During the training course ‘Barrier-free in action: inclusion, protection, sustainability’ in Dnipro, the Social Work Training Centre was visited by a delegation from the European Union led by Gediminas Navickas, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine.

The visit took place as part of a training event aimed at improving the capacity of specialists in the social sphere, education, medicine and civil society organisations to implement the principles of accessibility, inclusion and protection in their work with vulnerable groups.

The Social Work Training Centre in Dnipro is an important regional platform for the development of social services. Since its opening, the centre has held more than 600 events for more than 8,000 participants, including training courses, professional development programmes, training for multidisciplinary teams, and the development and testing of new models of social services. The team of the Luhansk Association of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities regularly participates in the centre's training programmes and joint professional activities.

During the visit, representatives of the European Union learned about approaches to the practical implementation of accessibility in communities, as well as the results of training for specialists working with internally displaced persons, veterans, people with disabilities, and families in difficult life circumstances.

The meeting confirmed the importance of international partnership in the development of accessible, high-quality and people-centred social services in Ukraine.