December was a very busy month for the psychosocial support team of the Kyiv URCS! We want to share one of the events that happened to us.

On December 6-8, 2023, in order to exchange experience, improve the professional level of team members, establish relationships between URCS regional organizations, the staff of the Kyiv PO, consisting of a regional coordinator, a district coordinator, a financier and a PSP assistant, visited colleagues in Poltava.

On the first day of the visit, the delegation met with the leadership of the Poltava regional organization of the URCS. The head told the delegation about the peculiarities of the work of the CSP in the region, shared the experience of active cooperation with representatives of communities and local authorities in the field of CSP and not only, and the system of motivation of volunteers.

Later, our employees visited the center in Dykanka and the FSP locations in Dykanka and Balyasne village, where they attended events for children with elements of creativity. They also visited the PSP location in the regional library in Poltava and learned how to conduct various events for adults.

On the last day, a meeting was scheduled at the NSP center in Poltava to discuss working points and exchange experience between specialists. During the meeting, a number of topical issues were discussed, including the arrangement of a safe space in the FSP center, the creation of a material and technical base for the implementation of effective FSP activities. The latter was especially useful for us, as the Kyiv NGO is planning to open a similar FP center in Irpin.

We would like to sincerely thank the local organization of the URCS Poltava and in particular the team of the Poltava MoD for their hospitality, extremely useful advice and super positive impressions from the meeting. This visit inspired us to do even more and help even better!