SWEDEN
Engagement with and support for caregivers
A safe and supportive living environment is essential for children’s
well-being, development and integration. The programme has
yet to develop a set of services that would engage caregivers and
members of the families in which children live.
Sustainability
Since as much as 95% of the programme’s annual budget comes
from private donors, it may face challenges in sustaining its work in
the long term, as private funding may be influenced by the political
climate and the public discourse on migration.
LESSONS LEARNED
• The integration of unaccompanied and
separated children is a long-term invest-
ment for local communities.
Integration is a long-term investment that
benefits society by enabling its new members
to contribute to its social and economic de-
velopment. Services for children should start
early and include the period of transitioning
to adulthood. Durable solutions should be
identified and implemented quickly.
• Services should meet children’s individu-
al needs.
Integration requires establishing clear
pathways for each individual child or young
person in a new country. Although unaccom-
panied and separated children as a group may
face common challenges in integrating into
local communities, they also have diverse
needs, capacities and goals. Services for these
children should address individual vulner-
abilities and needs and build on children’s
capacities.
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