Alla Maslakhova, Project Coordinator of NGO “Responsible Citizens,” in a Special Edition of the “SPIU Podcast

At a critical moment, a family from Donetsk region made a difficult but necessary decision — to evacuate. This coincided with the opportunity to join the program “Local, inclusive and multi-sectoral emergency assistance for war-affected populations in Ukraine,” implemented by NGO Responsible Citizens in partnership with Mercy Corps and with funding from the UK Government.

“We always kept things ready for evacuation, but making the decision was incredibly difficult. My heart couldn’t let go of our home, even when my mind u...

Representatives of communities from the Samarivskyi, Pavlohradskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast took part in two training sessions dedicated to strengthening social services for families with children. The participants included community leaders and sectoral specialists responsible for organizing social support at the local level.

The project is implemented by NGO Responsible Citizens in partnership with JERU — Joint Emergency Response in Ukraine — a joint initiative of Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office.

Head of the board of Responsible Citizens NGO, Olga Kosse, conducted a monitoring visit to Kharkiv region to assess community needs together with local partners, including those communities hosting internally displaced persons, and to determine further priorities for supporting people.

A project aimed at supporting recently displaced and particularly vulnerable internally displaced persons in communities across Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

“Mom, when are we going to the Space again?” — Sashko eagerly awaits each visit because it was there that he truly started speaking for the first time.

An Analysis of Evacuation Experiences That Should Shape New Approaches to Supporting Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine