QUNO, Eurochips and BICE Present Report to CRC
January 1, 2009
1st January 2009 The Quaker UN Office Geneva (QUNO), joined by the Eurochips network and the International Catholic Child Bureau (BICE), submitted a report on children with imprisoned parents this month to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, requesting that it consider dedicating a future Day of General Discussion on the subject. There is growing awareness
Eurochips and REP launch painting workshop
April 15, 2008
15th April 2008 Eurochips, in collaboration with its French member Relais Enfants Parents, has launched a painting workshop for children at Villepinte Prison outside Paris—the first painting workshop to be set up in France. Children waiting to visit their imprisoned fathers are given the opportunity to engage in a non-verbal means of expression that is less
Action for Prisoners’ Families Launches New Website
March 17, 2008
17th March 2008 Eurochips member Action for Prisoners’ Families (APF) has launched its new website. Feeling that their old site had begun to look jaded, and was limited in terms of how it could develop, APF raised funds to completely revamp the website, producing a new design that has a much more contemporary feel and
Papa Vaart Joins Eurochips Network
January 4, 2008
4th January 2008 Papa Vaart…, a Dutch association working on behalf of prisoners’ children that is part of the foundation Slechts op Bezoek (SOB), has joined the Eurochips network. Based in Rotterdam, SOB has been supporting the family members, friends and others close to offenders since 1996, the launch of Papa Vaart brings children with
“Parenting & Imprisonment: Practical Issues”
April 19, 2007
19th April 2007 On April 19, 2007, a second study day on the theme “Parenting & Imprisonment: Practical Issues” was held in Geneva . It was organized by Carrefour Prison, an independent association launched in 1970 to provide psychological and social services support for prisoners’ families and newly released inmates. In 2004, a “Chalet” opened
New focus on prisoners’ children
December 16, 2006
16th December 2006 Beginning 1 January 2007, the Rotterdam-based foundation Slechts op Bezoek (“Just Visiting”) will be shifting its main focus onto children with imprisoned parents. Since its establishment in 1996, Slechts op Bezoek has been offering support to families, friends and other close to offenders. Children have remained largely outside the scope of the
New three-year European project entitled V.I.P. (Visiting in Prisons)
August 16, 2006
16th August 2006 A three-year European project entitled V.I.P. (Visiting in Prisons), part of the European Commission’s Grundtvig adult education and life-learning program, has begun involving partners from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Germany and the UK Prisons H.M.P Winchester and The Wolds. This project aims to address offender and child relationships by improving
