Kiev/Osnabrück, June 5, 2024 - On the occasion of the upcoming conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine on 11/12. June in Berlin, the child rights organization terre des hommes indicates that when investing in the future of Ukraine, the well -being of children and adolescents must be at the forefront.
"I dream that I can sleep peacefully"; I dream that my dad is doing well in heaven «; "I dream that you never have to go back to the basement at school" - these and other dreams have formulated children and young people in a project of the Ukrainian partner organization "Voices of Children" supported by terre des hommes .
A delegation from terre des hommes has just returned from a project trip to Ukraine. »The attacks on Charkiv are currently determining the discourse. At the same time, we hear from our local partners how urgently it is necessary to invest massively in the future of children and adolescents. While everyone is talking about weapons, international support for children and adolescents must not let up, because the children are exposed to constant stress during the war and often separated from family members, friends or even lose them. A normal school attendance is impossible. All of this has a massive impact on their health, «says Thomas Berthold, regional coordinator Europa at terre des hommes after returning from Kiev.
»There is a lack of sufficient psychosocial support offers for children and adolescents in Ukraine. Many children feel alone and isolated and at the same time have to experience the war. Therefore, more investments in psychosocial support for traumatized children and young people and above all in the training of qualified specialists are urgently needed. We run 14 children's centers in various regions of Ukraine and know the current situation. We cannot lose this generation, ”says Olena Rozvadovska, managing director and co -founder of“ Voices of Children ”.
terre des hommes works in Ukraine with numerous local partner organizations that are committed to improve the situation of children and adolescents growing up in the war.
Contact: Thomas Berthold, T.Berthold@ tdh.de , mobile 0171-4448064.
Further information on the projects of terre des hommes Germany in Ukraine: Help for children in Ukraine (tdh.de)
Other dreams that children have formulated in the project of "Voices of Children": Voices of Children Launched the "Children Dream" Campaign