‘International Day of….’ and ‘World …. Day’s, they have been instated to raise awareness and are quite effective at that, meaning that over the years they come to seem less and less relevant, after all most people are aware. With World Refugee Day the opposite appears to be the case. More people than ever appear to be aware of the existence of refugees, yet at the same time fewer people than ever appear to have real awareness of what they are talking about.

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Exchanging Knowledge, Questions and Experiences

Today I am starting a six-week online course called Caring for Children Moving Alone: Protecting Unaccompanied and Separated Children, organised by Strathclyde University. The reason for taking this course, is that in order to help vulnerable children and to find suitable family-based solutions, it is essential to be aware of the needs of the children. Children from different backgrounds, in different situations, have different needs that need to be met to make sure that they are safe and that they are able to develop well and thrive.

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