Support platform for care leavers
Plataforma PAJE is a partner in the OUTogether project, funded by the European Union through the Rights, Equality and Citizenship funding programme, under the topic “Capacity-building in the area of rights of the child”.
OUTogether is a 24-month project, formally launched in April 2018, which aims to improve the support given to children and young people in residential and foster care in three European states (Portugal, Bulgaria and Croatia), in particular by developing/improving mechanisms that support the independence of these children and young people.
It is coordinated by APDES (Agência Piaget para o Desenvolvimento) and its partners are Plataforma PAJE, the SIRIUS institution from Croatia (a centre for psychological counselling, educational training and research) and the SAPI institute from Bulgaria (Social Activities and Practices Institute).
It focuses on the process of leaving residential care, and its objectives are:
a) to increase national and transnational cooperation on policies for the protection of children in care;
b) to develop the skills children and young people need to live independently and autonomously – preferably before they leave residential care homes;
c) to improve the integrated support provided to children and young people after they leave residential care homes.
Young people living in residential care homes and those who have left them are closely involved in this project, from design to implementation, taking part as experts and contributing their perspective to the development of all activities.
The various final outputs expected from this project will be coordinated by the organisations from the different countries involved, united around a common goal, with the intention that the project’s conclusions should have an international impact.
Autonomy (in Portuguese) PDF · 6.0 MB
Cheat sheet for being happy PDF · 26.5 MB
Guide for professionals PDF · 2.9 MB
Training manual for professionals PDF · 3.3 MB
