In 2022, the Ukrainian Child Rights Network launched the project Children UA: A return mission" (Children UA: A return mission) and this initiative is still ongoing. "The Way Home", "The Way Home: A New Route", "The Way to the Future" - all these projects are about our work for the return of all children...
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Two girls from the temporarily occupied territories returned to their families
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On November 27, two Ukrainian girls, 6-year-old Maria and 14-year-old Veronika, were returned to Ukraine from the temporarily occupied territories.
Mary's story
6-year-old Maria lived with her grandparents in a village in the occupied Donetsk region. After her grandmother died, she was left in the...
Another child was returned to Ukraine from temporarily occupied territories
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We are starting the weekend with good news. Today we managed to return another child from the temporarily occupied territory to Ukraine.
On October 10, a woman asked the Way Home team to help her take her 12-year-old relative out of the temporarily occupied territory. Victoria, the girl's name, had...
Taking into account the views of children from boarding schools should be at the heart of the child protection system in Ukraine
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On October 15, the research "Behind Closed Doors: The Dreams of Children in Boarding Schools" was presented, which allowed us to hear the voices of 500 children from boarding schools in Ukraine, including those with disabilities and high support needs. The project was implemented in cooperation with the...
“I don’t like it here. It’s cold here” – a study was presented, where the thoughts and dreams of 500 children from institutionalized facilities were shared
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On October 15, a presentation of the study "Behind Closed Doors: Dreams of Children in Institutionalized Care" was presented to amplify the voices of children in institutionalized care, including children with disabilities and high support needs. The study was conducted in partnership with the Ukrainian...
Meeting of UCRN members: 10 years in defense of children’s rights
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A two-day meeting of representatives of member organizations of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network took place in Kyiv. The event was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Network.
"I confess that for the first two years I did not believe that anything would come of our work. But we did not stop,...