“No longer disabled”: how flexible assistance changed a child’s life

The NGO "Responsible Citizens" held the first meeting of the interregional working group of educators, bringing together 20 specialists from various regions of Ukraine. The initiative was a response to the challenges faced by the education sector in times of war and aimed at finding effective solutions to overcome educational losses.

To help people find their place in these new conditions, the LIVES 3.0 project, implemented by "Responsible Citizens" in partnership with Mercy Corps and supported by the UK government, organized a series of training sessions.

In September, catch-up classes were launched in communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region to help students recover from learning losses.

Special attention was given to supporting children's affairs services. The training helped specialists better understand the behavioral patterns of children in crisis and establish effective communication with parents who welcome children into their families.

Our team conducted anonymous surveys on social media to better understand how prepared people from communities near the front line are for a potential escalation. More than 720 people took part. According to the survey results, 67% of respondents said they do not have the financial means to rent housing in case of evacuation.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, international organizations, donors, and partners of Ukraine, together with the public sector, are working on a single platform to overcome the serious challenges brought by the war.

Oksana Ivantina, Regional Coordinator of the NGO “Responsible Citizens,” participated in an event for UNICEF implementation partners, which became a key...

Support is provided as part of the project “Strengthening the Capacity of Communities to Provide Key Protection and Resilience Services in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia Regions,” implemented by Responsible Citizens with the support of UNICEF Ukraine.