All Institutions Together in the Process of Deinstitutionalization in the Region of Plovdiv!

On the 7^th and 8^th of May 2015 in hotel “Akvatonik” in the city of Velingrad in implementation of the project “Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Context of Deinstitutionalization” financed by the OAK Foundation and Medicor Foundation the second of the planned seminars was conducted. The project is implement on the territory of Burgas, Plovdiv, and Sliven, and this seminar will also be conducted in the city of Sliven in the beginning of the Month if June in 2015.

The event was attended by specialists working in institutions providing services for children and youth in the region of Plovdiv, representatives of “Child Protection Services” in the city of Plovdiv, Social Assistance Directorate of Plovdiv, Plovdiv Municipality, Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Plovdiv, and Association “Demetra”.

During the seminar the participants were introduced with the goals and objectives of the projects as well as with the report of the study about the knowledge, attitude, and opinion of children and youth towards the problem of “sexual exploitation”.

One of the goals of this training was to bring out on a local level the problems and difficulties working with children and youth for prevention of sexual exploitation.

The content of the Handbook for prevention of sexual exploitation for professionals which will be published over the course of this project was also discussed.