Accessibility week: Building a world of equal opportunities together
“I was afraid my daughter wouldn’t be understood. She doesn’t speak, and people often look away. But in the Child-Friendly Space, we found understanding and meaningful learning. We were welcomed; my daughter looks forward to every visit, engages with other kids, and has started to smile,” shares Anna, a mother of a girl with a disability from Donetsk region, now relocated to Dnipropetrovsk.
For the NGO Responsible Citizens, accessibility is not just a slogan — it’s a guiding principle we bring to life every day through our work with children, families, and communities.
How do we implement accessibility?
✅ We train adults who work with children. Teachers, psychologists, social workers, and volunteers gain skills to support children with different experiences — disabilities, loss, displacement, trauma.
✅ We create spaces where everyone feels safe and welcome. Playrooms, educational activities, and training sessions are accessible, stigma-free, and sensitive to diverse needs.
✅ We work in villages and frontline communities where support is most needed.
✅ We promote dignity, respect, and equality in every project.
🟡 Accessibility means changing systems to serve people — not the other way around.
With support from UNICEF Ukraine and other partners, we provide psychosocial support, consultations for families, and inclusive educational environments — removing barriers that often go unnoticed.
Більше новин
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Project to overcome educational gaps completed: what we achievedNGO Responsible Citizens, in partnership with the government of the Faroe Islands, has completed a project aimed at addressing educational gaps among primary and secondary school students in Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
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Training as a Tool for Change: Implementing the Strategy to Support Children in CommunitiesRegional Coordinator of the NGO “Responsible Citizens” Alla Maslakhova joined a training dedicated to the implementation of the Strategy to Ensure Every Child’s Right in Ukraine to Grow Up in a Family Environment.
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“The results of our research show the deepening humanitarian challenges,” – Enrique MenendezDonetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia — these are the main regions where people who participated in our online survey live.
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BRIDGE 2.0: Strengthening Partnerships for SafetyAll projects of Responsible Citizens NGO focus on supporting people living near the front line, and participation in such events helps strengthen our work and ensure more systematic and coordinated assistance to communities.
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Operational aid for those affected in Yarova: 23 households received supportThe project is implemented by the "Responsible Citizens" NGO in partnership with Mercy Corps and with the financial support of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Building team capacity: A social work specialist from Barvinkove becomes a “Parenting Without Stress” programme trainerThe training was the first in a series of sessions organized within the framework of the “PORUCH” project in cooperation with UNICEF Ukraine and the All-Ukrainian Public Center “Volunteer.” Such inter-organizational collaboration strengthens the system of quality psychosocial support at the community level.
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Specialists from the NGO “Responsible Citizens” participated in Inclusion WeekThe event was organized by Mercy Corps in partnership with Alliance.Global and Humanity and Inclusion. This event focused on discussing inclusive approaches to supp...
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Empowering Communities: NGO ‘Responsible Citizens’ and World Vision International Educate Over 15,000 in UkraineThis project by the NGO "Responsible Citizens" was conducted in partnership with World Vision International. It became part of a comprehensive educational program for residents of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions.