Ukraine Emergency Response - PI Ukraine - 2022 SUMMARY
Aid organizations are very concerned about the consequences of the large-scale hostilities in Ukraine. Ukrainians are massively fleeing the country and seeking protection in neighbouring countries. Families are separated from each other. For those who are left behind, the situation is life-threatening and extremely uncertain. They urgently need help. In exceptional disasters, 11 Dutch collaborating aid organizations join forces under Giro555. These aid organizations include: Stiching Vluchteling, Cordaid, CARE Nederland, Kerk in Actie, Oxfam Novib, Save the Children, UNICEF, Plan International Netherlands
This funding will be used to support girls, boys, and adolescents, impacted by the crisis in Ukraine to improve their resilience. 3,800 girls and boys from unoccupied territory in Ukraine receive a psychosocial support through art therapy box. Sociological research «Teenager problems and obstacles in self-realization during the war» will be conducted,  socialized and disseminated. During the war in Ukraine, children pay the highest price, with the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, families are forced to flee from their homes and communities. Children have witnessed the horrors of war, leaving their childhoods under attack. Over 16 million people have been impacted in Ukraine, with millions fleeing the country and millions becoming internally displaced in Ukraine.

Children and adults in Kharkiv and other frontline regions have witnessed extreme violence and hostilities and they continue to live in fear; nearly 30% of the population fears to be displaced within a month (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, July 2022). Displaced children and caregivers continue experience distress – not only related to their experience of traumatic events, but also as a result of new, daily stresses resulting from loss of employment, food insecurity, lack of housing and an uncertain outlook on the future. Amongst other forms of therapeutic interventions, art therapy is a renowned intervention method that has been in use for decades. Art therapy gains its strength from the power of art which enables people to communicate through non-verbal ways and put their thoughts and feelings into shapes, colours, muds and all other artistic materials when it is too painful or too complicated to express through words. Despite the strictness of words, art would permit expression of thoughts and feelings in a less threatening way. This aspect of art approach also helps professionals to be able to expedite the relationship build-up process.

- Through Plan International’s partner - Dobrodiy Club - Art therapy boxes will be distributed to children. This box is a specially formed box for creativity which can be used anywhere. The goal is to help restore the psychological resources of children who witnessed the war and find it difficult to describe their emotions and fears in words. 

-Sociological study «Teenagers` problems and obstacles in self-realization during the war»; to hear the voices of Ukrainian teenagers and to better enable us to identify their problems during the war. 1) Art Therapy box for youth and children (boys and girls):
1.1. Free creative: Children choose a topic by themselves, choose supplies and create a story on paper. Children can create whatever, as long as they can imagine the situation related to themselves during the drawing. For this activity the box contains: 
- A3 format album and A4 watercolor paper 
- Paints for choosing the necessary texture
- Brushes, felt-tip-colored pens. 
1.2. Handicraft techniques: Selected workshops that children can engage with. for children and teenagers do not like to draw, they can engage with any creative activity helps to show and express your emotions. For this activity the box contains a complete set of handicraft tools
1.3. Print materials in the box
We will create and add toolkits, guidelines to the box. There also will be self-support recommendations directly for children, as well as materials for parents with useful information on how to support their children.

2) Sociological study «Teenagers` problems in self-realization during the war»:
This research will be key to evidence approach programming and influencing to MHPSS in the Ukraine crisis. Once the research is completed, dissemination activities including presentations for the m 3,800 girls and boys in Ukraine receive Art Therapy box.
The project supports a wide range of IDPs and host communities' children and adolescents (boys and girls) impacted by the crisis in Ukraine; to improve their resilience. It  improves their positive coping mechanisms and increases response and prevention against forms of child protection risks and violations. 1) Art Therapy:
Through Plan International’s partner - Dobrodiy Club - Art therapy boxes will be distributed to children. This box is a specially formed box for creativity which can be used anywhere. The goal is to help restore the psychological resources of children who witnessed the war and find it difficult to describe their emotions and fears in words. 
How the box will be used:

1.1 Free creative process: drawing without rules and restrictions. Children choose a topic by themselves (pick from the suggested list or draw something of their own suggestion), choose supplies and create a story on paper. Children can create whatever, as long as they can imagine the situation related to themselves during the drawing: "Me in the future", "How did I spend the day", "My safe place", etc.
For this activity the box contains 
- A3 format album and A4 watercolour paper 
- Paints for choosing the necessary texture: gouache, watercolour, finger paints, traditional coloured pencils and pastels 
- Brushes, felt-tip-coloured pens. 
These materials provide an opportunity to fully use the method of isotherapy for the self-support of the child.

1.2 Handicraft techniques: selected workshops that children can engage with. Some children and teenagers do not like to draw. Art therapy is not only about drawing. Any creative activity helps to show and express your emotions. That's why we offer children to use a specially created collection with crafts, simple and interesting things that can be made with their own hands. The process will also help with stress levels, focus, and take part with a positive activity.
For this activity the box contains:
- plasticine 
- coloured paper and cardboard
- glue and scissors
- small decorative elements 
- jute rope and chenille wire 
These materials make props for the child's own story and can also become tools for fairy-tale, drama or puppet therapy. 

1.3 Print materials in the box:
We will create and add toolkits, guidelines to the box. There also will be self-support recommendations directly for children, as well as materials for parents with useful information on how to support their children, e.g., on locally available services. Plan International MHPSS Specialist will work on the guidance with Dobrodiy Club psychologist and art therapist. 

1.4 Delivery:
There will be two methods of distribution:
1.4.1 The Dobrodiy Club team will travel to the newly accessible territories and provide distribution on the spot. Parents/caregivers of target group of recipient children will complete a registration form with key information: name, date of birth, age, gender, disability status, place of residence and current location. 
1.4.2 Shipment by the logistics company Nova Poshta, which is restoring the work of mobile stations almost immediately after the newly accessible territories. Thus, we will be able to send boxes individually to specific families. Dobrodiy Club volunteers with parents/caregivers of target group of recipient children will complete registration form. 

1.5 Access: There are 3 categories of newly accessible territories: 
1.5.1 Recently accessible territories:
 Main features:
 - an extremely small number of families with children 
 - the danger of movement and mobility for a humanitarian mission 
 - the majority of the remaining residents are not the target audience of the fund's work 
 - there is no connection. 
1.5.2 Territories where official state authorities have returned to work
Main features:
 -  gradual restoration of state and private infrastructure, connection & communications 
 - gradual return of the population
 - relative safety for the humanitarian mission representatives (ability to use shelters)
 - in some places there are contacts of volunteers, collecting data on families in need. 
1.5.3 Territories being accessible for 6 months or more:
Main features:
 - settlements are considered relatively safe 
 - quite a large number of returned families with children
 - high level of humanitarian aid, good accessibility. 
This project will focus on category two locations, covering the territories where official state authorities have returned to work - Kharkiv region (Izium, Balakliya, Kupiansk etc) and Kherson region. 

2) Sociological study «Teenagers` problems and obstacles in self-realization during the war»
To hear the voices of Ukrainian teenagers and to better enable us to identify their problems during the war. This will help to build an effective course of action and an effective communication strategy, highlighting the problems of teenagers in this crisis and coordinate the humanitarian response in Ukraine.  The research will be key to evidence approach programming and influencing to MHPSS in the Ukraine crisis.
Once the research is completed, dissemination activities including presentations for the media, representatives of NGOs, Ukrainian officials, and project participants.
We will work with Kantar as the researcher.