The Kick-off meeting of the Safeguarding Unaccompanied and Separated Children’s Rights through the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (SUN) project was held on 12 and 13 April. The project is funded by the Citizens, equality, rights, and values (CERV) Program of the European Commission. FAR is the leading organization and the partners are: ARSIS, Greece; Tdh, Romania; NIDOS, the Netherlands; Sirius Network (International network, based in Belgium); Volontarius, Italy and CCAR, Spain.

The SUN project aims at promoting the effective enjoyment of rights stipulated in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children. The project includes the following activities: training needs assessment and identification and analysis of good practices; mentoring programme and a series of study exchange visits among partners; development of a training handbook for professionals and practitioners on the rights of unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children related to the EU Charter; international train-the-trainer event and national trainings for professionals and practitioners.

The first day of the meeting was dedicated to project management matters.

The second day marked the launch of the mentoring programme. Representatives of important stakeholders in the face of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees and the International Organization on Migration. 

The next project meeting will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece in June.

The Safeguarding Unaccompanied and Separated Children's Rights through the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – SUN - 101084990 project is funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Program of the European Commission.