1. Services offered to refugees by Star of Hope
It provides accommodation in its own centres, food, wheelchairs, children’s playground, and transport.
A project currently underway at the centre in Dorohoi, has as its target group Ukrainian men, for whom support groups and activities are organized, with the aim of better integrating these men into the community. It is intended for the project to be extended to Suceava county.
2. Proposal of actions for the year 2023 for refugees
The President of Star of Hope noted the need for refugee children to participate in formal education programs in schools. Another situation is registering and even receiving a free consultation with the family doctor, an activity that has become difficult due to the administrative system of the authorities.
3. Support legal services for children
DGASPC supports mothers with children through the Blue Dot point, including filling in the legal documents accompanying the children, where appropriate. It also provides these services for the Vicovu de Sus border crossing point
4. Siret Border Crossing Point transit situation
Head of the Siret Border Crossing: transit is approximately constant in both directions, both entering and exiting the country. The situation of trucks forming long queues at the exit of the country is due to the fact that every year, at this time, the transit flow of goods is high, a situation to which, this year, the war crisis in Ukraine is added. All departments are optimized to ensure the maximum possible flow, the average of trucks checked when crossing into Ukraine is approximately 500 trucks in 24 hours.
5. Ukraine UNHCR representative’s visit for best practices exchange
A representative of UNHCR Ukraine from the border crossing point Tereblacea (Porubne) Ukraine, wanted to visit the Siret Border Crossing Point, to see the organisation of both the authorities and the organizations and the services offered by them. Also, the ways of informing refugees from a legal point of view and how they can benefit from additional support, transport and accommodation services were presented. The UNHCR representative was led by the CNRR coordinator on the route organized for the reception of Ukrainian refugees, and so, the services offered by the organizations located at the Siret Border Crossing Point were presented.
AOB:
- Star of hope: hiring Romanian-Ukrainian translators. Interested people are invited to contact the organization through Tiberiu Ciortan.
- CNRR: In the near future, the Racovaț border crossing point will be reopened, with transit adapted to the existing infrastructure conditions, with a preponderance for vehicles with low authorized mass.