The project "Center for Children in Crisis Situations" in Kiev (Ukraine) will be organized and funded by Caritas Austria, Caritas Vienna and Pfarre Aspern (Vienna XXII.) With the support of the Development Agency of Austria.

The main clients of the facility, which was developed by Caritas Austria and Caritas Vienna in Kyiv 10 years ago, are street children. A crisis center means an institution that can constantly help not only children and adolescents, but also direct them to independence. On June 1, 2007, a new such center was opened in Kyiv. A hostel for 12 young people aged 16 to 23 and a crisis center with sleeping areas for 12 children, mostly street children, was founded.

What is the standard for Austria in a state like Ukraine should be enforced.

On a windy day of November, a seven-woman delegation accompanied by the director of the Caritas Austria project, Master Gudrun Güzel (4 left) and driver, visited the Judenau boarding school and then the Außenwohngruppe at Traismauer-Stollhofen to get valuable information on how to develop work with young people. in Kiev.
The delegation's primary interest was the direct work of caring for children and young people, family living and staffing.
The "Save the Child" Worker in Lower Austria, Master Monica Lambauer, a Family Therapist for Family Care and a Social Pedagogue, will be in the first week of March 2008 in Kyiv on behalf of Caritas Austria as a trainer and head of staff. Focus: working with traumatized children, family support and support for employees in solving problems during their hard work.