As a guardian your formal tasks are to ensure the child’s healthy development, to serve the child’s best interests, to work on possibilities for the child’s future after they turn 18, and to intervene when needed. In practice, this means that you have to make sure that the asylum procedure goes according to the rules, that you are in touch with the child’s family, and that the child has a safe place to live and is able to go to school. The child has to be protected and provided with the care they need. This part of the toolkit gives you information on:
- Facilitating child participation
- Promoting the child’s safety and well-being
- Exercising legal representation
- Finding durable solutions