Support o unaccompanied minor

Empowerment of foreign minors

2011 till 2011

Bruxelles, Belgium

Context

Every year, more and more unaccompanied foreign minors arrive in Belgium. Many of them find themselves in extremely precarious situations, with very little support. However, the traditional reception systems for young people in exile, which are often very institutional and procedural, are insufficient to grasp all the problems in which these young adults find themselves and are therefore too often harmful to their development.
Civil society counteracts this situation by developing constructive reception initiatives.

Beneficiaries

Young adults that have been exiled and who have dropped out of or broken away from the traditional reception programme.

Objective

The Relais project aims to take care of unaccompanied foreign minors who have difficulty adapting to traditional support structures. A reception center is made available to these young people adults, offering them accommodation as well as legal, psychological and social support. Support for schooling is also offered.
The Relais center shelters these young adults for the time they need to define their personal project and to put it into practice.

Results

The support of the JP Foundation enabled the renovation of the kitchen and showers of the reception center. This made the center a more welcoming place.

Our actions

Whether on a national or international level, we want to offer young people the best possible opportunities for the future. We support projects through concrete action on the ground thanks to our partner organisations

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2010 till 2019

Belgium