Mine risk training at the Psychosocial Support Centre in Irpin

On 22 March, at the Psychosocial Support Centre (PSC) in Irpin, volunteer instructors from the Kyiv regional organisation of the URCS conducted a mine risk training session for young visitors to PSC events. The lesson was initiated and organised by the volunteers of the Mine Action Unit of the Bucha City and District Organisation of the URCS.

The purpose of the event was to teach children the rules of safe behaviour in case of detection of unknown objects that could potentially be remnants of mines and other explosive devices.

The event was very timely, as Kyiv region is one of the most "contaminated" regions of the country. Educational work among children is particularly important in this regard. Children are usually very inquisitive and like to explore various interesting finds.

At the beginning of the event, the instructors demonstrated how dangerous objects can look like. Then they held a small interactive session where the participants answered how they would behave if they found a particular item. The volunteers then explained how to behave in case of suspicious objects.

We would like to thank our volunteers from the CSP for their initiative and organisation of the event! We hope that this was not the last such lesson at our FLP Centre and once again we would like to remind you of the basic rules of safe behaviour that everyone should follow:

- do not approach

- do not touch;

- call 101 and 102;

- inform others about the danger.

Be careful! We are here for you!