Latest developments in our technical cooperation

RELAF continues to work on the technical cooperation being carried out with UNICEF Panama, MIDES Panama, SENNIAF, REDNANIAP and our local team.

For this very reason, Matilde Luna visited the Central American country and, together with our local team, held meetings with the authorities and operators of the mentioned agencies to continue working on the Pilot Deinstitutionalisation Programme of Casa Hogar Soná, specifically to promote the Foster Families project.

From the activities supporting the processes of deinstitutionalisation and institutional transformation of Panamanian NGOs, it’s worth noting the workshop conducted on April 28, "Processes in the light of the 10 steps Methodology.", held at the premises of Ciudad del Niño and with the participation of teams from SOS Villages Panama Colón, Hogar Malambo and Ciudad del Niño, who are working on the reform of their practices.

On April 29, we conducted a meeting to create the Committee for the Support and Collaboration in Deinstitutionalisation Processes, involving the participation of authorities from Unicef Panama MIDES Panama, Red Nacional De Apoyo a La Niñez y Adolescencia En Panamá - Rednaniap (National Network to Support Children and Adolescents in Panama), the Observatory for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (ODENA) Panama, MINSA Panama, Hogar Malambo, SOS Children’s Villages Panama (Official) Colón and â€ªCiudad Del Niño.

On this visit, we shared an evening with the girls of Casa Hogar Soná, in which we are working to change the practices, transform the institution and on deinstitutionalise the girls. The RELAF team, along with professionals from the local MIDES and SENNIAF offices, are sharing the difficult task of preparing the girls along this process.