Advocacy for children's rights
A strong message for child protection
Village Pilote lobbies for children’s rights around the world. We are involved in empowering people, raising awareness of the dangers of irregular migration and promoting solidarity.
These actions are being carried out in several geographical areas: West Africa, Europe and the United States.
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Defending the rights of children and their families
Every child has fundamental rights to care, education, justice and social protection. We make defending children’s rights our priority.
- workshops and talks at public events, schools and businesses
- raising awareness directly with the Daaras (Koranic schools) to ensure that their methods respect these rights and to denounce forced begging
- alert messages in the media and to decision-makers
Promoting a commitment to solidarity
Village Pilote encourages community involvement through :
- young people carrying out community projects
welcoming volunteers, civic services and international solidarity volunteers to its teams and sending young Village Pilote volunteers to work with French associations - organising solidarity trips to the Lac Rose Pilot Village
- the organisation of Solidarity Caravans in Europe and Senegal, punctuated by numerous solidarity events and actions
Raising awareness of the dangers of irregular migration
In consortium with other local associations, Village Pilote runs programmes to raise awareness of the many dangers of irregular migration.
Many of the young people cared for at the Lac Rose Welcome Centre have themselves had to face these dangers on the migration routes.
Our projects
Find out more about our advocacy projects
Xalima’ project (the feather in Wolof)
Working with Koranic schools (Daaras) in Senegal to raise awareness of alternatives to begging.
Advocacy campaigns for children's rights in the media.
Development of a solidarity shop featuring handicrafts made by our young people in vocational training (carpentry, sewing, food processing).
Regional networking
Setting up mobile listening sessions (street rounds) in consortium with other associations in Senegal to provide better coverage of the whole country, with more effective pooled tools.