Protection
PROTECTION — a shelter for children’s temporary stay (up to 30 places). Crisis support, psychological, therapeutic and psychosocial assistance, and recovery.
Support
Safety
Recovery
Two components of the center
Advocacy
ADVOCACY — a child-friendly justice center. Specialized interview rooms, psychological and therapy offices, medical examinations and forensic medical assessment, and legal support for the child during criminal proceedings, including the “child’s lawyer” service.
Justice
Support
Law & Rights
01 About the Center
PANDA
Center for Child Protection, Advocacy and Recovery
The PANDA Center was established by the International Charitable Organization “Child Rescue” — an implementing partner of Save Ukraine. It is Ukraine’s first integrated model of comprehensive protection for children who have experienced violence, exploitation, or conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).
An important component of the PANDA Center will be a Child Protection Unit based on the Barnahus model — a structural unit of the Kyiv Regional Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation of Children.
The Center brings together, in one safe space, all the services a child previously had to receive from different institutions. As a result, the child does not have to retell what happened again and again — to different people and in different places.
in one safe space
all services
legal assistance
02 The team supports\nThe child throughout\nThe process
Multidisciplinary team
The team supports the child
Law enforcement
Law enforcement representatives · child protection services · psychologists and therapists · lawyers · social educators and case managers · medical professionals · forensic medical experts. The team supports the child from the moment of referral through completion of the recovery program and receipt of legal assistance.
All Center services are free of charge for children and their families.
03 The child is interviewed only once
Why this model matters
The child is interviewed only once, in the presence of a psychologist, in a specially equipped room, and the interview is recorded on video. The investigator, prosecutor, lawyer, and the child’s legal representative are in an adjacent room; the child cannot see or hear them. The video recording serves as evidence in court, eliminating repeated questioning and minimizing retraumatization while improving the quality of evidence and the likelihood of a fair judgment.
04 Results
Results of the
Child Rescue model
Assistance185
185 children received comprehensive psychological, social, and legal assistance as part of the recovery program.
Adults 60 000+Children 66 000+
More than 60,000 parents, educators and professionals, and more than 66,000 children received training on preventing sexual violence.
18convictions
18 convictions were obtained in child protection cases.
6.3million UAH
UAH 6.3 million in compensation was recovered from offenders in favor of affected children.
Consultations 4 000+
More than 4,000 psychological consultations were provided to children who experienced violence and exploitation.
05 PANDA Model
Next steps
The PANDA model is intended to become the foundation of a unified national standard for protecting children affected by sexual exploitation and violence and to be scaled to other regions of Ukraine. At the same time, Child Rescue advocates for amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code to make justice more child-friendly. The Center works in cooperation with government institutions, civil society organizations, and donors:
