de que se trata o LOST2?

LOST2 é um projeto que visa resolver o problema crescente do desaparecimento de pessoas, em especial de jovens, na Europa. Cerca de 200 000 crianças são dadas como desaparecidas, mas apenas 33% delas são encontradas.

LOST2 pretende criar um sistema europeu unificado para a investigação e localização de pessoas desaparecidas e menores, através da criação de um perfil profissional normalizado para “Peritos na Investigação de Pessoas Desaparecidas e Menores”.

O projeto visa igualmente estabelecer um nível de formação normalizado que será reconhecido em todos os países da UE.

LOST2 tem como objetivo promover a inclusão social, em especial entre os jovens, e abordar o problema crescente das pessoas e crianças desaparecidas na Europa. Com 200.000 crianças dadas como desaparecidas e apenas 33% encontradas, o LOST2 reconhece a necessidade de estabelecer um sistema europeu de investigação abrangente. Isto implica a definição de um perfil profissional básico para “Peritos na investigação de pessoas desaparecidas e menores” e a implementação de um programa de formação de alto nível que seja reconhecido em toda a UE.

LOST2 aspira

  • O projeto LOST visa dar visibilidade e transparência ao perfil profissional de um Consultor em Análise de Informação e Pesquisa de Pessoas Desaparecidas, tanto a nível nacional como a nível da UE.
  • Este objetivo deve ser alcançado através do reconhecimento de normas de formação e competências comuns obtidas em contextos formais, informais e não formais.
  • O projeto visa analisar, partilhar, enriquecer e definir a qualificação proposta, preparando, em última análise, uma documentação coerente em conformidade com as normas europeias relativas às profissões e qualificações.
  • Isto permitirá que as autoridades nacionais e locais verifiquem, validem e reconheçam a aprendizagem relacionada em conformidade com as normas de qualificação.
  • O projeto está também a lançar as bases para a futura equivalência da qualificação na Europa, seguindo as normas definidas nas recentes orientações europeias.
  • Por último, o projeto visa alargar as oportunidades de emprego para estes profissionais, garantindo a utilizabilidade e a transferibilidade da qualificação para todos os países da UE.

LOST2 é melhor para

Indivíduos responsáveis pelo ensino e formação de pessoas na utilização de competências técnicas, como a programação informática, a engenharia e a mecânica. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo escolas, empresas e agências governamentais.

Organizações que prestam formação e educação a pessoas que querem aprender uma profissão ou uma competência. Oferecem uma variedade de programas, incluindo aprendizagens, estágios e formação em sala de aula.

Indivíduos e dpts. responsável pela aplicação da lei e pela proteção do público. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo agências locais, estatais e federais.

Responsável pelo combate aos incêndios e pela prestação de serviços de emergência. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo corpos de bombeiros, hospitais e outras agências de segurança pública.

Responsável pela recolha de informações e pela proteção da segurança nacional. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo agências governamentais, organizações militares e empresas privadas.

Indivíduos responsáveis pela preparação e resposta a catástrofes naturais e outras emergências. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo agências governamentais, organizações sem fins lucrativos e empresas.

Estas pessoas são contratadas por indivíduos ou organizações para investigar uma variedade de assuntos, tais como fraude, roubo e pessoas desaparecidas.

Indivíduos que utilizam as suas competências jurídicas para investigar e processar crimes. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo escritórios de advogados, agências governamentais e organizações sem fins lucrativos.

Responsável por assegurar que a aprendizagem das pessoas é reconhecida e valorizada. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo agências governamentais, instituições educativas e empresas.

Estes indivíduos oferecem o seu tempo como voluntários para ajudar a encontrar pessoas desaparecidas. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo linhas directas, equipas de busca e salvamento e grupos de apoio.

Prestar apoio às famílias de pessoas desaparecidas e ajudá-las a navegar no sistema jurídico. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo linhas directas, grupos de apoio e clínicas de assistência jurídica.

Estas organizações são responsáveis pela investigação e pela repressão dos crimes.

Muitas vezes, são os primeiros a dar pela falta de alguém. Podem desempenhar um papel fundamental na procura de uma pessoa desaparecida.

Estes indivíduos atendem chamadas de pessoas preocupadas com uma pessoa desaparecida. Prestam informações e apoio a quem telefona e ajudam-no a contactar os recursos adequados.

Estas organizações são responsáveis pela gestão do fluxo de pessoas que entram e saem de um país. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo agências governamentais, embaixadas e consulados.

Estas organizações são responsáveis pela proteção dos direitos das crianças que não têm capacidade para cuidar de si próprias. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo lares de grupo, famílias de acolhimento e agências de adoção.

Estas organizações trabalham para proteger os direitos das crianças e prevenir o abuso e a negligência de crianças. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo escolas, hospitais e comunidades.

Estas organizações prestam apoio aos imigrantes e ajudam-nos a navegar no sistema jurídico. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo clínicas de assistência jurídica, centros comunitários e agências de serviços sociais.

Estes indivíduos representam os interesses da União Europeia em questões relacionadas com as liberdades civis, a justiça e os assuntos internos. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo o Parlamento Europeu, a Comissão Europeia e o Conselho da União Europeia.

Estes indivíduos realizam investigação sobre uma variedade de tópicos relacionados com as liberdades civis, a justiça e os assuntos internos. Trabalham numa variedade de contextos, incluindo o Parlamento Europeu, a Comissão Europeia e o Conselho da União Europeia.

É responsável pelo desenvolvimento e aplicação de políticas relacionadas com a justiça e os direitos das pessoas.

Massimo Pici

SIULP

Massimo Pici is the Provincial General Secretary of SIULP (Italian Unitary Police Workers Union) of Perugia. During his trade union career, Pici has distinguished himself for his commitment to various issues related to the safety and protection of the rights of police workers. He has promoted training initiatives, such as courses for the search for missing persons, and has actively participated in debates on issues of social relevance, such as the proposal to establish a register for imams in Italy. Pici participated in the European project LOST 2, contributing, for the SIULP partner, to the development of the units of competence necessary for this new professional figure, underlining the importance of a European approach to the phenomenon of missing persons and the need to support the families involved.

Chara Stassinopoulou

p-consulting.gr

Chara Stassinopoulou holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management of Cultural Resources from the University of Patras, with further certification in Informatics and Computer Science. She serves as EU Projects Manager at p-consulting.gr, where she coordinates Erasmus+ projects across adult, VET, and school education, with a focus on inclusive, community-driven innovation and education.

Francisco Jiménez Navarro

SOS Desaparecidos (ES)

Francisco Jiménez Navarro is the General Coordinator of sosdesaparecidos and professional emergency medical technician. International aid worker and has participated in two armed conflicts in missions of identification of bodies of missing persons and humanitarian aid.

Barbara Coccetta

OMNIS

Barbara Coccetta, has a long experience in the the design and coordination of VET project (“Leonardo Da Vinci”, “Lifelong Learning Programme”, Erasmus Plus”) . A researcher in the VET context, she has been involved in European project management and coordination for 20 years. She is an European policy expert after a bachelor’s degree at the College of Europe in Bruges (BE) and a professional qualification professional qualification at the “Human Resources Development and EU Social Studies”. She is the reference person behalf of OMNIS Organisation for the technical coordination of the training activities providing her specific skills, her strong experience in this field and the deep knowledge acquired over the years in ECVET and EQAVET frameworks. OMNIS has provided other partner organisations with the support on the application of the over mentioned methodology based on a competence model, which takes also into account the European and national instructions in the field of the competencies framework for the definition and testing of the innovative professional in relation to the Missing People phenomenon.

Sara Sechi

Don Bosco International

Sara Sechi is the Executive Secretary of Don Bosco International – DBI. She holds a master’s degree in Law and an advanced-master in International Public Affairs. She has direct experience in non-formal education, training, intercultural learning, youth participation, inclusive leadership, and EU advocacy. She speaks Italian, English and French.

Nel Broothaerts

Child Focus Belgium

Nel Broothaerts graduated as Master in Pedagogical Sciences at the University of Ghent. In 2002, she was responsible for the development of an educational program for young children in Guatemala. After her return to Belgium, she worked within the education system for children with special needs, where she was responsible for the development of pedagogical tools for teachers. Between 2005 and 2007, Nel worked within the Youth Service as a home counsellor / parenting advisor for families in problematic parenting situations. In May 2007, she joined Child Focus and as project manager was responsible for the policy and development of prevention initiatives around e-safety. In September 2013, she became coordinator of the project team. In October 2017, she became Chief Prevention and Development Officer, responsible for all prevention initiatives, through tools, materials, education or training, and new developments in the Foundation. Since October 2022, she combines this position with the role of Deputy CEO of Child Focus.

Patrícia Cipriano

APCDV – Ass. Portuguese Association of Missing and Vulnerable Children

Patrícia de Sousa Cipriano is a lawyer and Honorary President of the Portuguese Association of Missing and Vulnerable Children (APCDV), with a career of more than 17 years dedicated to defending the rights of missing and vulnerable children. Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (pre bologna), with specialization in International Family Law, she currently works as Of Counsel at the prestigious law firm LEGALWORKS – Gomes da Silva & Associados. She is a member of the Lawyers in Europe against Parental Abduction network and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Amber Alert Europe Foundation, contributing with her experience to the strengthening of legal and police cooperation at European level. She was also co-founder of the Portuguese Children’s Association (APCDV), together with Margarida Barroso, the late wife of the former President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso. As President of APCDV, she has led several initiatives to raise awareness, research and support families, with emphasis on her intervention in emblematic cases such as the disappearance of Rui Pedro. She also participated in the Netflix documentary on the Madeleine McCann case, reinforcing her commitment to the international visibility of the cause.

Amaya Rodrigo

SOS Desaparecidos

Amaya Rodrigo is the international coordinator of SOS Desaparecidos, a nonprofit organisation that lobbies for the rights of the missing people in Spain, and aims for a European protocol and law reform that grants missing people and their families their lawful rights. SOS also provides first aid and help to the families after their loved one has gone missing, with a team of volunteer professionals, such as lawyers, therapists, criminalists, detectives. The organisation conducts extensive use of conventional and Social Media to spread awareness and to alert about individual cases.

Sarah Abel

EUROMASC

Sarah Abel is a project manager at EUROMASC and NTIM, specializing in Erasmus+ projects and European cooperation initiatives. She holds a BA (2018) and MA (2020) in political science from the University of Oslo, with a research focus on political polarization in the United States. Sarah first joined EUROMASC in 2019, contributing to various European projects through research and desk studies. She later worked as a research assistant at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence before returning to EUROMASC in 2023 as a project manager. In this role, she is responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of Erasmus+ projects, fostering strategic international partnerships, managing project activities, and ensuring alignment with EU policies and priorities. Fluent in Norwegian, English, Danish, and Swedish, with working comprehension of Italian, Sarah actively collaborates with international consortia to promote innovation and knowledge exchange within the Erasmus+ framework. She is dedicated to strengthening European cooperation in education, training, and research through high-impact projects.

Georgia Angelopoulou

The Smile of The Child

Georgia Angelopoulou is a psychologist currently working at “The Smile of the Child,” where she coordinates the Help & Support Lines Center. Her work focuses on crisis intervention, psychosocial support, and safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, including direct involvement in missing persons cases. She has extensive experience collaborating with municipalities, state authorities, and ministries in Greece, and regularly participates as a speaker in professional seminars and conferences on child protection and mental health. She is actively involved in the European project “Lost II – Research and Implementation,” which addresses missing children and adults, and she brings a systemic perspective to both prevention and response efforts. Her academic background includes a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, further training in Rorschach testing, and ongoing specialization in Systemic Psychotherapy. Through her role, Georgia provides not only direct psychological support but also contributes to the development of effective inter-agency response mechanisms. She is passionate about promoting awareness and evidence-based practices in the field of disappearances and mental health crises.

Sandrine Pépit

Missing Children Europe

Sandrine Pépit has a background in family law and psychology. She has considerable expertise in the field of international child protection. After having worked for the Central Authority of Quebec, she joined the Permanent bureau of the Hague Conference on private international law. For more than six years, she has worked for a French public agency where she conducted analyses and research on child protection and alternative care. She is the Director of ISS France, Paré programme (a national programme to combat sexual exploitation of children) and of 116000 Enfants Disparus, where she runs the hotline for missing children in France. In June 2021 she took up he role of Vice President of Missing Children Europe.

Constantino Kounas

ARLAB Basilicata

Constantino Kounas is LOST2 project coordinator on behalf of the lead partner ARLAB Basilicata.

Expert in managing European funding, specialized in vocational education and training, adult education, networking and coordination of transnational partnerships. Graduated in Economics and Business, he has a professional qualification as a business consultant expert in subsidized financing for businesses. He coordinates European projects and has collaborated with public bodies and European institutions for over 20 years.

Susana Nogueira

EfVET European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Susana Nogueira is a Policy/Project Officer at EfVET since 2022. She has a degree in Criminal Psychology and an experience of 10 years in the coordination and management of Erasmus+ funded projects focused on an array of sectors, including Social Economy, Defence, Culture and Creative Industries, Inclusion and Technology. Moreover, as Policy Officer, Susana has been deeply involved in the development of documentation and tools aimed to advocate for the innovation and quality of Vocational Education and Training.

Susana also worked as Victims’ Support Technician, assisting victims of crimes (domestic violence and other forms of abuse) by providing them with psychological, social and legal support, and as volunteer psychologist at a local civil protection unit in Lisbon (Portugal), trained to provide psychological first aid and support to victims of accidents and catastrophes.