The local guardian authority is a Moldovan state institution overseeing the protection of minor children's rights and the rights of persons that are under protective measures due to impossibility to fully exercise their legal capacity. In Moldova the local guardian authority is the equivalent of the local public authority – the city or village hall.
How can it help you
Support to children and adolescents
The local guardian authority can help children by providing psychological and emotional support in critical situations (violence, depression etc.). Its specialists can also answer questions related to the rights and duties of children, their parents and teachers, children’s development, addictions and other issues.
Contact your local public authority in your city or village for more information on how to access specific services from your local guardian authority.
Complaints regarding children’s rights
If you think that a state or private institution has violated children’s rights (for example, a teacher has used physical or verbal violence against children), you can complain to the local guardian authority. Your complaint will be examined, and if necessary, the particular institution will be investigated.
Support to foster families
The specialists working with the local guardian authority can help foster families by providing information on the rights and duties of the child and the foster family and services available to foster families. The local guardian authority also organizes seminars and group meetings, where families can learn from field specialists and each other. Psychological help can be provided to foster families if necessary.
Activities
- Examining complaints regarding children's rights
- Psychological help (via a phone, e-mail or meetings) to children and their parents in critical (crisis) situations
- Work with foster families - coordination, psychological help and support groups
- Participating in court cases to defend children’s rights and the rights of persons that are under protective measures due to impossibility to fully exercise their legal capacity
- Practical trainings and seminars for professionals working with children
- Analysis and research within the field of children's rights
- Cooperation with state, local and non-governmental organizations and institutions within the field
- Recommendations to state and local institutions regarding children's rights
- Development of draft legislation and recommendations aimed at raising the efficiency of the protection of children's rights
- Promotion of the involvement of children within activities aimed at ensuring a safe environment for them
More information & Contacts
Local guardian authority in each city village hall of local public administration.