Impact to date

Over 35,000 Scout volunteers are now actively supporting Ukrainian children and families, in Ukraine and the neighbouring countries. Their humanitarian efforts include providing accommodation, supporting on the borders, distributing essential items, running daycare centres, helping at refugee and transit centres, offering psychological first aid, and integrating over 9,000 young Ukrainians into local Scout groups and Scout camps.

At refugee shelters and youth centres, Scouts offer educational and skills-building activities that are part of Scouting's educational approach. National Scout Organizations in the nine countries have integrated hundreds of refugee children into local Scout groups. In addition, they have adapted their National Youth Programme to fit the needs of refugee children to ease their integration into local communities and strengthen their resilience. 

In Poland, Scouts have been supporting UNICEF teams at multiple Blue Dots, giving critical and practical information to refugee families. Meanwhile, Scouts in Hungary have been actively collaborating with the Ministry of Education and working in schools to support Ukrainian students in their studies, skills, and wellbeing. 

To ensure that Ukrainians arriving in neighbouring countries had access to relevant services and information, Scouts played an instrumental role in the promotion of UNICEF’s U-Report tool to nearly 10,000 Ukrainians. The U-Report is an interactive chatbot that can help people on the move and assist Ukrainians on their journey to neighbouring countries.