TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs provide safe play space for Ukrainian refugees

Participating in meaningful activities and interacting with others in a child-friendly space can reduce stress and contribute to a sense of belonging for children and families that have suffered forced displacement due to the war in Ukraine. In June this year, our TOY for Inclusion partner in Slovakia, Škola dokorán, with support from UNICEF, opened six new intergenerational TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs. Read more about the new Play Hubs work and the training provided to staff and volunteers by ICDI’s Giulia Cortellesi and Luisa Tesch here.

TOY Blog: read our latest posts from Italy, USA and Ireland

Looking for inspiration about how to integrate an IG approach in your community, or the educational institution where you work? Then the three new TOY blogposts published this summer will provoke you to action.

• Find out more about BiG | Borgo intergenerational Greco, an IG urban regeneration and housing project in Milan, Italy.

• Now cross over to other side of the world to Los Angeles and learn about  the research and development work that UCLA are doing to design and promote public space that supports engagement, learning, and interaction among generations. 

• Finally, discover how Atlantic Technical University in Sligo, Ireland are developing programmes, which have intergenerational learning collaborations at their heart.

In further TOY blogs, we would like to share inspirational stories about IG initiatives from countries and contexts that haven’t received attention on TOY website to date.

If you know of an interesting IG initiative that you would like to share its story, please contact us at info@toyproject.net