PILCROW joins the consortium developing SAFE PATHS-EU, a CERV DAPHNE proposal on child protection

PILCROW has been selected to join the European consortium now developing SAFE PATHS-EU, a proposal under CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CHILDREN, Priority 5. It is important to say from the start that the proposal is still under development and has not been approved for EU funding.

The proposal is coordinated by the University of Salerno. PILCROW was invited into the next phase after an assessment of the organisations that answered the consortium’s call for partners.

What SAFE PATHS-EU is about

The proposal is being designed around integrated child-protection systems and the links between civil society organisations, public authorities and other actors who work with children and families.

That institutional dimension is central to the DAPHNE priority. The consortium is therefore bringing together organisations with relevant expertise and also seeking strong links with the public authorities that can support implementation, and its long-term sustainability, at territorial level.

PILCROW’s contribution

PILCROW will contribute its experience in European cooperation, inclusion, participation and community-based work, and will help develop the Spanish dimension of the project.

The next stage is joint work on the proposal itself: refining its activities, territorial implementation, expected results, responsibilities and budget before submission.

A step into rights and protection

For PILCROW, joining the consortium extends its European cooperation beyond Erasmus+ youth mobility into another area of EU action: rights, protection and social inclusion through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme.

Whatever the final outcome, the process is already creating connections between organisations and institutions working towards the same goal: stronger systems that protect children and make sure support reaches them when they need it.