RESULTS OF THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODEL FOR THE PREVENTION OF ABANDONMENT AND INSTITUTIONALISATION

During the last two years, we have been carrying out technical cooperation projects along with UNICEF Argentina in two Argentine provinces: Corrientes and Tucumán. By using the Protocol for the prevention of abandonment, unnecessary separation and institutionalisation of young children, new public policies were achieved in both provinces. In Corrientes, this process was led by COPNAF, while in Tucumán it was guided by the province's Directorate for Childhood, Adolescence and Family.

First, diagnoses regarding the situation of institutionalised children were carried out in both provinces together with local authorities and high representatives from the Judiciary, the healthcare and education systems, and the Secretariat for Human Rights and Citizen Engagement, among others. Next, a Protocol for the prevention of abandonment and institutionalisation of young children was produced and, once it was validated by local authorities, provincial professionals were trained on its application: in all, 1 virtual and 5 in-person trainings for the technical teams were conducted during the semester. This period's work has proved very fruitful: local teams showed a great commitment to the implementation of these necessary changes.

We will keep you posted on the progress of this technical cooperation in our future newsletters.