Alcohol-free spaces for children in Greenland

Blue Cross Faroe Island is working in Collaboration with BC Denmark to support the  Alcohol-free spaces for children in Greenland (19735)

The General Secretary  Frants Jensen of BC Faroe Island says:  

“The reason, why we wanted to support Greenland is that many people in the Faroe Island have been in Greenland and we know and have seen, that many children are living in families with alcohol or drugs problems.”

The collaboration is a result of a suggestion by the mission team from Faroe Island that has been in Greenland the last 6 years. They asked Blue Cross in Denmark and Blue Cross in Faroe Island to help and support Blue Cross in Greenland. “Now it is really good to see, that there is a new beginning and that Blue Cross in Greenland again is reaching out to children and others that needs help”:  Mr Jensen continues.

The Blue Cross Faroe Island has a treatment centre and highly skilled staff team. The skills and knowledge from this project can be transferred and both organisations can further develop their activities. In addition , BC  Faroe Island has a project called "All children has a right to good childhood". Especially the stories and experience from this project will be transferable to Greenland.

Copenhagen Post also states  on 10^th May 2016 that inuits  are among the world’s healthiest indigenous peoples, but much remains to be accomplished. (http://cphpost.dk/news/greenlanders-getting-a-little-healthier.html)

Greenlandic Inuits, the country’s native people, experience many of the same health and social issues as other indigenous peoples like the Aborigines in Australia and Sami in Sweden and 5,000 other indigenous populations listed by the UN around the world.

Infant mortality in Greenland has fallen over recent years, and alcohol consumption has decreased to be on a par with the rest of the Danish population.

Within small communities alcohol use effects the significant others and this is why work with families is increasingly important to prevent alcohol addiction in future generations. Our project is doing just this and we thank you for your continued support and interest!