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Results of consultations with children as experts

Dr. Olga Kolpakova, Head of Prevention Programs at Regional NGO Stellit, shares the results of consultations with children. The aim was to raise awareness, involve children in decision-making, and gather their recommendations for improving the lives of child victims of violence and exploitation.

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Results of consultations with children as experts

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  1. Dr. Olga Kolpakova Head of Prevention ProgramsRegional NGO “Stellit” Results of consultations with children as experts

  2. Aims of consultations with children Aims of consultations: Awareness-raising of the participating children of the sources of risk and resilience; Increase the feeling of importance of child victims of violence and exploitation by hearing their recommendations for other children and for parents, professionals and officials; Involve children in the work of the Council of the Baltic Sea States and the Nordic Council of Ministers and allow their recommendations to inform the programming, advocacy and policy making for children in the Baltic Sea Region.

  3. Facilities, facilitators, participants, tools When? Where? By whom consultations were conducted? Conducted by psychologists of the shelter “Transit” with children staying at the shelter “Transit” on September 8th and 11th, 2017. Participants Consultation on 8th September: 2 girls and 1 boy aged 15 to 17, 1 person from Uzbekistan, 1 person from Tajikistan, 1 person from Russia. Consultation on 11th September: 3 boys aged 9 to 11, 1 person from Russia, 2 persons from Tajikistan. Tools Children were asked to create the story of a child who is separated from his or her parents, is living in a difficult and risky situation and is trying to leave this situation. Children were asked to discuss and make a collage of the ideal shelter home for children.

  4. Results: Whom can child talk to in order to get help? Parents Friends Other exploited children People in similar situation (e.g. those working at the same factory with the child) Police Shelter staff Medical workers Metro staff Taxi drivers Train drivers Strangers on the street (40-50 year olds) Clients of the factory Mass media Exploiter

  5. Results: Where can the child look for help? Police Shelter Hospital Sleeping district of the city Park Shopping Center Church Metro station

  6. Results: How the child could take care about him/herself? Ask someone for food Runaway and get home by foot/ hitch-hiking Find a job, earn money, buy a phone and get in touch with relatives Do something to attract attention of the police Runaway and sleep in cellars Hide documents from exploiters or run away without documents Wait until parents find the child

  7. Results: How can people recognize that the child is in difficult situation? Sad Has bruise or injuries Can hardly work Tired Walks back and forth Spends free time alone

  8. Results:premises of the ideal shelter Isolated Place to sleep with comfortable beds (2-3 persons per room) Homeschool/ ordinary school Place to play the computer Separate places for boys/ girls/ small children and places where they could meet Place to be alone, to cry, to beat a punching bag Gym, swimming pool Theater studio, room for costumes, rooms for other studios Dining room Jacuzzi Toilet where the door could be closed Park with the lake, inside yard, garden Football field, playground Pets’ corner Disco hall

  9. Results:staff of the ideal shelter Director Security guards Medical workers Psychologists Tutors Teachers Chefs and kitchen staff Magician

  10. Results:qualities of the staff of the ideal shelter Should be more male staff Kind To some extent strict Confident Should be able to tell the child the truth but to prepare for this information first Should take into account opinion of the child Should respect children, be able to explain everything in a calm way Should regard all the children as equal, should not have those whom they like more and whom they like less Should have a sense of humor Should tell stories of other children, give examples to convince the child what is right and what is wrong

  11. Results:what else is important in the ideal shelter? Should be safe Should be low-threshold Types of assistance available: medical and judicial

  12. Ideal shelter for 9-11 years olds 20170925_163424.jpg

  13. Ideal shelter for 15-17 years olds

  14. Thanks a lot for your attention! Regional NGO Stellit www.ngostellit.ru Russia, St. Petersburg, Mira st., 3, of. 521-B Tel. +7 (812)493-52-38 info@ngostellit.ru

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