The DAPHNE-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Podcast

In the 17th episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Liubov Kolomieiets from Feminist Workshop discusses their project preventing sexual and gender-based violence through school-based sexuality education in Lviv, Ukraine. The project operates in a context where sexuality education is absent from the national curriculum, officially resisted by the Ministry of Education, and widely trea...

In the sixteenth episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Samuel Romero from the Down Syndrome Association of Valencia (ASINDOWN) discusses their project, Breaking Down Barriers , empowering children and young people with Down syndrome to prevent and respond to bullying and violence. The project tackles the full spectrum of violence these children face, from the invisible early signs...

In the 15th episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Zsofia Karetka is joined by Anna Boukydis from Hintalovon Child Rights Foundation's Child Participation Programme, and two members of their Kids Colleague team, Lili and Nilla – the young people who actually led the creation of the courses, rather than simply featuring in them. Hintalovon's Kids Colleagues is a group of 16 children...

In the 14th episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Aliki Tzatha from ELIX Conservation Volunteers Greece discusses their SafeIng project – transforming entire school ecosystems into safe and inclusive communities for children with refugee, migrant, Roma, and special education needs in Athens. The project confronts a Greek school culture shaped by frontal teaching and the absence of...

In this episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Anna Vashchuk from UA Mental Help discusses their project bringing psychological education to children and parents in the Bucha district of Ukraine, a community rebuilding after occupation while facing ongoing bombing, electricity cuts, and freezing temperatures. With 76% of surveyed families having experienced traumatic events, the tea...

In this episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Paula Paçó and Anabela Reis from Instituto de Apoio à Criança (IAC) discuss their Listen2Act project – training young people to become peer educators in preventing violence against children in Portugal. The project responds to alarming trends in Portugal, where two in three adults who work with children accept corporal punishment, and p...

In the eleventh episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Oana Paraschiv from Asociatia Curcubeul Cunoasterii (Rainbow of Knowledge Association) discusses their Passport to Safety project – providing therapeutic support for children affected by violence in Medgidia, Romania. The project confronts deeply entrenched beliefs in southeastern Romania, where corporal punishment remains norma...

In the tenth episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Marilena Ioannidou from Vela Greece discusses their SAFE project (Support and Awareness for Future Empowerment) – creating child-friendly reporting systems for unaccompanied refugee children in Greece. The project addresses the unique vulnerabilities refugee children face in camp settings: overcrowding, frequent movement between fa...

In the ninth episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Maria Yanakieva and Desislava Petkova from Concordia Bulgaria Foundation discuss their project My Safety Guide – an initiative transforming child protection education through visual, image-based materials co-created with children who face literacy barriers. The project reveals powerful insights about how marginalised children under...

In the eighth episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Charlotte Donnellan from ISPCC discusses their project Little Voices, Big Ideas - an initiative addressing peer-to-peer violence through genuine co-creation with children aged 8-12 across County Galway.   Working with children from diverse communities, including island residents, Irish Travellers, and children in international pro...

In the seventh episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Karolina Svyryda from the Ukrainian NGO 3.5% discusses their project Combating Violence Against Children in Rural Schools of Lviv and the Zakarpattia Region . The initiative addresses psychological violence and creates child-led safety mechanisms in rural communities affected by traditional attitudes and limited resources. Workin...

In the sixth episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, Beatrice Darie from the Bethany Social Services Foundation discusses Educate Gently , a project addressing child violence in rural Romania. The initiative centres on parental education and community engagement, with messages created by children guiding workshops for parents and teachers. The project challenges traditional disciplin...

In the fifth episode of the Daphne-CHILD Grantee Spotlight Series, we sit down with Gonzalo Santamaria from the Asociación Instituto de Técnicas Educativas or ITE Network  to explore an innovative approach to cyber safety for children affected by migration. As digital platforms become increasingly integral to young people's lives, ITE's " Peer-led safe and secure online behaviour and well-being "...

In the fourth episode of our podcast series, our guest is Iryna Puschyk from Dignity Online in Ukraine. She presents their Youth-led Safety Lessons project, which transforms teenagers into peer educators who teach their classmates about online risks, from sexual abuse to wartime recruitment, in a country where children spend more than seven hours daily on digital platforms. This podcast is part of...

In the third episode of the series, our guest is Elena Jurado, from Asociación Acercando Realidades . She presents the Lazos y Raíces (Ties and Roots) project , which aims to transform young women who have left the child protection system into community leaders in preventing sexual violence in a disadvantaged neighbourhood of Seville. This podcast is part of a series aiming to showcase the vital a...

In this second episode, we speak with Tom O'Brien, CEO of The Community After Schools Project (CASPr) , about their project "Listen to Us" - an initiative empowering children in Dublin's northeast inner city to lead conversations about violence prevention. This podcast is part of a series aiming to showcase the vital and innovative work of our grantees in the Daphne-CHILD programme as they combat...

We are launching a bi-weekly podcast to showcase the vital and innovative work of our grantees in the Daphne-CHILD programme as they combat violence against children across Europe. Through these conversations, we aim to highlight the dedicated organisations working on the frontlines of child protection, share their unique approaches to supporting survivors, and amplify the voices of those creating...