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It is crucial to ensure changes at the local level according to an agreed national plan during the Better Care Reform. That's why we held a two-day training session in Lviv on planning the implementation of the Strategy for Ensuring Every Child’s Right to Grow Up in a Family Environment in Ukraine at the regional and local levels. The training was aimed at representatives from five pilot regions: Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi, Volyn, and Lviv. Pilot projects in the field of childcare and support for children will be implemented in the territorial communities (hromadas) of these regions. Among the participants were deputy heads of regional military administrations, heads of regional child services, directors of social protection departments, and representatives of pilot hromadas. The training covered various topics: 🔹 The importance of implementing a service package to ensure a child's right to grow up in a family environment; 🔸 Strengthening the capacity of local authorities to sustainably manage the social service delivery system and ensure effective interdepartmental cooperation to identify and support families in difficult life circumstances; 🔹 The development of adoption and family-based care, assessing community needs for various family-based care forms, and ensuring the recruitment, training, and support of candidates for adoption; 🔸 Approaches to transforming residential institutions, considering each child's interests and individual needs; 🔹 Financial aspects of planning the Strategy’s implementation, potential funding sources, and models for optimizing financial calculations for regional plans and local development programs; 🔸 A communication strategy for the successful implementation of the Better Care Reform; 🔹 The Romanian, Bulgarian, and Moldovan experiences of implementing such reforms. We are grateful to all the representatives of hromadas and regions for their commitment to ensuring every child's right to grow up in a family environment. We also thank our partners, including the NGOs "Social Synergy" and "Family for Persons with Disabilities," the Ukrainian Better Care Network Group, Hope and Homes for Children, Lumos, the European Disability Forum, and Maestral, for sharing their knowledge and experience with the training participants. Together, we can ensure every child in Ukraine has the right to harmonious development in a family environment and create safe and supportive conditions for their growth! The training was organized by the Coordination Center for Family Upbringing and Childcare Development, with the support of the European Union and UNICEF in Ukraine.
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