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IPcko was established in 2012 as an online chat-helpline for young people. It served as an answer to the demand of people who wanted to talk about their problems through unconventional communication channel. This has been the groundwork for us and the approach we have towards psychology as our main target audience were young people - teenagers and young adults. We aim to connect psychology with technologies, offer it as an attractive service and most importantly make it accessible. For this reason, everything we do is anonymous, free of charge and round the clock. To this day our chatline has been our most successful way of reaching out to people as can be seen on the number of contacts in our statistic. During the pandemic the topic of mental health began to come into foreground of the Slovak public space and with it we have created multiple concepts of how we want to develop our work in the future. We have created a Crisis helpline - through e-mail and phone, to make it more accessible for other age groups as well. We expanded our view, focusing on people of all ages in crisis situations, while maintaining some key projects focused on younger audiences. Suicide prevention is our key objective and by creating widely accessible ways of how to contact us (eg. Chatline and phoneline) we can start the whole helping process smoothly. As the pandemic progressed, we also started developing our Crisis outreach team - KITIP, that went out into the field, especially to clients that needed it in centers where people were isolated for a certain period of time after their arrival from abroad. With enough safety measures we were able to arrange "in-person" meetings with the affected people. This team was established to also be a part of "crisis services" during mentally exhausting situations, such as search for missing persons, suicide attempts, car crashes and other tragical events. One of the most internationally known tragedy in Slovakia was the widely medialized terrorist attack last year in October, where we responded and helped the directly affected people but also the bystanders of the event. With the pandemic regressing one of the biggest demands was to offer services that are offline. For this specific reason we have established Crisis Intervention centers - Kacko. We created a safe place where people can have in-person sessions with psychologists and utilize different tools to cope with their difficulties. Each Kacko is created in the center of the city, with accessibility and visibility being the main 2 goals. It is important to create a comfortable place that feels exclusive as usually mental health is associated with old and worn-out psychiatric hospitals which discourages people from seeking mental health support. Lastly, I would like to talk about clubs and then tie all of these services together and give you context of how they operate and what is the rationale behind it. Clubs are safe spaces for young people where they can spend their free time engaging with different activities. There is always a regular program for each opening day (Wed-Sat) that is voluntary and people can decide to take part in it if they feel like it. It can be discussions, presentations, board games, tournaments, art/music-therapy, workshops, cooking, etc. All of these activities aim to help people develop, socialize and enjoy their free time while getting to know the psychologists working there. That is why all of the abovementioned activities are done with psychologists, clients can really get to know them and see them for the people they are. These clubs (currently 4 with 5th one on the way) are located together with Kackos, in case somebody attending feels like they want to talk about something in private. All of these projects are built with the thought of creating a coherent network of psychosocial support, crisis help and suicide prevention. I will demonstrate how this works on an example case. 18-year-old Dorothy contacts us with suicidal thoughts, claiming to be on train tracks and wanting to say goodbye. In serious cases such as this one there is never just one person working on them. Supervisors of the line assist the operator, contact the police or other departments if necessary and work together to come to a solution and minimize the risk of individual mistakes. Our client might be in a serious mental state and in such cases, we contact our outreach team. Naturally we first need to come into agreement about this approach with the client. If they agree, the operator - representing the team of people on the other side, stays in contact with the client until the outreach team reaches our client and continues the intervention. Part of this intervention are also Kackos and Clubs. Kacko gives clients option to schedule a personal meeting when they feel they need it. The clubs on the other hand give options to socialize with peers, utilize time meaningfully and feel accepted. Currently we operate Crisis helpline (e-mail, video and phone), crisis chatline "IPcko.sk", 9 Kackos (each regional city of Slovakia + Malacky) - soon opening 10th in Michalovce, 4 Clubs (Nitra, Presov, Bratislava and Trnava + soon opening Michalovce). Apart from these we also have online terrain workers that engage with people on discord and other social media. We are looking to expand in this idea a create a proper community online as well, with regular content on discord and twitch as to answer the needs of young people as they live fully-fledged lives both outside and inside the online environment. With the invasion of Ukraine, it felt just natural that this network of help that we are trying to create would respond and adapt to the situation. Our psychologists are present at the border crossings from Ukraine since the 3rd day and are present to this day. In addition, we have also established Intervention facilities in Transit center Michalovce and Hotspot Kosice. Our services are reflection of systematic gaps in our mental health system and therefore we don't see our projects related to the war as additional "short-term" opportunities but more like expansion of our current network and adapting it to the needs in our country. For this exact reason all of our services are available in Ukrainian language as well, with the only exception being the chatline on which we are not able to guarantee the same level of quality as on the Slovak version. We strive to create a systematic form of help that is available in each region with the ability to respond and adapt to different situations and crises. It is key to bridge the gap between the beneficiary and the psychologists by utilizing different means, in our case mostly technology, to make the feeling of attractiveness stronger than the stigma mental health faced over the past 40 years. It is in our best interest to make MHPSS available to everybody who needs it and not create exclusive forms of help available to only a certain group as that only deepens the tensions and supports false discourses. This is where we see IPckos mission currently within our national context. We do not only provide MHPSS services but also educate about how to handle different situations. We created multiple leaflets with coping mechanisms to utilize in difficult moments, educate parents about improvements in communication with children, work with schools - teachers, psychologists, students and other relevant actors on how to include Ukrainian students in classes, how to handle crisis situations (suicides or attempts) in school environment. Currently in Bratislava we have a training of directors of high schools about crisis intervention - they then appoint one person who will go through our accredited training and will be responsible for knowing what to do in crisis situation in the given school. To sum it up we do not see the intervention only as direct action in crisis but also as offering psychoeducation or alternative ways to spend free time and socialize. Only with this systematic approach focusing on all the different aspects can we create a network offering a safety-net to people who need it and actually provide the change to the system that crumbles.

Friends in Kneed encourages young athletes to support one another through sharing their experiences in a forum, while learning about their injuries and how to prevent future injuries during the rest of their athletic careers. It gives athletes a community and a support network to let them know that they are not the only ones in their situations and that there are other athletes that are going through and have been through the same process. Friends in Kneed creates a student athlete knee-rehabilitation support group that in the future hopes to provide other injured athletes in financial need with aid for knee-related operations and proper rehabilitation.

Our vision is to help build a just society and our mission to secure rights, health and development for marginalized people. We work with the most disadvantaged people, giving priority to women and children - people living with HIV, tuberculosis and leprosy; Dalits (literally 'broken people' - the 'untouchables' of India) and the most discriminated among them; Tribals (indigenous people), women in prostitution, transgendered people, sexual minorities (LGBT), children at risk and people with disability. Our strategy is to mainstream gender, child rights, disability and the needs of the most disadvantaged people of the area. We provide direct services to fill gaps in existing facilities where necessary. But the main strategy is to encourage and support community volunteers and community based organizations to advocate for their rights and entitlements. PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE HEALTH AND MEDICAL HIV prevention and care - children, women and men at risk, sex workers, sexual minorities (LGBT) Leprosy and tuberculosis - disability prevention, detection, treatment and referral Ward, out patient facilities and referral - HIV, leprosy, and TB Village follow up, mainstreaming disability CHILDREN Promoting child rights and education through Tribal and Dalit children's groups Facilitating child focused community development through people's groups Supporting families with HIV positive children through positive women's networks WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT Assisting local and district level women's federations of mainly Dalit women. Preventing violence against women, sex selected abortion and early marriage. Supporting economic development and credit mobilization for micro-enterprise. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Arogya Agam's major strategy is to encourage and support community participation through community volunteers and people's organizations. Currently we work with Women's federations HIV positive associations HIV Positive Women's Networks Children's federations Arunthathiyar (most marginalized Dalit) advisory group Palliar tribal village committees Transgendered people Women in prostitution

The mission of Project P.E.C.E.S., Inc. is to promote the educational, economic, and social development of southeastern Puerto Rico. The mission of the organization is directed to four programmatic areas: education, youth intervention and health, economic development, and community development with a special focus on youth development. Each goal seeks to strengthen the capacity of the southeastern communities- especially their youth - to resolve their own community problems. The Program for Community Education through Commitment and Service, Inc. (P.E.C.E.S., Inc.) is a non-profit community organization incorporated in the State Department of Puerto Rico, with federal tax exemption (501-C-3) and state tax exemption (101-6). The goals of Project P.E.C.E.S., Inc. are directed to four programmatic areas: education, youth intervention, economic development and community development. The objectives of P.E.C.E.S., Inc. are: To contribute to the economic development of southeastern Puerto Rico. To form leaders that participate in the social development of their communities. To improve the educational opportunities of southeastern Puerto Rico. To strengthen families and communities through programs directed to impact high risk behaviors. To prevent child abuse and neglect, high risk behaviors, and negative conduct through an integral program of prevention, counseling, orientation and social work. To reduce and prevent the abuse of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, AIDS, violence, and juvenile delinquency. To provide youth with positive alternatives, service opportunities, and leadership formation. Project P.E.C.E.S., Inc. is very proud of our following accomplishments: Operating the first licensed and accredited high school created especially for school drop outs. Preparing more than 600 community youth leaders throughout our 25 years of service in southeastern Puerto Rico. Administering the Natural Reserve of Humacao, based upon a contract of 15 years with the Natural Department of Resources, as an initiative to create employment and community economic development, as an ecological tourism business and as an environmental protection project. Project P.E.C.E.S. Inc. has established a Youth Development Center Winning the prestigious Tina Hills Award in 2003 for excellence as a non-profit organization

The mission of Mirai Future of Kenya is to promote a society in which as many Kenyan children as possible become valued, productive, and proactive adults with self esteem, who interact freely with the rest of the society. Mirai has been working together with Kenyan people and other institutions including government agencies to build capacities of the Kenyan people to be able to protect their children and prevent them from engaging in criminal or delinquent behaviors. This mission of searching for a better future for the Kenyan child specially the delinquent and those who are at-risk of violence and therefore needing protection, has been the goals of MIRAI in all the projects. With the forgoing in mind, MIRAI has on its two main objectives being: 1) To spearhead and realize child protection in the community 2) To enhance the quality of rehabilitation and reintegration of children in conflict with the law and youthful offenders within the community In order to achieve the above objectives, the organization initiated various community-based interventions directly with the beneficiaries (children, families and communities) and with government agencies in the project locations. These were done through capacity building and awareness raising functions for the local community members. There were also activities to prevent violence and abuses of children, and crimes involving children in the communities with the support of community volunteers who worked with MIRAI.

PLAY International is a charity founded in 1999 on a conviction: sport is a source of solutions to our societal challenges. Its mission is to cocreate and implement education and inclusion projects for children and youth in vulnerable situations, using sport and sport games as educational tools. The NGO works in particular on issues such as access to and retention in school, gender equalitý, community reconciliation, health prevention, environmental education, living together, changing the way we look at disability... Since its creation, it has implemented educational and humanitarian projects, in France and internationally in 20 countries, for the benefit of nearly one million children.

Communities In Schools Pittsburgh-Allegheny County (CISPAC) is an affiliate of the nation's largest stay-in-school network. Nationally, Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization, and the only one proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates. CIS emphasizes 5 Basics. We believe that every child needs and deserves: 1. A personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult 2. A safe place to learn and grow 3. A healthy start and a healthy future 4. A marketable skill to use upon graduation 5. A chance to give back to peers and the community

The Young Women’s Empowerment Foundation (YWE) is dedicated to strengthening the self-esteem, character, integrity and capacity of young women ages 14-20 so that they may achieve their highest potential. YWE accomplishes its purpose through strategic partnerships with other organizations. In particular, YWE partners with public and private secondary schools to intercede in the lives of young women to prevent or overcome life crises through: counseling targeted at the at the individual’s circumstances training and working with school counseling staff using YWE’s research-based curriculum instruction on the positive attributes of women support services based on the individual’s needs

The Charity's objects ('the objects') are 1) To relieve persons in India suffering from poverty, sickness and distress in particular but not exclusively for victims of the sex trade and their children. 2) To advance for public benefit the education of the inhabitants of India. 3) To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship in India by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. 4) To provide relief to survivors of human trafficking through providing or assisting in the provision of medical treatment, advice on and access to housing provision and financial and legal support.

We work side by side with communities in Argentina to strengthen the right to water, and to improve its access for consumption, health and hygiene. In collaboration with local allies: technicians from INTA (1) and SAF (2), school principals and teachers, city officials and volunteers, we develop actions to generate awareness, training, design and construction of water solutions at the family level and in educational facilities. We have 4 guiding principles to guarantee a comprehensive work: Water quality (research) Education (Prevention, health, hygiene, Good Practices, Law) Appropriate technologies (Infrastructures and filters) Community Impact (Community empowerment, self-management)

Hannah's House is a supervised visitation and safe exchange family center that provides a safe place for children caught in the middle of Family Court custody disputes, a place where children can come together with their parents in a nurturing, supportive and protective environment. We help kids safely spend time with parents who are overcoming issues affecting their ability to parent independently. We help parents through a variety of classes: parenting, co-parenting, anger management, and substance abuse. Hannah's House prevents family violence/abductions during break-up/transition of the family. We reduce conflict in the families & communities we serve.

Women without Borders' (WwB) mission is to grow women's social capital to address some of the most urgent issues of our times, in particular Domestic Violence and Preventing Violent Extremism. We commit and apply ourselves to: Working from the bottom up and empowering the female leaders of tomorrow at the individual, community, and global levels Supporting and inspiring women in the process of moving from victimhood towards agency Advocating for a future without fear, suppression, and violence against women Introducing and normalising the idea of women as the first line of defence against extremism in their homes and communities Bringing the voices of impactful local leaders to the attention of the world