Equipment of collective shelters in the Poltava region

Equipment of collective centers for IDPs in the Poltava region (kitchens, bathrooms, toilets, household blocks, children’s spaces) so that living conditions in them provide basic human needs.

Provision of psycho-social assistance on the basis of collective centers for adults and children of IDPs and people living in the project areas.

As part of the project, collective centers for IDPs in the Poltava region were staffed ( Municipality: Zinkiv territorial community, Serhiyiv territorial community, Reshetyliv territorial community, Poltava territorial community, Kremenchuk territorial community) :

• Kremenchuk
• Kachanove
• Sukhorabivka
• Lutensky Budyscha
• Kolomatske
• Vasylivka
• Mykilske
• Golovach

To equip these centers, household appliances, furniture, and building materials were purchased. Bathrooms were renovated and plumbing equipment was installed. Purchased furniture, equipment and materials for arranging children’s spaces and extracurricular work with children.

In these locations, the Caritas Poltava psychologist provides individual consultations according to the schedule of visits. Events are held with adults and children of IDPs and the local population, both on the territory of the collective centers and in the city of Poltava. Creative master classes, sports classes and entertainment activities are also held for children.

A children’s space has been set up in the collective center for IDPs in Kremenchuk, where more than 50 IDP children live. An animator works here all the time, and a psychologist provides consultations according to the schedule.

Psychosocial assistance was provided on the basis of collective living centers for 320 IDPs and people living in the project territory (at least 5 sessions per person on average). Provided psychosocial assistance and support sessions for more than 300 IDP children and children who live permanently on the project territory in a stressful state.

4 generators were purchased to ensure access of IDPs to electrical appliances during power outages.

Currently, collective centers are equipped with the necessary household appliances, beds, mattresses, and furniture. As well as repair and finishing works of plumbing units, showers, laundry areas and children’s spaces.

All improvements enable IDPs and their children to live in comfortable and warm living conditions.

The implementation of the project made it possible to provide assistance to adults and children of IDPs, to improve their ability to provide for their basic gender-oriented needs by equipping the premises where they temporarily live due to the loss of their own housing and resettlement from the occupied territory. Vulnerable children and families received psychosocial support to overcome the stress and trauma caused by the war.

There are 244 centers of collective living in Poltava Oblast, in which thousands of displaced persons who left the occupied territories and have nowhere to return are now staying. Their resettlement or creation of proper conditions for collective living requires implementation of similar projects in other places.