In this episode, we have invited Gabriela Schmutzer, Director General of Social Services in Bucharest, Romania and Thomasz Pactwa, Director of Welfare and Social Projects Departments in Warsaw, Poland to share their reflections and personal experiences in initiating and developing local social services programmes to support people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Find more information on the links below:
From Bucharest
BlueDot Sector 6 – an internationally recognized good practice model
Romanian language courses for Ukrainian refugees from Sector 6
Happy Bubble, the centre for children from Ukraine or from Sector 6, has opened
Sector 6 for refugees, together with SOS Children's Villages
From Warsaw:
Summary of one year of the Warsaw's support for refugees
Information about integration activities for children and their families
From the European Social Network:
- Policy Brief: Resilient Social Services – Building for the Future
- Article: Ukraine – Impact on the most vulnerable as conflict escalates
- Article: Social services humanitarian response in support of Ukrainian refugees
- Webinar: Crisis in our doorstep – Social Services humanitarian response in support of Ukrainian people
From European Social Network members:
- Ukrainian refugee information and assistance centre, Arad City Council, Social Care Directorate, Romania
- Van Volden Centre – Integrated Services for Refugees from Ukraine, City of Bruges, Belgium