Date: 27-09-2023

REYN Early Childhood Research Study launches today

The European REYN Early Childhood Research Study (the REYN Study) provides an examination of the status of young Roma children and their families across Europe.

Date: 24-07-2023

SPYNKA centers support 10,000 Ukrainian children and families in Poland

Through the SPYNKA program, ISSA Member, Comenius Foundation for Child Development is supporting refugee children and caregivers from Ukraine with high quality, trauma informed early childhood education and care.

Date: 17-05-2023

Psychological First Aid Training Guards Children’s Safety in Trostianets, Ukraine

Not a single kindergarten was open in the city of Trostianets that is in Sumy oblast in Ukraine in May of 2022. The community had suffered significant destruction of infrastructure, schools, kindergartens, and community residents' homes because of the war in Ukraine.

Date: 16-05-2023

Working Toward Inclusion for Roma Refugees in Hungary

Discussing the needs of children entering Hungary from Ukraine, importance of safe spaces, and the opportunity for alliances at the municipality level to tackle exclusion. 

Date: 15-05-2023

Thirty Trainers Receive Psychological First Aid Training in Budapest 

ISSA's first in-person training in Budapest brings together professionals from four countries to learn trauma-informed practices.

Date: 09-05-2023

ISSA Members Mobilized for Ukraine

Thanks to the psychological first aid foundational training developed by ISSA, War Child and Amna, ISSA has provided capacity building to ISSA members on the ground in eight countries. 

Date: 26-04-2023

30,000 Children in Romania and Poland Receive Story Books in Ukrainian

In 2022, the ISSA Secretariat and Members distributed 195,000 copies of books in Ukrainian to children in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania.

Date: 20-04-2023

Psychological First Aid Training in Romania: Creating a Climate of Safety and Support

Twelve training sessions in Psychological First Aid for 450 early childhood development practitioners were organized and delivered by the Centrul Step by Step in Romania. 

Date: 17-04-2023

Play Hubs: nonformal ECEC supporting young Ukrainian children in Slovakia and Hungary

From February 2022, 8 million Ukrainian refugees were registered across Europe. Forty percent of these refugees are children.

Date: 16-03-2023

Four additional ISSA Member organizations receive training on the Primokiz approach

In February 2023, ISSA trainers and teams from countries already implementing the Primokiz approach provided a training to four additional ISSA Member organizations on the Primokiz methodology.