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The European Commission and UNICEF conclude three-year Child Guarantee pilot scheme
BRUSSELS/GENEVA/SOFIA, Bulgaria, 20 April 2023 – The European Commission and UNICEF today, together with the representatives of the Member States, marked the achievements of a three-year pilot programme implemented in seven countries across Europe to tackle child poverty and social exclusion. The pilot programme t...

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High-level delegation of European Commission visits Međimurje County
Čakovec, February 28, 2023 – During a visit to Međimurje County, representatives from the high-level delegation of the European Commission witnessed firsthand the successful implementation of the pilot programme " Phase III: Testing the Child Guarantee in Croatia ", funded by the European Union. Activities are car...

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“We look to the future with responsibility and optimism”
ZAGREB, February 8, 2023 – Organized by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the UNICEF Office in Croatia, an annual meeting was held on Wednesday, February 8, during which representatives of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and UNICEF, together with many partners, reflected on the jointly ach...

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Timely expert support is key for children with disabilities
For children with disabilities it is crucial to have expert support from an early age to develop their full potential. A key challenge for families living in precarious conditions is the unavailability of systematic care which leads to a lack of early detection of possible difficulties or developmental delays tha...

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“Thanks to experts’ support, Rikardo’s development has improved”
“Our biggest wish is for Rikardo to be healthy and to start walking soon”, said Igor and Martina, the parents of this happy 20-month-old boy. For the past few months, the outreach expert team from Médecins du Monde, gathered as part of the EU Child Guarantee pilot programme, funded by European Union, has been visi...

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“It helps us a lot when experts visit us”
Outreach team’s visits to settlements cannot go unnoticed. As soon as they arrive at one of six Roma settlements in Medjimurje County, where UNICEF carries out the EU Child Guarantee pilot programme, funded by the European Union, together with its implementing partners, the children run to greet them and tell them...

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Support for children with disabilities
Sisak, 4 November 2021 - The company E.ON Croatia donated HRK 100,000 to UNICEF, which were used to equip the sensory room and to provide training for professionals working with children at the primary school 22. lipnja in Sisak. In the earthquakes, the city of Sisak lost an important space for conducting profess...

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“Mateo's beauty is his openness, regardless of the closed world he lives in”
“Mateo is a very gentle, kind boy. He taught us all empathy and how it is to be in your own closed world, and yet so open. That is where his beauty lies, to achieve greatness by small steps”, Ivančica Treska, a preschool teacher at the kindergarten "Dječja mašta" in Čakovec describes six-year-old Mateo Krajner. Ma...

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The fifth jubilee Milky Way Race has started!
Zagreb, 3 September 2021 – Today begins the UNICEF's virtual, national, and inclusive Milky Way Race, which will last until 12 September, via a mobile application, on thousands of paths across Croatia. So far, 6,000 participants have registered for the race, including more than 500 children, 28 associations workin...

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Milky Way Race 2021
In order to grow and develop, children with disabilities need constant expert support. Needed services are still unavailable to many children with disabilities in Croatia. These children do not have the appropriate opportunities to develop their abilities and participate in daily life, play with friends, attend ki...

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Connecting through play: ECEC Play Hub & Toy Library support strengthening communities for children
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Play Hub and Toy Library in Orehovica, is being organised by UNICEF's implementating partner, Open Academy "Step by Step", part of the pilot programme Phase III: Testing the Child Guarantee in Croatia, funded by the European Union. The European Child Guarantee in Croat...

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"I want to win the main victory in life, a victory against prejudice, against falls..."
I was born after my mother Mirna suffered thirteen hours of labour, and a medical error marked me as a child with disability. I wear an above-knee prosthesis, have sixteen diagnoses, some resulting from the initial situation, and others from sport and a traffic accident. I inherited my love for sport from my moth...