About the Campaign
The information campaign “Families without Borders” aims to help children, parents, the child protection professionals and the entire society to cope with the challenges related to the protection of children whose parents work abroad. The geographical distance, which separates the members of a family, should not be an obstacle to the development of children left home.
The campaign will include awareness raising activities, distribution of information materials, public screenings of the “In Exile” animated film and discussions. We will also organise psychosocial activities with children and parents in 50 communities and thematic workshops with child protection professional.
The campaign is part of the “Child Protection in the Context of Parents’ Migration” project implemented by Terre des hommes Moldova with the financial support of the Netherlands Embassy under the Human Rights Program.
About Terre des hommes Moldova
Established in 1960, Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss child relief agency. It is active in 38 countries and helps make the life better for about 2.3 million underprivileged children, their families and communities.
By implementing various projects, Tdh Moldova provides its input into the efforts to improve the child protection system in Moldova and its capacity to defend the rights of all children without discrimination. Currently, Tdh Moldova focuses on three main areas: child protection systems; protection of children affected by migration and juvenile justice.
For more information, please visit the official website and Facebook page of Tdh Moldova.
About “In Exile”
The animated short film “In Exile” highlights the drama of children left behind. It tells the story of a boy and his dream that makes him spend all his free time in an abandoned house on a river bank. “In Exile” is an independent film from Moldova that saw the light of the day after 5 years of work. The movie was produced by Kurilov Group Studio and directed by Alexandru Curilov, with the production team – Vitalie Stavila and Simion Chiriac.
The “Families without Borders” campaign will include several public screenings of the movie. Follow the News on this website and Facebook pages: Terre des hommes Moldova and In Exile, Animated Short Film, for more details about the dates and places of the screenings.
“In Exile” was completed with the support of the above-mentioned project and is currently promoted at various international festivals.