Holistic care of vulnerable minors in Bangui

The aim of this project is to help reduce the protection risks faced by vulnerable minors in Bangui, with a particular focus on the specific needs of girls living on the streets, by strengthening the care system.

TGH proposes an integrated approach based on a methodology that includes prevention of street use (at the level of families, children and communities).

To prevent exposure to the risks associated with life on the streets (sexual abuse, drug addiction, disease, etc.), TGH proposes to strengthen community and civil society prevention mechanisms. To this end, the Street Committees (RC) set up by TGH are a key element in preventing people from turning to the streets. At the same time, TGH organises mediation with families, as well as sheltering children to prevent them from turning to the streets in the most difficult cases. The Street Committees (SC) are essential for this.

Outreach campaigns are also organised to identify separated or unaccompanied minors. The most urgent needs of street children and incarcerated minors, including victims of sexual violence, are met immediately. At the same time, TGH organises social and psychosocial support for street children and children in prison, as well as raising awareness of risk behaviour. To help the most difficult cases, accommodation solutions are put in place: shelter in temporary host families, hostels or independent housing.

Social and professional reintegration to prevent a return to the street is at the heart of the project. To this end, TGH facilitates access to administrative services by issuing birth certificates for children who do not have them. In addition, family reunification of released minors and street children is carried out by field teams to facilitate the reintegration process for the latter. Finally, support for young people in their socio-professional reintegration (literacy, schooling and vocational training) has been put in place so that they can become the architects of their future success.

TGH continues to support civil society by implementing its activities in partnership with a local CSO: the Voix du Cœur Foundation, a partner since 2011.