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What we do

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Children from Ukraine and Poland attend an art workshop in a Digital Learning Center in Lodz

Thanks to DEC's support, Save the Children's local partner FRSI, is running over 50 Digital Learning Centers (DLCs) all across the Polish territory. DLCs are safe and public spaces in which children, both from Poland and from Ukraine can go to learn, read, play, get language support and help with doing their homework. Additionally, in DLCs, children can also take part in activities such as TeamUp sessions, as well as they can receive mental health and psychosocial support by professionals. Paul Wu / DEC

Save the Children Poland is supporting the most vulnerable and marginalized children through case management, alternative care and support to children and families living in collective shelters.

Our Child Protection programmes aim to connect childrenat risk of or experiencing violence with consistent support from a caseworker or government social worker. We endeavour to ensure that children and families on the move have access to Child Protection, MHPSS, and Education services to strengthen resilience, and prevent and respond to violence. Furthermore, our interventions strive to provide care for children evacuated from institutions in Ukraine in a setting appropriate to their individual needs and in line with national and international standards. Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have delivered Child Protection programme in numerous locations across Poland, including Child Friendly Spaces in reception centres and collective living centres.

This success was made possible by the support of our generous donors and the dedicated efforts of our local partners,
including Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę (FDDS), Fundacja HumanDoc, and Komitet Ochrony Praw Dziecka (KOPD).
Together with our partners, we achieved significant milestones. Additionally, we provided support to over 1,000 children
evacuated from institutional care to various locations in Poland, facilitating safe identification and referral processes, providing group and individual MHPSS assistance, education services, and distributing non-food items for winter.

Moreover, we contributed to establishing three new child advocacy centers dedicated to children affected by violence, offering specialized MHPSS services and legal support. We also facilitated capacity strengthening sessions for child protection actors and organized awareness- raising activities on child protection, including onlinesafety campaigns.