Problem addressed

The project addresses the insufficient and fragmented support for Ukrainian refugee children in Slovak and Czech schools. The projects activities build progressively from direct work with Ukrainian children and parents, focusing on language, psychosocial, and career needs, to training experts, revising existing materials, and creating new teaching methods and textbooks that are lacking in both countries.

Innovative solution

Early activities analyze current support systems, identify gaps, and propose sustainable recommendations. This leads to advocacy efforts, proposals for legislative changes, and public awareness-raising to ensure lasting impact. 

Key results and benefits

The consortium combines governmental and non-profit partners with extensive networks, offering both grassroots flexibility and policy-level influence, and represents a model for Central and Eastern Europe, where refugee support systems are still developing despite high demand.

Key outcomes include: 
- a multidisciplinary support system for Ukrainian children,

- improved services in psychosocial care and language learning, 

- enhanced teacher training, stronger integration outcomes, and 

- effective cooperation between NGOs and government bodies. 

The project aims to integrate this model into Slovak and Czech national education budgets and policies for sustainable refugee support.

Potential for mainstreaming

The project’s model, combining NGO and state strengths, aims to be integrated into the state budgets of Slovakia and Czechia, influencing national education policies and support systems for refugee children sustainably and systemically.The organisation seeks partners who can contribute complementary expertise in psychosocial care, language and career support, and methodological guidance for schools, with experience in inclusive education and refugee integration. It values collaboration between NGOs and state institutions to create systemic, sustainable support for Ukrainian refugee children.

The organisation offers strengths including leadership in inclusive education, a strong network of contacts at local and state levels, expertise in psychosocial support and trauma-informed care, established language and career support models, comprehensive teacher training programs, and experience in implementing EU-funded projects. Its partners include both active NGOs and stable state education bodies, enabling it to combine flexible on-the-ground approaches with systemic, policy-level impact. This makes it a valuable partner for designing, advocating, and delivering effective integration solutions in the Eastern EU region .