How the EU supports ukrainians affected by the war through NGOs

«Every Friday for two months, we have been distributing food parcels and hygiene products. Three hundred people who were forced to leave their homes due to the war, became internally displaced and found shelter in Ladyzhyn town community received assistance in the form of food and basic hygiene products. A total of 2.5 tonnes of food and 0.5 tonnes of hygiene products were purchased, and 300 food parcels and 300 hygiene kits were prepared and distributed. The recipients of the aid are mostly the most vulnerable – large families, families with persons with disabilities, and people of retirement age», the NGO “Together for Successful Business” describes its joint activities with the CO “Merezha 100 Vidsotkiv Zhyttya Rivne” on its Facebook page.

Another organisation, the Rotary Club Kharkiv “New Level”, has started to help residents of Kharkiv neighbourhoods that have suffered devastating damage from the shelling of the Russian army and are still under fire.

“The other day, Rotary volunteers visited 5+ residential areas of Kharkiv. There is no need to tell much about such residential areas as Saltovka, Zhuky, Kloki, HTZ, etc. Unfortunately, journalists talk about them enough in their daily news reports. However, despite the rocket attacks, people have been staying here for 200+ days. Some no longer have glass windows, but have chipboard. Some of them no longer have hinges on their doors, but they are holding on with their last legs. They survive as best they can. And we can help with strategic food packages, including stew, which can be stored right in the middle of the room,” the club’s activists wrote on their Facebook page.

The “Country of Goodwill” foundation has taken on the task of improving the psycho-emotional state of war-affected Ukrainians who have settled in the Berezan and Baryshivka communities. They are supported by psychologists invited by the foundation.

«At the events with a psychologist, adults work on basic emotional states of a person: fear, stress, resentment, etc., consider the nature of these states and their impact on physical and mental health. The interactive workshops also provide practical tools for dealing with emotional states of children and adults,” the “Country of Goodwill” Foundation reports on its activities on social mediaу.

In addition to supporting war-affected citizens and socially vulnerable groups, the NGO «Davaite Razom», has committed to providing legal assistance to affected Ukrainians under the EU4CSOs Emergency Actions project.

«Residents of Irpin and Bucha, where we have visited several times, lived their everyday lives until 24 February and rarely encountered officials and our bureaucracy. And now they have lost everything, they are confused, they have no idea how everything works in the bureaucracy, and they need help with that too. We need to tell them what to expect from an official, how to prepare for constructive communication with them, how to properly prepare a request for public information or an appeal to the mayor, etc. – this needs to be addressed separately so that a person who has lost either loved ones in this shameful war or all their property does not despair and gets hope that justice will be done. Today, legal support for such people is just as important as psychological support», – says Iryna Kovalchuk, head of the project “Supporting war victims with basic necessities and legal aid” from the NGO «Davaite Razom», in her social media.

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