Report from the visit Public Institution for the Care of Children with Educational-Social Problems and Disordered Behaviour – Skopje

This report was prepared within the framework of the project “Strengthening human rights and services for children and vulnerable persons at risk in closed institutions”, with the aim of improving the living conditions, protection of rights and
quality of services for children placed in institutional care. The project is based on a human rights-based approach and aims to contribute to the improvement of services for children and vulnerable categories through monitoring, analysis of the conditions and preparation of recommendations for systemic improvements.

As part of the monitoring activities, a visit was conducted to the organizational units Kapistec, Kozle, Vlae and Przino, which operate within the Public Institution for the Care of Children with Educational and Social Problems and Disordered Behaviour – Skopje. These are small group homes established in the process of deinstitutionalization, with the aim of providing smaller, safer and more supportive environments for children placed in the social protection system.

The visits were conducted based on a previously developed methodology , in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the functioning of small group homes, the quality of care, respect for children’s rights and the challenges faced by both children and employees, in order to develop recommendations for improving the protection system.