Dear Readers, Welcome to this new edition of the Newsletter on the Rights of the Child. I would like to take this opportunity to say good-bye to all our readers and partners. These are my last days as Commission Coordinator for the Rights of the Child. As of January 2022, I will join DG JUST Programme and financial management Unit as Deputy Head of Unit, and will embark on my next professional adventure. In my new capacity, I will hopefully contribute to a better use of EU funds to achieve our policy objectives, and I will always strive for a stronger mainstreaming of child rights in EU policies and funding. We are finalising the recruitment of the next Coordinator, and we will certainly communicate their name and contact details to you all as soon as possible. Thank you for reading us, and for your support to all the initiatives we have launched over these past years. This Newsletter focuses on our funding opportunities for 2022, and on the new EU network for children’s rights. But keep watching this space: we have exciting new developments to come also in the New Year. And let me thank you also personally for the great support and cooperation – I truly enjoyed working with you all, and I do hope we will stay in touch. Warmest regards Valeria