Children from Belarus and Ukraine Attending Rehabilitation Programs in Slovenia
Armed conflicts and other disasters affect children, vulnerable members of society the most. Sometimes, the consequences of crises affect several generations. It is therefore of outmost importance to have a sustainable approach when tackling these issues, especially when it comes to children.
With the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and in close cooperation with the Youth Health and Summer Resort of the Slovenian Red Cross at Debeli Rtič, Slovenia, and local partners in affected countries, ITF has been implementing two projects, which provide medical and psychosocial rehabilitation for children from Belarus and Ukraine respectively. Until this year, 89 Belarusian and 240 Ukrainian children have travelled to Slovenia to receive the necessary support through ITF.
In order to address the needs of children affected and traumatized by the armed conflict in Ukraine, ITF is implementing a project for enhancement of their psychosocial well-being. Additional 81 children suffering the consequences of the Ukrainian conflict are being treated at the Youth Health and Summer Resort of Red Cross Slovenia to receive the necessary psychosocial support through various activities.
Disastrous consequences do not only originate in conflicts. The radioactive particles remaining from the 1986 nuclear accident in Chernobyl are still affecting the daily lives of people. This year, additional 30 children from Belarus, suffering from medical conditions caused by radiation, have arrived to the Youth Health and Summer Resort to be included in the medical rehabilitation program. Among others, it includes respiratory physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and endurance exercises that will improve their health as well as their general well-being.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia has ensured the financial support for both projects to continue in 2018 as well.
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Oboroženi konflikti in druge katastrofe najbolj vplivajo na otroke, najranljivejše člane družbe. V nekaterih primerih lahko posledice kriz nosi več generacij. Zato je celosten pristop k naslavljanju te problematike izrednega pomena, še posebno pri otrocih.
S finančno podporo Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije in v tesnem sodelovanju z Mladinskim zdraviliščem in letoviščem Rdečega križa Slovenije, lokalnimi partnerji v prizadetih državah, ITF izvaja dva projekta, ki otrokom iz Belorusije in Ukrajine nudita zdravstveno in psihosocialno rehabilitacijo. Do letos je tako preko ITF v Slovenijo pripotovalo 89 beloruskih in 240 ukrajinskih otrok, ki so prejeli potrebno oskrbo.
Z namenom naslavljanja potreb otrok, prizadetih in travmatiziranih v oboroženem konfliktu v Ukrajini, ITF izvaja projekt izboljšanja njihove psihosocialne dobrobiti. V letošnjem letu je 81 otrok v Mladinskem zdravilišču in letovišču Rdečega križa Slovenije na Debelem Rtiču skozi različne aktivnosti prejelo potrebno psihosocialno podporo.
Uničujoče posledice pa ne izhajajo le iz konfliktov. Radioaktivni delci, ki so ostali od jedrske nesreče v Černobilu leta 1986, še danes vplivajo na vsakodnevna življenja ljudi. Letos je 30 otrok iz Belorusije, ki trpijo za zdravstvenimi težavami zaradi sevanja, prispelo na Debeli rtič in bilo deležnih zdravstvene rehabilitacije. Med drugim so aktivnosti vključevale respiratorno fizioterapijo, hidroterapijo in vaje vzdržljivosti, ki izboljšujejo tako zdravje kot splošno dobrobit otrok.
Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije je v okviru svojega programa razvojnega sodelovanja zagotovilo finančna sredstva za nadaljevanje obeh projektov tudi v letu 2018.