Ukraine – Child Protection and Education sub-clusters
Coordination Meeting
Date
8 October 2015
Location
Chair
Roman Sheiko
Secretariat
Participating
organizations
Agenda
Kharkiv, Vesnina,5
Olha Klymovska
UNICEF; UNFPA, Ministry of Social Policy; Department of Education and Science of Kharkiv Regional State Administration; Kharkiv
Regional Center of Social Services for Family, Youth and Children; Kharkiv City Department of International Cooperation; Kharkiv
City Department of Education; Kharkiv City Center of Social Services for Family, Youth and Children; Right to Protection; Ukrainian
Frontiers; Human Home; Professional Development of Kharkiv; Kharkiv Platform for the Development of Culture; Social Service of
Assistance; Resource-Professional.
Agenda Item
1.
2.
3.
4.
a)
b)
c)
5.
Welcome and introduction
September meeting action points follow up.
Update of the regional context.
Humanitarian Needs Overview.
Presentation of HNO as the first stage of Humanitarian Programme Cycle.
Discussion on Education and Child Protection needs in Kharkiv region.
Validation of the needs.
Wrap up and thank you.
Previous action points
Status
Responsible
AGENDA ITEMS DISCUSSIONS
By Agenda Item
Main Points and Decisions from Discussions
Welcome and introduction
As it was agreed, UNICEF shared the links to Human Rights Strategy in Minutes of September,
September
3 cluster meeting (English translation:
meeting action
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlubmsx6vq2ghxw/Decree_National%20Human%20Rights%2
points follow up. 0Strategy.docx?dl=0
Original: http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5012015-19364)
Child Protection Sub-cluster is finishing to collect information from partners about
participation in trainings on CP Minimum Standards.
Agreed
Follow-Up
Actions
UNICEF to
share CPMS
trainings
rollout plan
(shared in mail
Responsible
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120 UNICEF group education kits are on their way to Kharkiv region
Update
bypartners.
Humanitarian
Needs Overview
Ukrainian Frontiers announced a competition of short stories and films titled "I am a wizard."
The winners will receive the prize on St. Nicholas Day and will become participants of the camp
during the winter holidays. Scenarios written by winners will be filmed during the camp.
Representatives of Ukrainian Frontier considered importance of inclusive approach (not to
segregate IDPs).
Due to the cold snap, IPDs had issues with warm clothing and it caused health problems (a case
of hospitalization was mentioned).
Human Home presented a new program "Fathers and Sons: Communication with Children "
free education course for IDP parents on the parent-child relationship.
UNFPA announced the operation of mobile groups to prevent violence of different kinds and
work with victims of violence in Izyum and Lozova raions. Groups of crisis psychologists work
in collaboration with the Regional Center of Social Services for Family, Youth and Children.
Right to Protection together with the DRC and UNHCR held a massive events for children aimed
at increasing social cohesion of IDPs and host community in Chuhuiv, Chervonyi Donets,
Kupyansk. Playroom in Chuhuiv collective center where children can play and do their
homework will be opened o October, 10.
Professional development of Kharkiv and other partners have raised the problem of the
evacuation of children from NGCA.
Regional Department of Education and Science: the number of IPD children in schools and KGs
changed not fundamentally as compared to April 2015. Minor variations of numbers of children
were observed. In the summer, there were less children but now, the number is about the same.
As of 7 October, there are 5445 IDP children in schools and 1828 IDP children in kindergartens.
Approximately 2/3 of them are enrolled in schools and KGs in the city of Kharkiv, and 1/3 of
them are in the other part of the region.
The HNO as the first stage of Humanitarian Programme Cycle used by international agencies in
emergency was presented. After that participants split for subgroups to discuss key concerns
in Child Protection and Education in Kharkiv region. Below is a summary of their discussions
Working Group Child Protection
from CP Subcluster dated
October, 10)
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After the discussion the Child Protection concerns and needs in Kharkiv oblast, the following
was determined as the urgent:
 IDP families need housing
 Improving the legal background of obtaining the status of IDPs for appropriate
providing of social and medical services
 Psychological and medical rehabilitation (especially in NGCA and buffer zone), PSS for
IDPs and children particularly
 Food and baby food
 Rehabilitation and prevention of domestic violence victims (temporary shelters)
The following are the three Key Humanitarian needs, populations most affected and locations
of highest concern that were identified by participants as the most important.
Need
1. Places for a living
for families
Number
n/a
Gender
n/a
Age
n/a
Location
Kharkiv city
2. Psychological and
medical
rehabilitation
(especially in NGCA
and buffer zone),
PSS for IDPs and
children
particularly
22,000
children
in
Kharkiv
oblast,
especiall
y
disabled
children
n/a
n/a
n/a
Raions with big
number of IDPs, in
Kharkiv city there
is a need in
capacity building
for specialists
Mostly
women
Children,
boys
n/a
3. Rehabilitation and
prevention of
domestic violence
victims (temporary
shelters)
Season
Winter,
spring,
autumn
n/a
Winter,
spring,
autumn
Working Group Education
After the discussion on the Education concerns and needs in Kharkiv oblast, the following
was determined as the urgent:
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The state educational subsidy (subsidy) does not take into account the number of IDP
students. The education of IDPs is funded by the local budget, so the previously
strained resources have been further burdened.
Educators, teachers, school psychologists suffer from lack of skills and tools for
dealing with the effects of stress and conflict.
Constrained access to kindergartens.
Poor access to additional educational services (extracurricular activities) in rural
areas and in remote districts of the city.
Stationery and school uniform are prohibitively expensive to IDPs
The following are the three Key Humanitarian needs, populations most affected and locations
of highest concern that were identified by participants as the most important.
1.
2.
3.
Need
Educators,
teachers, school
psychologists
suffer from lack of
tools for dealing
with stress and
conflict.
Constrained
access to
kindergartens.
Number
N\a
Gender
Mostly
women
Age
20-60
Location
Kharkiv,
especially
raions with
large
percentage of
IDPs in schools
Season
School vacations
N\a
Among
adults
mostly
women
Children
2-5 and
their
parents
Autumn, winter,
spring
Poor access to
additional
educational
services
(extracurricular
activities) in rural
N\a
N\a
5-14
The whole
area, especially
the regions
with the
highest
percentage of
IDP schools
Rural areas,
remote
districts of the
city
Summer and
school vacations
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areas and in
remote districts of
the city.
The working groups presented the results of their work. After discussion, the lists of concerns
were approved by the participants of the joint meeting.
The findings of
the HNO will be
consolidated
into the one
document that
summarized
the key
humanitarian
needs in the
country.
Conclusion and wrap up
Word of thanks from the participants. A participant noted that it was important to discuss and
share concerns.
Thanks for participants for ongoing 3W reporting.
Some participants mentioned that according to their experience it is still not possible for
grandparents to register child as an IDP.
Next Meeting
Agenda Points
Next Meeting
November 11, 2015
Participants to
fill in 3W forms
UNICEF to
share text of
the latest
amendment in
IDP legislation
(Original:
http://zakon0.r
ada.gov.ua/law
s/show/6362015%D0%BF/para
n9#n9)