Crucial support: stories of people who received assistance during the war

Через виклики війни та втрату житла родина Марії переїхала до Великого Бобрика на Сумщині, де отримала психологічну підтримку та грошову допомогу від ГО «Відповідальні громадяни» у партнерстві з JERU.

We began as an initiative of people who sought to help where support was urgently needed. Evacuations, basic humanitarian aid, crisis response — all of this shaped our approach: to act responsibly, quickly, and with respect for the dignity of every person.

The NGO “Responsible Citizens,” in partnership with Mercy Corps Ukraine and with the support of the UK Government, provided cash assistance totaling more than UAH 109 million, helping to stabilize the situation of evacuees during the critical period following evacuation.

These trainings became possible thanks to cooperation within the Child Protection Cluster, where one of the coordinators is Olena Khvatynets, project manager of the NGO "Responsible Citizens" in the Kharkiv region.

“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.

“Responsible Citizens” NGO is launching cooperation with the Zmiiv community in Kharkiv region to strengthen assistance for families facing difficult life circumstances — both local residents and internally displaced families.

In the Kharkiv region, there are currently seven Child-Friendly Spaces created within a UNICEF project with financial support from USAID.

The 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.