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Daphne Programme – 2002

Multiannual Project (from 1.1.2001 to 31.12.2003)

REF: 2000/JAI/DAP/00/051/C - 2

Final Report for the 2nd Year (2002)

PILOT PROJECT: FOUR ASSETS – ESTABLISHMENT OF A EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING AND PARTICIPATION

IN THE FIELD OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION

(BELGIUM, GERMANY, SPAIN, FRANCE, PORTUGAL)

SUMMARY VERSION

Contacts: Director: Marie-Christine Ashby

Coordinator: Philippe Blondiau

BICE Regional Delegation for Europe Chaussée de Wavre 205, B-1050 Brussels (Belgium)

Telephone: +32 2 231 03 88 Fax: +32 2 230 11 33 E-mail: [email protected]


Daphne II partners EUROPEAN COORDINATION BICE Delegation for Europe Coordination: Marie-Christine Ashby, Philippe Blondiau Chaussée de Wavre 205 B-1050 Brussels � : +32 2 231 03 88 � : [email protected] � : +32 2 230 11 33 � : [email protected]

GERMANY BICE Deutschland E.V. Coordination: Horst Buchmann Schillerstraat, 16 D-77933 Lahr � : + 49 782 138855 � : [email protected] � : + 49 782 1985755

BELGIUM BICE Brussels Coordination: Alain Aussems Chaussée de Wavre 205 B-1050 Brussels � : +32 2 231 03 88 � : [email protected] � : +32 2 230 11 33 Diocesan Inspectorate Coordination: Luc Aerens Chaussée de Tervuren, 89 B-1160 Brussels � : +32 2 673 89 39 � : +32 2 672 43 89 SPAIN

Plataforma de Organizaciones de Infancia (Platform for Children’s Organisations) Coordination: Ángel Hernández Pza. Tirso de Molina, 5-5° E-28012 Madrid � : +34 91 36 950 28/99 � : [email protected] � : +34 91 369 50 28 Centro de Investigaciones Pedagógicas de la Infancia, la Adolescencia y la Juventud (CIPIAJ) (Centre for Educational Research on Children, Adolescents and Young People) Coordination: Cesar Muñoz Jiménez C/ Sant Jordi, 11 Sant Feliu de Codines E-08182 Barcelona � : +34 93 866 04 88 � : [email protected] � : +34 93 407 11 97 � : [email protected] FRANCE Coordination: Sylvie Brel � : [email protected] PORTUGAL Maria Ulrich Foundation Coordination: Albertine Santos Rua Silva Carvalho, 240 P-1250-259 Lisbon � : [email protected] � :+351 21 388 2110 � : [email protected] � :+351 21 383 0135 � : [email protected]


TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 5 II. PRESENTATION OF THE FOUR ASSETS PILOT PROJECT 6

III. OVERALL WORK PLAN FOR 2002 12 IV. FINAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR 2002

- report of the DRBEO in Brussels 14 - national reports (on request)

V. RESULTS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE 1. Overall results 17 2. Results connected to the project's four assets 17 3. Prospects for the future: draft work plan for 2003 20 VI. CONCLUSION 23 VII. ANNEXES 1. Keywords 25


INTRODUCTION

The Four Assets project is an extension of the activities implemented by the BICE Regional Delegation for Western Europe (Délégation régionale du BICE pour l’Europe occidentale or DRBEO) to promote policies on children and children’s rights. Over 200 partners are taking part in the project through six national coordination centres established in Belgium, Germany, Spain, France and Portugal. These partners work with children who are in a variety of situations: children who have dropped out of school, children with behavioural problems, victims of abuse, children from "disadvantaged" social groups, leaders of children’s councils, children who have set up autonomous associations, etc. The main objective of the project – which is based on an interdisciplinary network of social players and implements specific measures in various fields – is to train practitioners and make them aware of the various methods of preventing violence against children and young people by providing for the latter's participation in the relevant psychological, social and educational processes. Participation is viewed as a factor in developing the children’s own capacities and resources. These will help them to grow and play a role in relation to others, with rights and responsibilities. We firmly believe this preventive strategy plays an essential role in warding off violence and promoting non-violent behaviour. Our project was designed and approved for a period of three years (2001 to 2003). This year is its second phase. This final overall activity report for 2002 includes the 2002 final reports on the activities undertaken by the national partners and the DRBEO from January to December 2002. The activities and results it describes follow on from the activities undertaken during the project's first year (2001). The report's various chapters also set out a number of proposals for the future.


Presentation of the Four Assets pilot project

The place of the Four Assets project in the activities of the BICE Regional Delegation for Western Europe The pilot project "Four Assets – Establishment of a European network for interdisciplinary training and participation in the field of violence prevention" comes under the priority aims the BICE has been pursuing in Europe since 1994. On account of its mission, the DRBEO attaches particular concern to problems encountered by children (and their family) and the European dimension of their situation. Its action guidelines in the field of childhood and youth are "social exclusion", "participation" and "training for child professionals". It has gained widely acknowledged experience in conducting cross-European projects geared to achieving practical improvements in children's situations. Its working principles include promoting "civil dialogue" between public authorities (such as governments), civil society (NGOs, etc.) and the European bodies (Commission, Parliament, etc.). In its everyday practice, it endeavours to combine "action" and "research". Lastly, the European exchanges it brings about are intended to develop a realistic and practical approach that can be both holistic and innovative. This approach involves listening and speaking to players at all levels, and notably to the children and young people themselves. By encouraging respect for the rights and needs of children and young people, in line with the international Convention on the Rights of the Child, the DRBEO works for the promotion of human rights. Presentation of the Four Assets pilot project Project description The purpose of the pilot project is to identify, develop and implement models of good practice with respect to training child professionals in the prevention of violence. The measure aims both to train practitioners and draw their attention to the various forms of violence that can affect children and young people, by integrating the latter's point of view into the psychological, social and educational process. In this connection, prevention is viewed as a factor in developing the children’s own capacities and resources. These will help them to grow and play a role in relation to others, with rights and responsibilities. In the short term, the goal is to identify models of good practice in this area. In the medium and long term, the scheme should make it possible to build on this practice through a robust, multidisciplinary exchange network at European level.


The project covers the following main topics: - The training process relating to the interdisciplinary aspects of the various areas of assistance, i.e. involving social and school practitioners in the health, psychological, police and judicial spheres. This training will rely on a participatory method of training in the rights of the child, based on resilience, receptiveness and the viewpoint of the child itself. - The various types of violence affecting children and young people, whether at school, within the family or through the media and institutions, with a particular concern for the problems experienced within disadvantaged groups. - The prevention required to cope with these situations; this should be primary prevention, both holistic and sufficiently specific to cover the diverse situations. The approach to prevention will thus be shared and encompass the work carried out with, for and by the children. However, the strategies will be specific to each environment and country, in line with the existing needs and frameworks. The project's expected impact on the beneficiary group: - Development of interdisciplinary networks of child professionals and implementation of their action in the various relevant areas of assistance (the social, educational, family, individual, medical, police and judicial spheres). - Introduction to a method of training in the rights of the child covering these areas of assistance and based on the educational principles of participation, receptiveness, viewpoint of the child and resilience. Results expected during the contract period: - Building of multidisciplinary teams of trainers with specific skills and development of training programmes and educational tools dealing with violence prevention in the relevant environments: the family, the street, the media and institutions, etc. - Identification and better understanding of violence phenomena. - Development of strategies for holistic and adapted prevention. - Involvement of a large audience in preventing the various types of violence. - Publication of awareness-raising brochures intended both for social practitioners and a larger audience and including the conclusions of the various countries taking part in the project. - Promotion of a sea change in attitudes to the rights of the child. - Involvement of groups of children and young people.


- Drafting of recommendations for decision-makers on policies relating to the training of practitioners and to prevention. Role of each partner and collaboration arrangements The BICE Delegation for Europe is responsible for project coordination at European level, and carries out this task in conjunction with the five organisations that handle the local and national coordination within each country. The European delegation: - coordinates the project at European level - ensures that the project's objectives are met - coordinates the team of experts - organises European activities - carries out project monitoring and evaluation Each national organisation: - manages the group of local partners - deals with local coordination and contacts - organises national activities - is responsible for monitoring activities - liaises with the European delegation Permanent communication between countries (establishment, monitoring and evaluation) will be ensured through E-mail and possibly a website. Monitoring and technical support visits will be organised by the European delegation at least once per year (as required) and per country. An annual European meeting will be held halfway through the second year. Innovative and unprecedented aspects of the project At European level: the development of a joint methodological approach that is multidisciplinary and takes account of the views of the young people themselves. These two characteristics will be exploited as follows: - The multidisciplinary nature will be addressed in terms of "why?", "with whom?" and "how?", and the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the interdisciplinary teams will be carried out in accordance with the specific themes chosen by each country. - Integrating the point of view of the child into the prevention process could be approached through the question: "What does having rights and responsibilities entail?" At national level, each country will build on a particular aspect of the measure (training, awareness-raising, promotion of the prevention of a given form of violence, etc.) according to the needs identified, the country's experience, the skills available and the situations of violence found.


Added value at EU level For the purposes of training, the scheme will rely on local measures and resources while drawing up a methodological approach at the level of the European Union (EU). Exchanges between countries will continue throughout the monitoring and evaluation (performed directly on the ground by the European team of experts). Observations, strategies and results collected on the ground will feed into a prevention scheme at European level. The project thus aims to establish a joint platform of measures, tools and resources for the prevention of violence by young people, brought together within a set of good practice models. The project will then address the adaptations, translations and adjustments specific to the various local cultures, on the basis of this common European platform. Transnational exchanges and contribution to the dissemination of good practices at European level Among the results, data, research and tools exchanged on a regular basis, the BICE will select those that are most valuable at European level. These will be distributed, exchanged and translated into the various languages with a view to pooling experience and procedures. The various specific cultural contributions will be examined and taken on board by each partner. The materials and modules will be developed on the basis of contributions from the experts of the various countries. A European exchange seminar will be organised with the committee of experts after 18 months. Evaluation during the project The evaluation is designed as a ongoing process which will make it possible, if necessary, to adjust certain activities and programmes being implemented. Internal evaluation will be carried out by the Delegation for Europe, in consultation with the partners. The ad hoc evaluation exercises are intended to take stock of the various initiatives undertaken, assess progress and shortcomings, and identify the remedial measures required. They will also indicate the state of progress and dissemination of the action research carried out in the five countries involved. This participatory task will be undertaken jointly with the BICE team, the project managers and the contacts in each country. Together, these persons will identify current priorities and the future work plan. External evaluation will be carried out by an expert from outside the project three months before its end. The evaluation bodies will be set up in accordance with the specific indicators and checking instruments identified. This identification will be performed on the basis of the project objectives – activities completed, results, training sessions, project impact, partner profile, etc. – considered at European and national level. This will ensure that the activities match the objectives identified at the outset and are genuinely being implemented.


Dissemination of the project results and exchanges of useful information with other European and international bodies The results specifically intended for practitioners will be disseminated through various media depending on the project's target groups (internet, website, regular E-mails detailing the project progress, training manuals, etc.). The BICE will also publish documents designed to raise awareness among a broader audience. The results achieved will be disseminated through regular publications and various awareness-raising campaigns (in the mainstream press) targeting the general public. With respect to policy-making, the BICE will standardise the results relating to children, the trends in situations of violence, and the needs identified with respect to training policies for practitioners. Drafting of the initial outcomes of this pilot project The pilot project will combine four complementary aspects of the training of practitioners. – Interdisciplinarity: covering the point of view of the various practitioners involved in preventing violence. – Preventive strategies: delivering the elements of participatory training for practitioners and other persons dealing with children. – Violence: identifying the various (and sometimes multiple) forms and situations of violence. – Participation of children: taking on board their point of view – whether as victims or not – through work with groups of children.

The expected results with respect to training are intended to provide input for the multidisciplinary network of practitioners: � publication of the interdisciplinary modules � identification and dissemination of models of good practice, i.e. models that focus on

child participation in the primary prevention approach � prevention which is specific to violence, carried out with groups of children from

various backgrounds: street children, migrants, etc.


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Overall work plan for 2002

Four Assets pilot project GENERAL OBJECTIVES for 2002:

Consolidating the initiatives undertaken during the first year. This consolidation phase will involve testing and implementing the models of good practice and training modules. • Organisation of a European symposium. • Development and publication of documents, tools and manuals. CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

January 2002

• Drafting of the national work plans.

February to April 2002

• Experimentation in the locations and with the target groups selected within each country, using the diverse models of good practice identified, the available documents (national and translated) and the trainer training modules. • Pooling of these studies and summary focused on the project's four assets, covering the five countries involved and based on the interim report. • European publication:

– dissemination – analysis, further development and application of the preventive strategies proposed

• Organisation of the European symposium

May 2002

European symposium Where? In Madrid or Toledo. Why? Because Spain will be holding the EU presidency.


Guests: – Representatives of the European institutions, in order to provide information about and discuss the schedule of the activities they intend to launch during their period of office with respect to child policy. – European Commission officials (Daphne project). – Ms Teresa Paniño, head of the child services department of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Guidelines for the symposium were drawn up at the meeting of national coordinators held in Toledo in May 2001. The following were agreed: - Proposals on logistical arrangements. - The involvement of all parties in preparing the meeting. - The aspects to be presented and examined in depth. These are as follows:

1. Models of good practice relating to participation, and the promotion of non-violence.

2. The training modules developed by each country, together with an analysis of the challenges identified within the various practices.

- Active participation of children and young people involved in the project.

June to December 2002

• Evaluation by country and across Europe. • Pooling and exploitation of national findings (use of the tools, documents, etc., tested in each of the five countries). • Finalisation: development and publication of the documents, tools, manuals, etc.


Final activity report

BICE Regional Delegation for Western Europe (DRBEO)

January to December 2002

ACTIVITIES

The various activities detailed in this document were conducted by the DRBEO together with the national partners of the Four Assets project.

January to March 2002

• Drafting of the 2001 final activity report The report was sent to the European Commission, the various national project partners and a number of external partners interested in our project. • Dissemination of the European publication for 2001: "Active participation: promoting a concept, promoting practices" The publication was produced in English and French. 2,000 copies were printed and distributed to all the national partners involved in the project and to the representatives of various external institutions. The publication is available on request from the DRBEO.

March to May 2002

Steps to prepare the seminar on "Training – Participation – Prevention of Violence: a Partnership at European Level" scheduled to be held in Madrid from 23 to 25 May 2002 Logistical tasks Together with the Plataforma de las Organizaciones de Infancia, our partner in Madrid, we carried out the following tasks: - identification and invitation of external participants - selection and booking of the seminar centre - drafting and production of various working papers Methodological tasks Preparation of: - general objectives, working methods, objectives for the working groups (see Annex 1:

European seminar on "Training – Participation – Prevention of Violence: a Partnership at European Level")

- the meeting agenda (see Annex 2: Agenda) - methodological and practical tools for the working groups


see Annex 3: Practical guidelines, Annex 4: Methodological and organisational guidelines for the working groups, and Annex 5: Logbook – workshop) Participants - The national coordinators and representatives (adults and young people) of various

projects under way within the partnerships. - External experts from the child policy sector. - The Spanish ombudsman. - Representatives of NGOs belonging to the child sector and interested in the project see Annex 6: List of participants). Results: - List of the presentations of activities within the working groups (see Annex 7:

Programme of presentations – Workshop A on "Training and interdisciplinarity", and Annex 8: Programme of presentations – Workshop B on "Prevention and participation strategies for children and young people").

- Production of three reports setting out the findings and debates of the various

workshops. - Workshop A: "Training and interdisciplinarity" (see Annex 9: Group A report). - Workshop B: "Prevention and participation strategies for children and young people"

see Annex 10: Group B report). - Summary of workshops A and B and evaluation of the seminar (see Annex 11:

Summary of workshops A and B and evaluation of the seminar)

June to August 2002

• Drafting of the proceedings of the seminar (see Annexes 9, 10 and 11) • Preparation of the technical support and evaluation visits:

- definition of evaluation indicators and of tools see Annex 12: Purpose and objectives of the evaluation visits)

- proposal for a framework with a view to drawing up interim national activity reports see Annex 13: Proposal for a framework with a view to drawing up national interim activity reports, and Annex 14: Matrix showing an overview of the project indicators)

September-October 2002

• Technical support and evaluation visits Results: - The 2002 final national activity reports of the various partnerships (see Chapter IV).


- Summary table of observations relating to the general progress of the project, collected during the technical support and evaluation visits (see Annex 15: Summary table of issues noted during the evaluation and support visits).

November-December 2002

• Finalisation of the 2002 national publications Training manuals, educational tools, etc., intended to contribute to training and exchanges among the various partners. • Preparation of the European and national activities for 2003 Following the approval of the plan and budget by the Commission, the various partners will draw up their national work plans for 2003. • Preparation of the meeting of national coordinators (scheduled for January 2003) We plan to organise the meeting on the premises of our Portuguese partner, the Maria Ulrich Foundation. The main objectives of the meeting will be to: - present the project results and the prospects for national and European activities in

2003 - pursue the implementation and adjust the schedule of future project activities

- give more publicity to the nature of our overall project (and move towards shared

ownership)

- deal with certain general internal organisational aspects in order to optimise our collaboration

NB: the annexes and the national reports of the five participating countries are too large to be included in this summary report. You may obtain them on request from the BICE – Regional Delegation for Western Europe.


Results and prospects for the future

Overall results In the course of this year, the national partners and the DRBEO have undertaken and/or consolidated various types of activity. Generally speaking, these were as follows. • Developing national and European partnerships comprising:

- multidisciplinary teams of professionals, who contribute their diverse skills to designing and implementing the various activities relating to the project objectives;

- a significant number of young people's groups such as autonomous associations and groups of young trainers, young mediators and young outreach workers, motivated and involved in a range of projects designed by and for them.

• Identifying needs on the ground. • Building on and testing models of good practice (development of training modules and prevention strategies – see 2002 national publications). • Strengthening collaboration at European level (see documents relating to the Madrid seminar). • Raising awareness about violence prevention among a large audience. Results connected to the project's four assets This presentation was designed to highlight the specific features of the various practices in connection with the project's four assets. It should enable us to move towards more accurate analysis indicators. Networking and interdisciplinarity • Interdisciplinary networking of practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds and working in diverse areas (universities, schools, social services) and at diverse levels (associations, autonomous youth organisations and municipal, regional and national authorities). All of these players attach importance to violence prevention and conflict resolution. These multidisciplinary teams contribute their specific skills to designing and implementing the project's various activities. • Broadening and intensification of national collaboration: expansion of the core groups and the collaboration among them; increase in exchanges and transfer of experience among national players at European level.


• Strengthening of collaboration among various associative circles. The Daphne approach makes it possible to synergise, potentialise, improve, discuss and share practices, thus giving them a higher profile and ensuring they are properly exploited. • Emergence of indicators of better capacities for organisation and interconnection at Community level (local community life, schools, families, increased self-esteem, knock-on effects in other areas). • At the Madrid seminar, representatives of young people's groups collaborated with practitioners from all the disciplines represented in our European partnership. Together, they engaged in exchanges and discussions and reflected on issues and proposals for future measures. The event thus saw the first steps of genuine collaboration across generations at European level. • Following the Madrid seminar, some groups of young people called for the interaction to be continued and stepped up. There is considerable demand for establishing a European network. Another major achievement is that this meeting and these exchanges of models of good practice have had a number of knock-on effects at national level. Partners have questioned their own practices and compared them with those of others. At European level, new needs have materialised and practical proposals have emerged. • Influence of the Daphne programme through other projects set up by the national partners: as it is rooted in a broader background and tradition, it can ensure the continuity of activities while playing a driving role in building partnership potential. Training and preventive strategies • There are an impressive number of approaches and tools for designing, developing and delivering training modules (theoretical aspects, case studies, role playing, group facilitation and motivation, communication and conflict resolution skills, moderation methods, action research on participation practices based on confronting the views of adults and young people). • The implementation of certain projects can in itself be seen as a training process. • Development and/or testing of tools such as training manuals, educational tools and workgroup activity reports, derived from practical achievements and theory-based sources. Participation of children and young people • Development and testing of specific preventive strategies. • Involvement in and/or supervision of certain types of activity carried out by children and young people. • In terms of training approaches: identification of situations of violence, development of educational concepts and relevant educational methods, development and testing of appropriate methods and tools. • In identifying violence phenomena. • In organising and managing activities designed for/by them.


• In various evaluation processes. • Progression in further developing the levels and quality of the participatory processes emerging in various collaborative environments. • Multidisciplinary participation across generations. • Efforts to conceptualise the organisational conditions for participation. • Putting participation at the heart of the methodology of various training processes. It is important for participants to "experience" for themselves the process they will need to generate within the various target groups. Identification of violence phenomena • Integration of the multidimensional aspects of violence phenomena into various training modules (primary, secondary and tertiary prevention). • Incorporation of various violence prevention processes into an integrated approach involving groups of children from a very young age (from early childhood to adolescence). • Establishment of debating forums and interactive exchanges on preventing violence. • Confirmation of the effectiveness of having various methods of assistance and of managing multiple issues.


Prospects for the future: draft work plan for 2003 General objectives These objectives are being pursued through both the national and transnational activities. • Strengthening the process for identifying analysis indicators on the basis of the project's four assets: - Interdisciplinary approaches. - Methods, tools and training relating to preventive strategies. - Analysis of the various modes and situations of child violence. - Teaching skills relating to participation of and self-evaluation by children and young

people. • Consolidating initiatives developed during the project's first and second year. This consolidation phase involves: - Developing and testing specific activities in each country. - Disseminating and testing the tools produced in 2002. - Developing exchanges and synergy among various local and national projects. Activities for 2003* National activities These activities are intended to strengthen the results achieved during the project's first and second year in order to ensure the partners' involvement in the continuation of measures relating to: - interdisciplinary training - increasing the number of models of good practice that are likely to allow lasting action. Transnational activities • Project for "participactive" and in-depth evaluation of the project's impact on the ground since 1998, i.e.: - Identifying and building on practical achievements ("how" the project boosted "what")

and limitations ("what" should be done to bring about "improvements", realistic assessment of obstacles and limitations, etc.) of work to date (Daphne I and Daphne II)

- Continuing the study of our project's four assets. - Standardising all the results in a reference model of good practices and

interdisciplinary training that integrates the specific characteristics of measures and the various local cultures.

- Targeting, through the expertise of our partners, multidisciplinary aspects with a view to encouraging synergy-building interdisciplinary exchanges in the field of violence prevention.


- Sharing experimentation results. - Conducting ongoing evaluation on the basis of all the available experience and

feedback. • European publication The content will be identified and drafted in the course of the "participactive" and in-depth evaluation of the project's impact. Print run: 1,500 copies. An electronic version (in PDF format) will be produced to ensure broader circulation. Language versions: French and English. * These activities will be managed by the DRBE in direct collaboration with the national partners. Calendar of transnational activities**

January 2003

• Launch of the "participactive" and in-depth evaluation of the project's impact. • Finalisation of the national and European work plans.

February-March 2003

• European coordination meeting on 21 and 22 February in Lisbon (additional activity) in order to prepare activities in 2003.

February to September 2003

• Implementation on the ground of the "participactive" and in-depth evaluation of the project's impact and drafting of a production proposal (which will be finalised after the second European coordination meeting).

October 2003

• Preparation of the draft report by the expert responsible for coordinating the "participactive" and in-depth evaluation of the project's impact.

November 2003

• European coordination meeting - Joint assessment of the project's progress. - Presentation of the draft report by the expert responsible for the "participactive" and

in-depth evaluation of the project's impact and of corrections, overruns, etc., in collaboration with the national partners.


- Participation of all parties in identifying the contributions of the various experiments conducted as part of the project with a view to exploiting the results in European publications, training modules, etc. (to be determined).

- Debate on proposals to establish a European network of young people.

December 2003

• Finalisation, dissemination and testing of the European publication. • Identification of future proposals (for 2004) to ensure the continuity of our activities by making the most of achievements to date. ** Owing to the fact that our activities got off to a late start in 2003, the proposed dates will have to be rescheduled. This will be discussed and decided in collaboration with our national partners at the first meeting of national coordinators, expected to be held in May 2003. Calendar of national activities The various calendars of national activities will be drawn up once the overall budget has been approved by the European Commission. Changes in the activities provided for in the initial plan for 2003 • Drafting of policy recommendations In the light of the development of our project, we believe it would be premature to concentrate our efforts on drawing up policy recommendations. We would like to further develop and test our measures and identify models of good practice and common challenges. In our opinion, it would be preferable to consider a European policy measure in direct collaboration with those responsible for the Daphne programme and the various partners involved. This could be achieved by identifying common challenges and building new collaboration synergies on the basis of the achievements of all the experiments conducted by similar projects financed by the Daphne programme. • Second European coordination meeting - Project visits by the expert responsible for the "participactive" and in-depth evaluation of

the project's impact. - Completion of the 2002 versions of documents and working tools (training manuals,

teaching manuals, etc.) designed to contribute to training and exchanges between the various partners.

- The national partners will draw up their national work plans for 2003 and their definitive calendars after receiving the contract for the third year of our project.


Conclusion At the end of the second year of our project, we can report that the various national partners and the DRBEO have continued and/or launched a significant number of activities involving and based on our pilot project's four assets. Overall: The partners have established and/or expanded large networks involving the design of new collaboration processes. These networks bring together a significant number of children, young people and practitioners representing a wide variety of assistance areas and backgrounds. They each contribute their particular skills to designing and implementing activities. The direct effect of this interdisciplinary and synergistic collaboration across generations is to boost exchanges and discussion of joint measures and of the practices relating to each area of assistance. The various training processes – whether in connection with the development of programmes or the delivery of training modules – indicate that the partners are developing relevant methodologies and holistic prevention strategies tailored to their situations. Building on models of good practice, the manuals – which are designed to train practitioners, children and young people and to raise awareness among the general public – are produced on the basis of experience gained on the ground. Participation with, for and on the part of children and young people is a vivid experience in the various schemes. One of the project's fundamental achievements has been to motivate and involve a large number of children and young people within various groups. Organisation in autonomous associations, regular participation in working groups to discuss and prepare various measures, and training in mediation and facilitation techniques are some of the benefits that contribute to identifying violence phenomena of violence and improving our understanding of them in terms of the concerns of, and difficult situations encountered by, children and young people. Although all of these activities are based on the project's four assets, a key issue in continuing our activities will be to pinpoint more accurate analysis indicators with a view to identifying transferable models of good practice that can contribute to a common European platform of measures, tools and resources. Through specific achievements, all of the project's activities tend towards establishing a social environment that can induce the participation of children and young people and promote their well-being in society, so as to let them feel that their legitimate needs and aspirations are recognised and thus encourage non-violent behaviour. Defending and promoting the rights of the child and establishing an adequate framework for their application calls for a constructive approach, which itself requires social commitment on the part of all players in our society.


The Four Assets pilot project is not an isolated initiative but a partnership-based process with a European dimension, featuring various action research and participation schemes. The project is part and parcel of the overall strategy and methodology developed by the DRBEO for the activities and commitments the DRBEO has assumed with respect to promoting (in terms of dissemination and application) and formulating policy recommendations on the rights of the child at European level.


ANNEX: KEYWORDS The main purposes of the Daphne Programme are to create networks and to encourage the exchange of information and best practices. The Commission has therefore set up a database containing the details of all completed Daphne projects. This database is accessible via the Daphne page on the EC web site: (http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/project/daphne/en/index.htm). The matrix below allows us to categorise your report according to certain pre-set search words. Please complete it carefully. Mark all the areas of action and types of activity listed below which were covered by your project.

Beneficiaries Daphne Objectives Areas � Children Support to the collaboration of

organisations � Sexual violence

�Young people � Support to multidisciplinary networks

� Gender violence

� Women � Exchange of good practices �Violence in family � Studies

� Violence in domestic context

Specific groups Support to public awareness � Violence in schools � Homosexuals � Information campaign � Violence in institutions � Migrants � Information sources � Violence in urban areas � Refugee � Recognition and reporting � Violence in rural areas � Asylum seekers � Violence in the work place � Trafficked persons � Trafficking in human beings �Ethnic minorities Specific Objectives � Commercial sexual exploitation � Handicapped � Prevention of violence � Internet � Domestic workers � Protection from violence � Child Pornography � People in prostitution � Treatment of victims � Racism � Elderly � Reintegration of victims � Self-harm � Prisoners � Counselling victims � Physical punishment

� Support to families � Female genital mutilation Targeted Audience � Legislative measures � Health impacts � Violent men � Treatment of offenders � Perpetrators / offenders � Reintegration of offenders Instruments �Public Authorities � Network with NGOs � General Public � Multisector network � Medical staff � Awareness-raising �Educational staff � Dissemination of good

� Police staff � Guidelines / Counselling �Judicial staff � Models (analysis / development) � Media / Journalists � Training

� Production of materials � Conference / seminar � Telephone / Internet Helpline � Field work

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