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Project Barnablick: Redefining Child Advocacy for Isolated Families in Stockholm

Project Barnablick is a three-year initiative funded by Jerringfonden, based at Unga Station in Stockholm. It aims to support children aged 8-15 from isolated, often economically disadvantaged families, predominantly single mothers of non-Swedish backgrounds. Using a unique model that combines open activities and supportive services, the project focuses on building relationships and providing practical support based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Recent evaluations show significant positive impacts, including enhanced family protective factors and meaningful interactions for children and their parents.

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Project Barnablick: Redefining Child Advocacy for Isolated Families in Stockholm

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  1. Project Barnablickredefiningchildadvocacywithin a non-for-profit organisation Therese Ek Blidberg and Martin Broby

  2. Background Stockholm City Mission wasfoundedin 1853 Coreservices: Education, Social Enterprise and Social Services 400 paidmembersofstaff and 300 part-timevolunteers Three mainfundingstreams: public grants/contracted services, donations/sponsorship, revenue from Social Enterprise Unga Station (House for Young people) has 15 workerswhomeet 650 children, youngpeople and adultseverymonth. Project Barnablick is a threeyearprojectwithin Unga Station and is financed by Jerringfonden.

  3. Aim and Target Group • The aim is todevelop a workingmodelthat,based on the conventionof the rightsof the child, provides practical support for childrenaged 8-15 years and theirnetwork. • The families we meet are often children with single mothers of non-Swedish and often non-western background that are isolated, segregated, have language difficulties and generally are economically poor. • Parents often have traumatic experiences and/or suffer from psychological weaknesses. • Most children and families make the initial contact via open activities.

  4. Focus on HOW – a relation buildingeffort • Unique combination of Open Activities and Supportive Activities under the same roof with the same workers. • The child and the child’s needs are ALWAYS in focus • Focus on Time • Focus on the physical environment • 'Come as You are‘ • Child Advocacy through carrying the child’s voice into different adult contexts, both internally and externally

  5. Results 2011 • External evaluation shows that the project's work is primarily risk prevention and that through interaction with the projects work, families have created protective factors. • Children feel that meeting the worker and participating in the various services is meaningful and provides momentary freedom from daily worries. • Parents find motivation in seeing their children interact with other children in a positive manner and that they can turn to the worker for further support in times of need • Open Thursday Nights: 41 occasions, 456 people of which 162 children • Excursions: 13 occasions, 405 people of which 244 children • Child Conversations/Counseling: 30 families with 1 or more children involved

  6. THANK YOU A complete overview and analysis of the projects work and future questions will be presented 1 October 2012 at the International Children’s Day at Unga Station in Stockholm, Sweden. Contact details: Therese Ek Blidberg 08-684 233 53 / 070- 425 65 93 therese.ek.blidberg@stadsmissionen.se Martin Broby 08-684 233 54 / 070- 425 65 94 martin.broby@stadsmissionen.se

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