The escalation of the conflict in February 2022 led to an unprecedented large-scale displacement of children and their families in Ukraine both in and abroad to countries in Europe. This World Vision Policy Brief discusses the critical role humanitarian organizations have in ensuring millions of children receive educational and mental health support critical to their development.
The brief argues that learning in a school setting is vital to children’s mental health, positive social development and academic achievement, so education must be fully funded in the humanitarian response. Barriers to in-person learning must be addressed by Ukraine and host governments to shift the degree of reliance on online learning.