Safe Ukrainian Childhood
The project is aimed at creating safe children’s spaces in the Kharkiv region.
At the moment, 4 spaces for children are successfully functioning in settlements of the Kharkiv region, namely: Derhachi, Savyntsi, and Bezruky.
The Goal of the Project
Socialize them in time of war time and psychological rehabilitation by creating conditions for leisure and learning.
With more than three years of distance learning and a full-scale invasion, children need to have live interaction with their peers as well as various extracurricular activities.
We create spaces of free thoughts for happy children!
Implementation
These spaces are designed for children aged from 4 to 16 years old. The spaces are open every day on a flexible schedule (usually from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.). Parents can leave their children for several hours, during which they will spend time surrounded by peers and teachers. The room also hosts master classes on various topics initiated both by the CodeIT4Life team and by representatives of the communities in which the space operates.
What has been achieved in more than six months of this project implementation:
- 4 children’s spaces have already been opened (2 in Derhachi, 1 in Savyntsi and 1 in Bezruky).
- About 204 events on various topics were held there.
- More than 10,000 children have already visited our spaces.
- Benefactors of 44 organizations are involved in creating these spaces.
In addition to the spaces for children’s leisure, these rooms are used as a safe place for community events, such as graduations and “last bell” ceremonies. Spaces can be used as “Points of Invincibility”. We are glad that the room is becoming a universal tool in the hands of respective communities.
There is a sports-oriented space in Dergachi, which allows children to be involved in various activities: dancing, football, martial arts, etc.
Also, in one of the spaces a theater group, the performance of which has already been enjoyed by the community, is working actively. The troop of the theater consists of the youth of Dergachi, who joined the activities of the group from the beginning of its creation.
And in the Savyntsi area, children have the opportunity to communicate with native English speakers at online meetings.
We plan to expand the network of safe-spaces in populated areas of the Kharkiv region.
You can support the project through the official accounts of the fund on our website or get involved in the implementation of the project in any other way.
