Pulling our sleeves up :)

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Taking preventive measures.
At the beginning after the evacuation the things were a little chaotic. Different. For you, for me, for everyone in one way or the other.

We were all faced with the situation of unknown, with higher levels of stress and unpredictability of what the nearest future holds. By now we all know, 2020 is full of surprises.

As mentioned in my previous video post, with our partners from Merkuri Assosiation, we adapted fast to the “new normal” and soon got very busy.

The format was different, yet our work and mission continued. We were so focused, and proved the situation, we can be as, and even more!! productive and efficient in our work.

In the last weeks, we conducted many webinars for our staff, teachers, psychologists and social workers.
The workshops and seminars focused around the topics of increasing the capacity, stress management, self-regulation, suicide prevention, psychological first aid and creative arts sessions to help reduce anxiety. On this journey we also talked about the positive side of fear, adaptive coping skills and personal boundaries.

As a result of our work, we were asked to prepare some specific workshops and training program on the topics of understanding trauma, working with traumatic stress and using mindfulness and creative arts to find own resources.

Right now we are also working on the new monitoring and evaluation tools for the specialists working with our women shelter and family centre. This way we will be able to see the improvements, progress and changes in the emotional and social adjustments of our beneficiaries.

While the borders remain closed, I feel the situation has brought us closer and that continuing our work has no limitations.

Be positive, keep safe and stay healthy.

And breathe :)

While in lockdown, I used to observe this plant every morning. It has never stopped growing :).

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