Rebuilding and Reconciliation in Eastern Ukraine

Aim 1

To deliver practical goods to the hardest hit areas

Activities

» Transport second hand hospital and educational equipment from UK to Ukraine.

At least two deliveries of hospital beds, medical consummables, computers, clothing and educational needs to be made every 12 months

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Aim 2

To provide emergency relief to 1-3,000 most vulnerable children and families to overcome hardship

Activities

» Through local partners meet basic needs with locally purchased essentials as required by families to survive and remain together

Over 100 families supplied with locally sourced critical aid to secure them through winter and to build self-confidence

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Aim 3

Develop longer term community reconciliation support programmes

Activities

» Work with local based groups, such as churches, to create opportunities for social reconstruction and reconciliation.

Community project groups active with physical rebuilding of infrastructure and social activities to unite fractured communities

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Impact

In terms of children, the understanding that there is a positive future with hope and opportunities.
In terms of the individual families, they will remain united and independent of debt and/or benefit reliance.
In terms of communities a stronger unity with aims to improve themselves.

Risk

Key risk is foreign NGO support being prohibited from entering region in greatest crisis.
We will work in areas surrounding any embargoed areas until such time as it is safe to undertake mapping review and identify areas for second phase support.

Reporting

As a small-medium charity we will provide either generic or specifically required reports based on activities and individual accounts of children and families whose lives have been transformed.

Budget - Project Cost: £20,500

	Amount	Heading	Description
	£2,000	Shipment 1	To deliver a truck load of hospital and other aid
	£2,000	Shipment 2	To deliver a truck load of hospital and other aid
	£4,000	Winter aid	Provide essential clothing and heating needs for communities
	£2,500	Food aid	Provide seed stock and food parels to the most needy communities
	£10,000	Community rebuilding	Provide materials as necessary to help rebuild homes and community areas

Current Funding / Pledges

Source	Amount
Alternative Gift fund	£7,000	Guaranteed
Donors	£2,500	Conditional

Location

Ukraine has long been a divided nation. With rich agricultural soil and heavy industry, it has huge economic potential but has suffered through corruption and in-fighting leading to a massive economic crisis which has fueled the geo-political instability and deepened divisions within society. The poorest families struggle with alcohol and drug abuse prevalent and orphans resort to crime and prostitution (Ukraine has the highest incidents of HIV-Aids deaths in Europe)

Beneficiaries

Children living in the poorest families who are most vulnerable to the weakening economic situation. Families will be given opportunities to remain united and provide a more stable and solid environment for their children.

Why Us?

ChildAid has been transforming the lives of the vulnerable, neglected and abused across Eastern Europe since 1973 and have worked in Ukraine for the most part of the last 40 years. We have worked previously with partners in Odessa and currently have partnerships with local organisations in both east and west Ukraine. Our work has and continues to transform the lives of orphans and children living in vulnerable families.

Read more about the Charity running this project.

People

Martin Wilcox

As Charity Manager will co-ordinate the programme of mapping locations and then the structural approach to its operation

Yuriy Potapenko

As Projects manager will liase closely and continuously with partners on the ground to ensure efficient and effective service delivery

Ihor Prus

Leading the group based in Kiev who work extensively on supporting and rebuilding communities in eastern Ukraine