MMTs AND CHILD-FRIENDLY SPACES

PROVIDING MULTI-SECTORAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATIONS IN UKRAINE 

HealthRight, in partnership with World Vision, launched the project "Addressing the Immediate Multi-Sectoral Humanitarian Needs of IDPs and Conflict-Affected Populations in Ukraine" in September 2022, with funding from the BHA Ukraine Response Consortium. The Project Phase 1 was successfully completed in August 2023. The project's second phase commenced in September 2023 and will be implemented till September 2024 by the Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health.

TARGET GROUPS:

  • Internally displaced persons and war-affected local populations
  • Families and women with children
  • Special focus on children and adolescents

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The project aims to provide humanitarian assistance and support to IDPs and their families who have relocated to central, eastern, and western Ukraine and local war-affected populations. The project has three components:

  • 8 multidisciplinary mobile teams (MMTs) that operate in 7 regions of Ukraine and provide vital psychosocial services to target groups
  • Group-based development and creative activities for children in 3 regions (Lviv, Vinnytsia, and Uzhhorod)
  • Psychological first aid sessions based on arts activities and facilitated by trained volunteers

MMTs provide psychosocial support in communities in partnership with local authorities and centers for social services, centers for child protection, and other CSOs focusing on child protection. Each MMT is staffed with:

  • 1 social worker
  • 2 psychologists: 1 for children and 1 for adults
  • 1 lawyer
  • 1 driver with a rental car

The range of services offered by MMTs varies depending on each community's specific needs and the capacity of local social systems.

In February 2023, in the framework of the project, child-friendly spaces were established in the HealthRight Day Centers in Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia, and Lviv regions. In the spaces, volunteers conduct group-based activities for children – stress relief, development, and creative sessions, and help with homework. These activities are interventions to increase children's access to safe environments and promote their psychosocial well-being.

In addition, volunteers can identify children who are particularly vulnerable to violence and exploitation, such as unaccompanied and separated children and those with disabilities, during group-based activities. In these cases, volunteer coordinators are responsible for adequate referrals to specialized services.

Trainers from the US-based organization First Aid Arts conducted workshops in stress management, self-awareness, self-regulation, and interpersonal communication for 60 volunteers, including students, social workers, and IDPs. They trained them in simple and effective arts-based tools to increase resilience and decrease adverse experiences related to stress.

The project is implemented in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zakarpattia regions, and Dnipro and Kyiv cities.

SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PROJECT

✔️ Mobile teams identify children and families in need, conduct needs assessments, refer for specialized care, and provide case management services

✔️ Volunteers carry out group-based activities for children (stress relief, development, and creative sessions, and help with homework) in child-friendly spaces.

CONTACTS

КООРДИНАТИ МОБІЛЬНИХ КОМАНД

Київ, вул. Кіото, 25, каб. 310

+38093 806 7810

+38093 612 2655

+38098 361 7925

+38050 034 8615

 

Харків, майдан Свободи, 5, 6й під’їзд, 6й поверх

+38 095 756 0860

+38 068 440 4639

 

Добропілля, Донецька область, вул. Івана Франка, 23, офіс 4

+38 097 248 5374

+38 050 957 1236

+38 093 648 9472

+38 093 612 2641

 

Ужгород, вул. Митна, 25Б

+38 093 806 7934

+38 097 248 5345

+38 066 472 6241

+38 093 612 2639

 

Львів, вул. І. Вакарчука, 9

+38 093 726 5689

+38 097 037 6038

+38 099 115 2634

+38 093 806 7974

 

Дніпропетровська область, м. Синельникове, вул. Виконкомівська, 30

+38 093 612 2649

+38 098 361 7935

+38 099 647 3681

+38 093 397 9790

 

Дніпро, пр. О. Поля, 83/2, каб. 413

+38 093 806 7809

+38 097 248 5344

+38 099 382 9470

+38 093 806 7997

 

Вінниця, вул. Стеценко, 48

+38 093 641 9182

+38 097 035 2480

+38 050 957 5260

+38 093 807 1969

 

За детальною інформацією щодо проєкту звертайтесь до координатора проєкту:

Anastasia Paperna
anastasia.paperna@healthright.org

Information about the project

  • Project duration 01.08.2022 – 30.09.2024
  • Donor World Vision International
  • Geography Kharkiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zakarpattia regions, and Dnipro and Kyiv cities
  • Coordinator Anastasia Paperna

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