Children’s needs and vulnerabilities in emergencies were the main topic of discussion at the recent Humanitarian Assistance National Workshop held by the Emergency Planning Society in Exeter on 21 October 2015 in Exeter. Ginny Howells, Emergencies Manager Save the Children UK and member of our CUIDAR team, led a session detailing the on-going European Refugee[…]

We wanted to involve children and young people in CUIDAR right from the start so where better than the creative process leading to the project logo?  Informal drawing sessions were held in Lisbon schools, with the participation of children from the 5th and the 6th grade (10 to 12 years old).

The CUIDAR consortium met for the Launch Meeting on the 16-17th July 2015 at the Save the Children offices in London. This was a fantastic opportunity for all of the partners to meet face-to-face to share and exchange ideas and plan for the future whilst interacting with workers from Save the Children’s head office.