Registration is now open for the new “Social Change Forums: Ways to Support Older Adults from Displacement to Integration” — interregional forums for staff members of social protection agencies.
The events will be organized by the Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services” as part of a project to strengthen the capacity of the social protection system, implemented with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine.
About 100 participants will come together to identify effective models for the adaptation and integration of vulnerable groups of internally displaced persons (IDPs) into communities and to highlight best practices.
Dates and locations of the forums:
📍 Bucha (Kyiv region), July 16
The forum will bring together experts from the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions.
🔗 Register: https://forms.gle/qtDLDAmDiMDo4XTz6
Deadline: through July 1.
📍 Kropyvnytskyi, August 6
The forum will bring together experts from the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, and Poltava regions.
🔗 Register: https://forms.gle/KcwhGpez29yaWki4A
Deadline: through July 17.
We invite representatives from the following groups to join the events:
- regional and local government bodies;
- regional social protection agencies;
- public and private social service providers;
- the expert community;
- international partners and non-governmental organizations influencing the transformation of local social protection systems in the context of protracted population displacement.
What we’ll discuss:
- coordination among all stakeholders during the final stage of evacuation;
- strengthening communities’ capacity to make decisions that ensure the adaptation and integration of people with experience of internal displacement, with a focus on older adults, people with limited mobility, and people with disabilities, through the analysis of practical models;
- interregional exchange of experiences and development of partnerships.
PLEASE NOTE! Due to the limited number of spots at the event, completing the registration form does not guarantee participation. You will receive an email at the address provided during registration to confirm your participation.
Translated by AI.