Post by isratjahan12349 on Feb 25, 2024 3:29:41 GMT -8
More than Red Cross volunteers collaborate with the Institution in caring, in every sense, for the Ukrainian population arriving in Spain, from the first care and coverage of their basic needs for food or emotional relief, to transfers, accommodation , legal assistance or playroom for minors. In the province of Ciudad Real, a total of 108 volunteers are involved in the “Ukraine Crisis” operation.
There are 18 projects that the Red Cross has underway to respond to all the needs that have been detected in the displaced population, and Industry Email List more than 9,000 volunteers willing to help with everything necessary, and who are part of the network of volunteering that makes up more than 250,000 people nationwide in their usual projects. For the first time, Ukrainian nationality (after Spanish) is the largest among the Red Cross volunteers participating in the 'Ukraine Crisis' operation, a sign of the mobilization of this population residing in Spain to help their compatriots.
Today, the Red Cross is already working on the integration of the population arriving from Ukraine: identifying homes for those who can move on to a phase of greater autonomy in a new neighborhood where they are helped to create new contact networks: “ They are accompanied to the new school, to get to know the neighborhood and even where they can go to buy bread,” explains Moisés Benítez, director of Red Cross Volunteering. This individualized support characterizes the Red Cross, which is concerned with the long-term stay of people who have left Ukraine with integration plans that include language learning or specific employment plans, without leaving aside direct aid. or social services they need.
Furthermore, so that they can develop a new life in dignified conditions that adapt to their needs, volunteers identify homes that meet minimum accessibility, communications, proximity to educational or health services, and, ultimately, with access to all services. basic resources they need.María Luisa Ciudad is one of the Red Cross volunteers in Ciudad Real who are involved in caring for refugees arriving due to the crisis in Ukraine. She collaborates as a Spanish teacher and is currently teaching the language on Thursday afternoons to around twenty people, including several Ukrainian women.
The desire to help others in her free time, with what she knows how to do, which is teaching, is what brought this volunteer to the Red Cross three years ago. “I am happy to know that with a little of my time I am helping to make the lives of these people more bearable in Spain. And language learning is essential for their integration,” she says. She also highlights that the Ukrainian people who come to her class are highly motivated and interested in learning and that they are very willing and grateful.
The Red Cross' advance preparation of resources and organization of possible volunteering in the month of February has made it possible to optimize the response and be active for all possible scenarios, including the one we are experiencing today. An example of this has been that 200 people of Ukrainian speaking and origin were providing their help from the moment the conflict in Ukraine escalated, "at all points of arrival, the Red Cross serves them in their own language with volunteer staff," says Moisés. Benitez. To the 390 people identified with this same profile, there are 900 who speak Russian, also active or ready for activation.
This volunteer is also “trained, who knows the procedure, understands the needs and respects the times of the people upon their arrival. Furthermore, from the first moment the final objective is the personal autonomy of the person served, not only the coverage of their immediate needs.”The first reception of refugees is very important, beyond what it means to have a place of accommodation in the country, it is important that they are explained and understand how the Reception and Integration System works, dependent on the Ministry of Inclusion, Security Social and Migration, "they must know their rights and how the entire administrative procedure works to guarantee and be able to access all types of aid. Beyond this first phase of care, the Red Cross's objective is for people to begin, as soon as possible, to make their life in Spain, "and for that they need stable housing, a job or knowing the language", something to what is prepared for them with training, socio-labor orientation, financial aid, legal and psychological care or language learning.
There are 18 projects that the Red Cross has underway to respond to all the needs that have been detected in the displaced population, and Industry Email List more than 9,000 volunteers willing to help with everything necessary, and who are part of the network of volunteering that makes up more than 250,000 people nationwide in their usual projects. For the first time, Ukrainian nationality (after Spanish) is the largest among the Red Cross volunteers participating in the 'Ukraine Crisis' operation, a sign of the mobilization of this population residing in Spain to help their compatriots.
Today, the Red Cross is already working on the integration of the population arriving from Ukraine: identifying homes for those who can move on to a phase of greater autonomy in a new neighborhood where they are helped to create new contact networks: “ They are accompanied to the new school, to get to know the neighborhood and even where they can go to buy bread,” explains Moisés Benítez, director of Red Cross Volunteering. This individualized support characterizes the Red Cross, which is concerned with the long-term stay of people who have left Ukraine with integration plans that include language learning or specific employment plans, without leaving aside direct aid. or social services they need.
Furthermore, so that they can develop a new life in dignified conditions that adapt to their needs, volunteers identify homes that meet minimum accessibility, communications, proximity to educational or health services, and, ultimately, with access to all services. basic resources they need.María Luisa Ciudad is one of the Red Cross volunteers in Ciudad Real who are involved in caring for refugees arriving due to the crisis in Ukraine. She collaborates as a Spanish teacher and is currently teaching the language on Thursday afternoons to around twenty people, including several Ukrainian women.
The desire to help others in her free time, with what she knows how to do, which is teaching, is what brought this volunteer to the Red Cross three years ago. “I am happy to know that with a little of my time I am helping to make the lives of these people more bearable in Spain. And language learning is essential for their integration,” she says. She also highlights that the Ukrainian people who come to her class are highly motivated and interested in learning and that they are very willing and grateful.
The Red Cross' advance preparation of resources and organization of possible volunteering in the month of February has made it possible to optimize the response and be active for all possible scenarios, including the one we are experiencing today. An example of this has been that 200 people of Ukrainian speaking and origin were providing their help from the moment the conflict in Ukraine escalated, "at all points of arrival, the Red Cross serves them in their own language with volunteer staff," says Moisés. Benitez. To the 390 people identified with this same profile, there are 900 who speak Russian, also active or ready for activation.
This volunteer is also “trained, who knows the procedure, understands the needs and respects the times of the people upon their arrival. Furthermore, from the first moment the final objective is the personal autonomy of the person served, not only the coverage of their immediate needs.”The first reception of refugees is very important, beyond what it means to have a place of accommodation in the country, it is important that they are explained and understand how the Reception and Integration System works, dependent on the Ministry of Inclusion, Security Social and Migration, "they must know their rights and how the entire administrative procedure works to guarantee and be able to access all types of aid. Beyond this first phase of care, the Red Cross's objective is for people to begin, as soon as possible, to make their life in Spain, "and for that they need stable housing, a job or knowing the language", something to what is prepared for them with training, socio-labor orientation, financial aid, legal and psychological care or language learning.