IDP volunteering

• Housing and settling

  Settlement support: compact living, shared housing, utility help for first months. Works better than handing out blankets.

• Documents and status

  Help with IDP certificates, restoring passports/records, pension/social payments — free legal clinics exist (PDL, Right to Protection).

• Employment

  Career guidance, retraining courses, employer connections. State employment service + ILO/UNHCR/NEST programs.

• Children and education

  School/kindergarten enrollment at the new location, online access to the 'home' school, psychology groups, clubs.

• Psychological support

  Support groups, crisis lines (free OSCE/IOM lines). Peak need — first 3 months after relocation.

• Evacuation logistics

  Volunteer convoys, evacuation trains, station hubs. Coordinate through OVA headquarters, not blind.

• Language and integration

  Language clubs, cultural events, neighbor initiatives — the key to turning 'moved' into 'living'.

Core principle: IDPs aren't 'aid objects' — they're people with professions and dignity. Most valuable: employment, housing, documents; least: one-off item handouts nobody asked for. Report to donors as transparently as for cash collections.