World Humanitarian Day: Aid as a Shared Responsibility
August 19 is the day to honor those who stand by people in their most difficult times. For “Responsible Citizens” NGO, humanitarian aid is more than crisis response. It is ongoing work for dignity, hope, and recovery.
When families lose their homes, children drop out of school, and communities find themselves on the frontline — support must be there. For our organization, humanitarian aid means listening to people’s voices and finding solutions together that help them move forward.
We believe that assistance must be modern and flexible: it not only responds to today’s challenges but also helps communities remain strong in the future. That is why we work in partnership — because only together can aid become sustainable and truly effective.
Today, we thank everyone who makes humanitarian assistance possible — from frontline community teams to international partners. Humanitarian aid is not only about responding to crises. It is our shared responsibility for life, dignity, and hope.
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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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Call for participants: Soft Skills and Business Skills trainingWe are announcing a new intake for the training program “Skills for Successful Implementation: Developing Soft Skills and Business Skills in the Educational S...
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Over 2 thousand humanitarian aid sets received by residents of Dobropole community“Thanks to the partnership of the NGO “Responsible Citizens” with World Vision International and with funding from Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH),...
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Art as a lifeline: How mobile teams empower children in remote Ukrainian communities10-year-old Daria lives with her mother, Hanna, in the village of Havrylivka, Kharkiv region. In this remote settlement of the Barvinkivska community, home to fewer than two thousand people, a mobile team from UNICEF and the NGO "Responsible Citizens" regularly visits. The team includes a social worker, a psychologist, and an art therapist.
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Psychological support for families with children: the experience of ZaporizhzhiaIn collaboration with the Zaporizhzhia City Center for Social Services, the psychologists of the NGO “Responsible Citizens” are conducting comprehensive...
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Evacuation, Care, New Beginnings: A Donetsk Family Builds a Future with NGO SupportIn the spring of 2025, they became participants in the program "Local, Inclusive, and Comprehensive Emergency Assistance to the Population Affected by the War in Ukraine," implemented by the NGO "Responsible Citizens" in partnership with Mercy Corps and with financial support from the UK Government.
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Kyiv summarizes results of educational project implemented with the Government of the Faroe IslandsExperts, teachers, parents, and students—a reflection session brought together everyone involved in the initiative to address educational losses. Over two days, participants discussed the results, challenges, and new opportunities in the educational process, which is currently facing significant setbacks due to the impact of wartime events.
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Strengthening Communities and Supporting Children in Zaporizhzhia RegionNGO Responsible Citizens, in partnership with UNICEF and with the support of the U.S. Government, is implementing the project “Strengthening Community Capacity to Provide Core Protection and Resilience Services in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia Regions”.