A Year of Support and Action: 2024 Impact Report by “Responsible Citizens” NGO
2024 was a year of challenges and decisions. The NGO Responsible Citizens worked where it mattered most — in frontline and vulnerable communities, standing beside those in greatest need.
- 100,000 children and parents received social, psychological, and legal assistance
- 30,000 war-affected individuals from the most vulnerable groups received cash aid in four regions
- 35,000 people received humanitarian support — food kits, hygiene items, clothing, and essentials
- 48 child-friendly spaces providing social services opened across 35 communities in eastern Ukraine
- 52 mobile psychosocial support teams operated across four regions
- 1,080 people completed professional training and gained new skills
- 4,620 children participated in educational recovery programs to catch up on war-related learning losses
We built partnerships, strengthened communities, and supported grassroots initiatives. All of this became possible thanks to our partners, donors, skilled and responsible team, and community trust.
This report is more than just numbers — it’s proof that joint action brings real change.
Read the full report here.
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New Child-Friendly Spaces open in Kharkiv RegionIn January, new Child-Friendly Spaces began operating in Malynivska, Solonytsivska, Pivdenna, Zachepylivska, and Sakhnovshchynska communities. This marks an important milestone in the implementation of a joint project between the NGO "Responsible Citizens" and UNICEF Ukraine, funded by USAID - US Agency for International Development.
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A Family from Dobropillia: When Help Arrives Just in TimeEven in wartime, the family continues to care for their children with warmth and dedication. “I want my children to be happy. Even during the war,” says foster mother Liudmyla.
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Responsible Citizens Joins the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Group in the Eastern HubPractical experience from working with communities will now be represented on one of the key coordination platforms led by OCHA as part of the UN humanitarian architecture. The platform brings together international and national humanitarian organizations working in eastern Ukraine.
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“We’ve Learned to Understand Each Other Better”: How Psychological Support Helped Valeriia and Her DaughterValeriia lives in Kharkiv region and is raising her 13-year-old daughter on her own. Due to constant shelling and remote learning, the girl has very little opportun...
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“After shelling, people forget even their loved ones’ phone numbers. Our job is to help them regain stability.”When a missile or drone hits a residential building, it may seem that the worst is already over. In reality, however, the hardest part often begins after the explosion—shock, disorientation, and the loss of a sense of safety. It is at this moment that the mobile teams of the NGO Responsible Citizens deploy to support people in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
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Over 300 kg of support for children and familiesThe aid was delivered to communities in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy regions, where our specialists work daily with children and parents affected by the consequences of the war.
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Helping safely: a new level of humanitarian responsibilityGenuine motivation is only the first step. Real responsibility begins with understanding how to provide assistance in a way that is safe — for children, for families, and for everyone involved This was the focus of the Safeguarding training attended by representatives of Responsible Citizens NGO, supported by UNICEF Ukraine.
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A cash assistance programme for war-affected families has been launched in three regions of UkraineIn February 2026, Responsible Citizens NGO, in partnership with Acted and with the support of the US Government, launched a humanitarian cash assistance programme for families affected by the war in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Donetsk regions.