Case Studies | Plan International Poland

Ukrainian young men’s struggle for mental health support …

Maksym, 19, is calling for greater mental health support for young men affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

Youth worker speaks out for mental health support

Danylo works with Ukrainian children and is calling for mental health support so they can process their experiences.

Enrolling in school as a refugee living with a disability

For refugees, navigating the Polish education system can be challenging. Overcoming these challenges Nataliia has enrolled Alesia, who is autistic, into a school that meets her educational needs.…

The changing support needs of refugees

Halyna, a teacher from Ukraine living in Poland, shares her views on why the support needs of refugees is changing.

“Children became very adult in an instant”: the…

Halyna, an educator at a refugee integration centre, speaks about her own experiences as a refugee from Ukraine.

Girls in the shadow of war: Ukraine’s hidden mental health…

Two years on from the escalation of conflict in Ukraine, 4 young women speak about the impact the conflict has had upon their mental health.

Girls speak up about the rebuild of Ukraine

Anastasiia, a 15-year-old refugee from Ukraine living in Poland, speaks up about the role of girls in the rebuilding of her country.

Children and mothers from Ukraine make the most of new opportunities…

Having fled Ukraine due to the war, mothers at a refugee camp in Poland share their experiences of living in a different country, looking after their children, learning new vocational skills…