displacement

Parenting on the Move: empowering parents to best support their children through migration and refugeehood

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Parenting on the Move (PoM) has been developed to help parents create an environment of resilience, well-being, and education for kindergarten and school age children during situations of migration and refugeehood. PoM offers psychosocial support, education, and entertainment, as well as encouraging family cohesion and intercultural exchange. The program has three components: parent workshops, family workshops (led by trained moderators), and materials for activities that parents and children can engage in, in a family setting.

Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation highlights significant impacts of psychological first aid training

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Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation highlights significant impacts of psychological first aid training Since the onset of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the ISSA Network has advocated and mobilized to incorporate psychological first aid (PFA) into humanitarian assistance for children and families displaced by the war.

Blaho’s “Center of Hope” is fulfilling its mission in Ukraine

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Blaho’s “Center of Hope” is fulfilling its mission in Ukraine Amid the darkness of war in Ukraine, Olena and her daughter faced a harrowing ordeal that tested their strength and determination. They survived the brutal shelling of their city by occupying forces, but the scars left behind were more than just physical.

Bulgaria’s five largest cities receive psychosocial support training

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Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, NGOs around Europe had to act swiftly to respond to the needs of families with young children fleeing Ukraine. While the necessary infrastructure was set up quickly, the early childhood development (ECD) workforce was not adequately prepared to support children who have been through traumatic experiences. For Ukrainian children living in Bulgaria, their fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, and grief are compounded by being away from their homes, schools, relatives, and peers, adjusting to a new country, and uncertainty about their future.

Meet new ISSA Member: Transcarpathian Regional Charitable Fund "Blaho"

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Transcarpathian Regional Charitable Fund "Blaho" is a Non-Governmental Organization established in 2003 based in Ukraine. Led by Eleonora Kulchar, "Blaho" aims to revive Transcarpathia and the provision of educational and social assistance to Roma children from large, low-income families.

"Let's Play" Activity Cards - Play-based activities for healing and learning

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"Let's Play" Activity Cards - Play-based activities for healing and learning

Amazon, ISSA, and Save the Children partner to distribute story books in Ukrainian

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In partnership with Save the Children and with support from Amazon, the International Step by Step Association will distribute 195,000 copies of three children’s story books in Ukrainian, from ISSA’s Reading Corner series. These stories will reach young children in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania.