OUR MISSION

• Uphold and disseminate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which has been signed by Greece, together with another 191 countries.
• Inform children about the institutions that protect them at national, European and international level
• Fight discrimination of any kind
• Campaign for high quality education
• Encourage minorities and socially excluded groups to demand access to education
• Safeguard children from underage labour and exploitation in the workplace
• Identify problems faced by children from vulnerable groups such as children of immigrants, refugees, repatriates, sick children and children in care or young offenders’ institutions.
• Increase public awareness about the right of every child to be protected against all forms of violence, insults, abandonment, neglect, abuse and exploitation
• Disseminate information relating to the curtailment of smoking, alcohol consumption and drug abuse by children.
• Carry out research at local and regional level, gather facts and statistics about all matters relating to children’s rights.
• Collaborate with relevant institutions, international organisations and other NGOs in Greece and in Europe in order to find solutions to problems.