Protecting vulnerable communities in Ukraine
General objective
Providing humanitarian assistance in various forms to help the communities affected by the conflict.
Specific objective
Ensuring material assistance and essential services such as information, protection and psychological support to communities in the Chernivtsi region.
Expected results
Over a six-month period (duration of the project), our assistance will reach almost seven thousand people in the Chernivtsi area, continuing our collaboration with the Ukrainian NGO “Enlightening Initiative” in support of the most vulnerable displaced communities.
About the project
In the first six weeks since the conflict began in Ukraine, more than a quarter of the population fled their homes; it is estimated that 7.7 million people are now internally displaced.
In the areas under siege, people survived for weeks with no access to food, water, sanitation or electricity, under constant threat of bombing. The current conflict has also had an equally severe impact on the economy, gender rights and society, worsening the existing gender gap and the risk of gender violence.
In this setting, Helpcode’s intervention involves:
- Material aid for displaced families and the households hosting them, with protection and access to information;
- Installation of chatbots to receive and record the specific requirements of displaced persons, in order to increase knowledge of their needs and improve the humanitarian response and reconstruction;
- Distribution of food, feminine hygiene kits and vouchers for purchasing materials to improve living conditions or support the reopening of businesses.
Cost of the action
409.000 €
The total number of beneficiaries to be reached is 6,900 people, including 400 members of host families and 6,500 displaced persons. 50% of them are under the age of 18, 25% are adult women, and 25% are adult men.
Financial backers
AICS
Project partner
Enlightening Initiative
Project coordinators
Iryna Gorodetska
Country representative
Enrico Neri
Project manager and desk officer Ucraina