‘Children come into this world with open minds and open hearts. Supporting the rights of children helps support the sustainability of an open mind and heart.’ Elizabeth Ayre is Executive
Children of Prisoners Europe member organisations’ map
COPE defends the rights and needs of children when a parent goes to prison.
It’s an international network connecting 140 members and affiliates across 40 countries in Europe and beyond.
Children of Prisoners Europe
Bambini senza sbarre
Bambini senza sbarre's key study
Lia Sacerdote (Bambinisenzasbarre’s Presidente) heard a child saying to his father: “when you come back home, we will play football together”.
So she thought “why wait until then? Let’s do it now, in prison!”
That is how Game with Mum & Dad” was born in San Vittore Prison (Milan, Italy) on the 1st of December 2015.
‘Children have shared how excited they are to spend time with their parents playing together.’ Currently working as a Communications Officer at COPE and the GWMD project, Naike holds a BA