System edukacji i opieki nad dziećmi w Ukrainie w czasie wojny: problemy i rozwiązania
System of Education and Upbringing of Children in Ukraine during the War: Problems and Solutions

Author(s): Vira Korniat
Subject(s): Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: war; children; family-type children’s home; education; foster family; family; Ukraine
Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the situation of Ukrainian children during the war, in the period from 2022 to 2024, focusing on their education and upbringing. The Ukrainian system of care for orphans and children deprived of parental care, including key regulatory documents (laws, Cabinet of Ministers resolutions, orders, directives), is analyzed. The content of state social standards and norms, state support for orphans and children deprived of parental care, and their social guarantees are disclosed. The main family forms of upbringing for this category of children (foster family, family-type children’s home) are described, as well as boarding institutions. The main problems of their functioning and ways to solve them are identified, including the reform of deinstitutionalization, which was planned for ten years and aimed to reduce the number of children in boarding institutions by 90%, while accessible and quality services for supporting families with children according to their individual needs would be available in each community. However after February 24, 2024, the reform was suspended. The main problems faced by children as a result of the war in Ukraine (killing, maiming, deportation, sexual violence, etc.) and the steps taken by the Ukrainian state to fully satisfy the rights and needs of children are analyzed.

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