Strengthening Support for Family-Based Care

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain to Ukraine, Ricardo López-Aranda Jagu, together with the Head of UNICEF’s Representation in Ukraine, Munir Mamedzade, visited Zaporizhzhia.

A community grows stronger when each of its members has access to quality support. In the context of ongoing humanitarian challenges, the role of professionals who help people overcome difficulties, tap into inner resources, and build strong social bonds becomes crucial.

Payments are coming to an end for residents of Sumy Oblast who registered for multi-purpose cash assistance in the autumn. This support was organized by the NGO Responsible Citizens in partnership with JERU (a joint initiative of the international organizations Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide) and funded by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (AA).

Since October 2025, Responsible Citizens NGO has been implementing the project “Integrated Multi-Sectoral Support for Vulnerable Families in the Kharkiv Region,” supported by the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. The initiative unites partner organisations to deliver coordinated assistance to families affected by the war.

From now on, such support will be available within the framework of the UNICEF project “Protection Services for the Most Vulnerable Children and Parents (or Their Caregivers) in Communities of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia Regions,” implemented by the NGO Responsible Citizens with financial support from the Government of the United States of America and UNICEF Ukraine.

Their experiences also highlight the importance of the support provided by the team at the NGO “Responsible Citizens” in partnership with UNICEF.

Within the framework of the LIVES programme, our team implemented humanitarian initiatives in frontline communities in eastern Ukraine. The activities covered settlements located near the line of contact, as well as transit centres where people received assistance immediately after evacuation from dangerous areas.

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