First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi Republic of Macedonia

SOS TELEPHONE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 0800 1 22 22

MTM emission KOLOSEK 21.12.2011

Guest Daniela Trajkovska coordinator of the SOS telephone for children and youth 0800 1 22 22 at First Children’s Embassy in the world Megjashi

Topic of discussion was the greeting cards which are prepared in Megjashi and their purchases are direct support for the services that are available for all children, as SOS telephone for children and youth, free legal service, Daycare centre for children who are not included in the educational process, the fight against pedophilia, fight against children’s violence.

Greeting card can be purchased directly at Children’s Embassy Megjashi street Kosta Novakovic No: 22a or be ordered by e-mail: info@childrensembassy.org.mk and phone number 2465-316, or any of the online shops like ekvizit, kupinapopust or grouper.

SOS telephone for children and youth works for 19 years and it has registered more than 18.500 calls so far.

SOS telephone is a service for direct assistance and support for children, youth and their families.

Regarding the cases for which citizens contact us, most of them are related to family violence and divorce proceedings.

Depending on the type of the problem which callers are adressing to us, along with SOS service, a free legal service is operating as well, and that service communicates with the competent institutions, requires detail review of the case and if its confirmed that there are violations of children rights, service can demand appropriate respond of the institution in accordance to their responsibilities in the best interest of children.