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Street work in Europe, because the street exists
Mutual learning on social inclusion and social
protection Progress Programme 15/12/2007 to
14/12/2009
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The network
The network bring together 35 partners
Benin, Egypt, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Tchad, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Gambia, Brazil, Guadeloupe, Haïti,
Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Perou, Quebec,
Philippines, Nepal, Vietnam, Albania, Germany,
England, Belgium, France, Hollande, Italy, Spain,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Grece, Sweden,
Romania,Switserland .
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Set of problems

• Persistence and reinforcement of poverty and
  social inclusion of the youngest populations in
  Europe
• Increasing stigmatisation and rejection, enhanced
  by specificities such as the ethnic origin or a
  mental, physical handicap
• The excluded populations are more and more left
  alone to face their difficulties
• The consequences of this social exclusion are
  multiple and concern the whole society

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Set of problems Heavy tendencies

• Criminalize the younger populations excluded by
  different security policies.

• This population is made to feel guilty by
  condemning programmes

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Issues

• Develop a proximity strategy of social,
  educational and preventive accompaniment such as
  street work

• Develop adequate social insertion programmes,
  which give real social answers to social problems

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 Street social work in Europe, because the
street does exist 

• To improve the quantity and quality of the
  profession of the street social work in Europe
  and social inclusion policies

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Through

• The networking of street workers from 20
  different European countries

• The exchange of good practices

• The writting of a methodological guide on
  street social work in Europe

• The organisation of a trainer training scheme
  on street social work in Belgium

• The organisation of 2 training seminars on
  street social work in Norway and Portugal

• The elaboration of a university training
  curriculum on street work

• The organisation of a round tables in each
  country, in order to produce recommendations
  concerning youth inclusion and street social
  education policies

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3 main issues
3 main issues
1. Obtaining better recognition of street
social work and better support for this
profession from national, regional and local
authorities
2. Improving or even changing
inclusion programs for vulnerable young
people (The aim is to consider the potentialities
and added value of young people instead of
proposing stigmatizing or coercive systems when
the situation does not impose it.)
3. Bridging the widening gap between
adults and youth through locally anchored
educational and social policies
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Invitation to an international meeting in
November 2009 in Brussels
Objectives

• Putting in common the different benefits
  produced in the different countries exchange of
  good practices, of policies in terms of social
  insertions recognising the potentials of the
  youngsters

• Invitation for a common reflection with the
  field actors, the political and administrative
  authorities

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Conclusion
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