Our educational centres, which operate within the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP), offer interesting and informative programmes. Today, we will focus on the locations in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Many activities in the Novooleksandrivka community took place outdoors. Children learned essential first aid skills. At the film club, we watched cartoons promoting kindness and humanity, received psychological support and developed our skills through art therapy. We also had

What was the first month of summer like for the Zaporizhzhia community? The two summer camp sessions were packed with fun activities that made the time fly by! The camps featured a variety of creative activities, art therapy, and physical activities. The film and reading clubs also brought the children together. Psychological support and classes to make up for educational losses were also available. Each session was filled with colour and life. June was equally vibrant in the

The third module of the large-scale training “Safety in shelters” has started — “Fundamentals of civil protection. Shelters in educational institutions.” During the online sessions, participants will explore the following topics: · the principles, structure, and objectives of Ukraine’s civil protection system; · actions a teacher should take upon hearing the “air raid alert” signal; · requirements for the establishment, maintenance, and use of shelters/pr

We have launched the training course “Methodology for preparing class teachers of general secondary education institutions to establish a psychologically safe and supportive environment for children and adolescents.” It is being conducted for 25 mentors from 5 Teacher Training Institutes in Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Poltava regions. Over the course of 30 hours, participants will explore the following modules: • Psychological foundations of working with ch

A new module of the “Safety in shelters” training has been launched: educational process during martial law — tools for psychological and pedagogical support of children and adolescents. We’ve kicked off this module in Dnipropetrovsk region. For six hours of intensive online training, local educators are diving into the psychological aspects of working with children. The sessions begin with understanding the key concepts of “stress” and “psychological trauma”, then move into

Knowledge and well-practised skills in applying it can save lives. And this is not just a figure of speech — it’s a proven fact. That’s exactly why our educators continue to actively learn the rules of providing first aid. This week, first aid training sessions took place in Sumy (Nedryhailivska community), Poltava (Hrebinkivska community), Odesa (Bessarabia and Katlabuzka settlement communities), and Zaporizhzhia (Zaporizka community) regions. The teachers trained and practi

KOLO Clubs are not only about meaningful and engaging leisure for schoolchildren, but also about the development and professional growth of the teachers who facilitate these activities. We’re now at the halfway point of the teacher professional development programme “Online services for blended learning of schoolchildren” So far, the course has reached nearly 450 educators from communities in the following regions: Sumy region (Nedryhailivska and Trostianetska communities), Z

We’d love to tell you how vibrant and eventful March was in our KOLO Clubs spaces!As a reminder, there are 10 clubs operating across 5 regions. Each location was buzzing with energy and excitement! Activities included bridging educational gaps, physical games, quests, and team-building exercises. During the psychological game “The Power of a Smile,” participants learned how emotions and the right questions can improve communication and build mutual understanding. Puppet theat

Being not only a teacher, but also, if necessary, a psychologist or even a rescuer. Such are the realities of the education process in Ukraine today. As part of the Long-Term Sustainability Programme implemented by the DOCCU NGO, the training of teaching staff in educational institutions on ‘Safety in Shelters’ has begun, namely training courses on providing first aid to children and adolescents. More than 200 educators from Dnipropetrovsk region (Solonyanska territorial comm

KOLO clubs officially opened their doors: - in the Bessarabska community and Katlabuzka community in the Odesa region; - in the Zaporizka community and Shyrokivska community in the Zaporizhzhia region; - in the Solonyanska community and Novooleksandrivska community in the Dnipropetrovsk region; - in the Okhtyrska and Trostianetska communities in Sumy region, - as well as in the Hrebinkivska and Pryshybska communities in Poltava region. In 10 partner communities, our KOLO club