The Safe Areas:
– Promote a feeling of safety and inclusion
– Support the children’s immediate needs (including any medical needs)
– Promote their integration
The Safe Area team consists of specialised staff with long-term experience in the protection of unaccompanied children. They provide psychosocial support, legal support, and case management and protection services in line with the children’s best interests. In addition to the provision of holistic Child Protection Services, METAdrasi also delivers Non-Food Items (such as clothes, shoes, person hygiene items etc.) for the unaccompanied minors, organises educational and recreational activities, and gives them additional food.
Safe Areas are part of MERIMNA project of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union (DG Home).