Ukrainian people need help.

During the reporting period, we covered 1871 vulnerable beneficiaries of Odesa region:

• Women with children affected by war 18-47 years old;
• IDP women (including single mothers) aged 26-65+;
• Women with disabilities aged 30-65;
• Men with disabilities;
• Representatives of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Anna is 33 years old. A single mother. Faced with a serious situation of domestic violence. Hanna felt that she depended on her roommate financially and was afraid to leave him, fearing that she would be left without means of livelihood. She often hid the abuse, fearing that no one would believe her or think she was weak. Once, Anna found out about the visit of the mobile brigade, which was conducted by the team of the Multipurpose Assistance project. After much thought, she decided to take part. She talked with the case managers and together they developed an action plan

Hanna also realized that it is impossible to remain silent about violence and that there are special organizations and social workers who are ready to help.

When Anna asked for help, the team of social workers accepted her with understanding and unconditional support. They started working on Anna's case, held meetings with her to listen to her and understand the situation.

At the client's request, social workers went to the address, where they called the police, Hanna wrote a statement, and later the abuser was evicted from her apartment.

Next, the social workers provided Anna with information about the legal aspects of the situation and how to protect her rights and the rights of the child. They helped her get legal help and support.

In addition, the psychologist of the project provided Hanna with psychological support and helped her cope with the trauma she experienced because of the violence.

Thanks to the timely help of the case manager and the team, Hanna was able to free herself from violence and start a new chapter in her life.

• The project is designed to solve humanitarian and social problems that have arisen because of military operations in the vulnerable population of Odesa, by supporting them and using the mechanisms of case management and social support.
• Cooperation and coordination with the heads of village councils of united territorial communities (UTC) is an important aspect of the successful implementation of the project. Cooperation includes interaction with the cluster system and coordinating the departures of mobile teams.
• Coordination with the heads of the UTC village council requires establishing connections and exchanging information. Joint meetings, meetings and regular data sharing help ensure cohesion and a shared approach to problem solving. A cluster system allows you to distribute tasks and responsibilities among different team members and promotes efficient work.
• This collaboration contributes to project success as it allows for increased coverage and maximized resources. Examples of such cooperation are the exchange of experience and knowledge between different communities and regions.

Almost 2 years on from the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine an estimated 5.35 million people remain internally displaced with an estimated 8.1 million displaced abroad. The war has caused disruption in business activity, damage to people, cities, and infrastructure, and has a devastating impact on Ukraine’s economy. Humanitarian Response Plan 2023 estimates 11.1 million people to need livelihoods and food security assistance, including 54% of women, 17% of children, 15% of persons with disabilities and 25% of elderly. 

The livelihood area in Ukraine remains to be underfinanced. Due to a fragile situation in Ukraine, created by the ongoing and escalating armed conflict, many development partners concentrate their support on humanitarian emergency needs, including psychological support. However, once displaced and conflict-affected people get access to livelihood-support instruments and start creating durable economic solutions, the need in psychological support, as well as in multipurpose cash, non- food items and other types of humanitarian support will decrease. Additionally, the small-scale community infrastructure projects can be addressed with community-based initiatives, which is the part of livelihood interventions. Therefore, increasing development partners’ awareness on the real effect of the livelihoods support is expected to partially redirect humanitarian funding to livelihoods support area.

According the “2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview” issued in December 2022 by OCHA, the 2023 people in need has increased exponentially from 2022 and the number is likely to increase further. Food insecurity is driven by the war, loss of livelihood opportunities, poverty levels, lack of access to food, and displacement. Acute food security needs are being driven by the war, especially close to the areas of active hostilities. The remote Checklist to Assess Organizational Readiness (CARI) assessment conducted by UN World Food Program (WFP) revealed that 40 percent of the people surveyed in the eastern region of Ukraine were reducing portion sizes (with adults doing so to feed their children) or cutting portions of their food. Similarly, one-third of all households in Ukraine were food insecure and 5 percent were extremely food insecure. A further 28 percent were moderately food insecure or experienced food consumption gaps and an inability to meet food demands without using negative coping strategies.

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