Safeguarding Young Runaway Safeguarding Young Runaway

Sudanese People ProjectSudanese People Project

Georgette Hala RoroGeorgette Hala RoroYouth Outreach WorkerYouth Outreach Worker

Sudan Women’s Association & Voluntary Sudan Women’s Association & Voluntary Action CamdenAction Camden

The ProjectThe Project

• How the Project came about?• Aims and objectives: Raise awareness Increase understanding Inform the work of local statutory agencies Building social cohesion Enabling young people’s to be heard Providing opportunity for dialogue on neutral grounds for

both parents and young people Challenging stereo-types of the Sudanese communities

The Steering GroupThe Steering Group

• Composition

• Why needed a SG?DirectionSupportResourceBetter access to community groups

Challenges:Challenges:

Tribal challengesCommunity mindsetIlliteracyTimescale

What I have done so far?What I have done so far?

Data collectionIdentify and recruiting young Sudanese

and parents to the sessionsQuestionnaire & flierInformal and formal interviewsOutreach work

What I am hoping to achieve?What I am hoping to achieve?

Coordinate sessions Enabling young Sudanese young and older

generation to influence and participate in the development of culturally sensitive, responsive and accessible local services in the future for those who ‘run away’

Contribute to Community Partnership Project at a strategic and policy level.

To input into a final report.