Kids in Need of Defense Europe
Acronym: KIND Europe
General Information
Identification Code: 063992339263-19
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Entity Form: an ASBL - a nongovernmental organization under Belgian law
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 8/24/2020
Last Update: 2/19/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Kids in Need of Defense Europe (KIND Europe) envisions a world in which children's rights and well being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety. We strive to ensure that unaccompanied and separated children have high quality legal representation and that laws, policies, and practices guarantee children's protection and uphold their rights, in the context of migration and durable solutions to child migration grounded in the best interests of the child. KIND Europe achieves its work directly and in partnership with leading European NGO experts. Its programs are in Slovakia, Poland, France, Italy, Greece, and Ireland. KIND Europe recently brought on a Director of Advocacy in Europe in January 2024.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Borders and security
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Migration and asylum
- Regional policy
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- global
- sub-national
- national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: KIND seeks to advance access to legal representation, care, protection, family unity, and durable solutions for unaccompanied and separated children. We are working in partnership with the Belgian NGO, Child Circle toward these goals.
Child protection policy
Children's rights
Asylum and Migration Pact
Common European Asylum System
Family reunification
Relocation scheme
Trafficking in Human Beings
Communication Activities: For publications see KIND's website: https://supportkind.org
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: International Associations CenterRue de Washington, 40 BTE 22
Post Code: B-1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: International Associations CenterRue de Washington, 40 BTE 22
Post Code: B-1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
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Complementary Information: As mentioned previously in the registry, KIND Europe brought on a Director of Advocacy in January 2024. Moving forward, KIND Europe will engage in more advocacy work and is in a growth stage, as such future reporting may reflect a significant increase compared to past reports.
KIND Europe contributed to a public consultation with our partner Child Circle to EC Consultation on Child Protection, Integrating Systems on October 20, 2023.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 3
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 0.550000011920929
Info Members: Four KIND staff members, one working at 25% full time equivalent and three at 10% of a full time equivalent toward these activities.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: KIND and Child Circle partnered on an advancing protection project where we worked on joint activities towards improved European law, policies, and measures concerning access to unaccompanied children to care, protection, services, family unity, and durable solutions through improved assistance and support. For further information, please visit https://supportkind.org/resources/providing-protection-to-unaccompanied-children-in-europe/
Organisation Members: KIND has become a member of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), a pan European alliance of NGOs in January 2024. For further information, please visit https://ecre.org/