{"id":6214,"date":"2025-12-04T16:18:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:18:33","slug":"better-care-for-children-on-the-agenda-of-authorities-and-development-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/better-care-for-children-on-the-agenda-of-authorities-and-development-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Better care for children \u2013 on the agenda of authorities and development partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2025, over one thousand child protection and social service professionals benefited from support, guidance, and training in interventions and assistance for children separated from, or at risk of being separated from, their families under the UNICEF Project \u201c<\/strong>Better Care for Children.\u201d Additionally, 460 children from 37 institutions were assessed, and more than 100 of them have already been deinstitutionalized, either returning home or being placed in family-based care services such as guardianship, professional foster care, or family-type children\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n

The project also emphasized prevention, shifting the intervention paradigm toward a proactive approach and timely support for families, thereby reducing situations of risk. Parental education programs, support groups for children and parents\/caregivers were implemented under the \u201cPartnerships for Every Child\u201d initiative, as well as by CCF Moldova and Keystone Moldova, adding value both in the context of prevention and the national deinstitutionalization process. Moreover, the establishment of Advisory Boards of Children alongside Territorial Social Assistance Structures nationwide demonstrates recognition of the importance of children\u2019s participation in decisions affecting them.<\/p>\n

These results were presented today, 4 December 2025, in Chisinau, at the National Conference \u201cStrengthening Families, Transforming Care,\u201d attended by over 90 professionals, representatives of central and local authorities, and NGOs. Participants discussed lessons learned, identified priorities for the coming period, and reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that every child grows up in a safe and caring family environment.<\/p>\n

Present at the event, Vasile Cu\u0219ca, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, emphasized, “In 2026, all actions planned in the deinstitutionalization process will build on the significant progress achieved in 2025 and consolidate the transformations already initiated. Together with our partners, we are committed to continuing the implementation of measures that support children\u2019s transition to family-based services, tailored to the individual needs of each child.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Gerrit Maritz, UNICEF Moldova Deputy Representative, highlighted, “Institutional care is costly, inefficient, and does not meet modern standards of child care. However, deinstitutionalization is not the ultimate goal \u2014 better care is.” <\/em>He added that “A family-centered system is essential for Moldova\u2019s path toward EU integration, and the European Child Guarantee \u2014 adopted in 2021 \u2014 strongly emphasizes the prevention of child poverty, exclusion, and institutionalization. Moldova\u2019s progress firmly positions it among countries committed to providing every child with equal life opportunities.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The event \u201cStrengthening Families, Transforming Care\u201d was organized under the UNICEF Project \u201cBetter Care for Children,\u201d implemented by Partnerships for Every Child, CCF Moldova, and Keystone Moldova, with financial support from the Government of Sweden, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova. The project supports the Government of Moldova in completing the reform of the child care system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2025, over one thousand child protection and social service professionals benefited from support, guidance, and training in interventions and assistance for children separated from, or at risk of being separated from, their families under the UNICEF Project \u201cBetter Care for Children.\u201d Additionally, 460 children from 37 institutions were assessed, and more than 100 of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6214"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6276,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214\/revisions\/6276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4ec.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}