The war in Ukraine has had a serious impact on public safety and the resilience of local communities, with different consequences for different age groups of children and youth. In the West of Ukraine, the social support system is particularly weakened due to the massive displacement of people from the areas affected by the fighting. As a result, social protection, including for children, is poorly organized during emergencies.
The project "Courage in the palms of hands - Strengthening the protection of internally displaced children" will strengthen protection and support for the most underserved and disadvantaged IDPs and children from the host communities through:
- the establishment of the Western Ukraine Child Protection Consortium and
- capacity-building activities for sub-national and local partners who scale up the humanitarian response by:
- establishing safe, supporting and engaging child-friendly environments through CSFs;
- providing essential, life-saving CP Case Management services (individual and family protection assistance) in close coordination with social protection;
- rolling out structured PSS group activities for children, youth and adults.
Within the project Tdh is establishing and leading a Western Ukraine Child Protection Consortium of national and local partners, including two main partners – Charity Fund “PosmishkaUA” and Charity Fund “Yellow-Blue Wings”.
Estimated six CSOs with whom Tdh and the partners have initiated collaboration for provision of PSS in the local communities.
The two main partners will be supported to develop their capacity in order to comply with the UHF partner standards.
The CSOs will be trained and coached in methodologies and technical skills needed for providing quality services for children at risk.
The top priority will be given for the following individuals and groups:
- unaccompanied and separated children (UASC);
- girls and boys survivors of violence during the war, war-related sexual violence, gender-based violence (GBV) and domestic violence;
- children living with disabilities in socially unprotected/poorly protected families;
- children of ethnic and religious minorities including language minorities;
- young people identify themselves as representatives of LGBTQI+ communities, etc.
The project will be implemented in 4 oblasts of western part of Ukraine –
- Ivano-Frankivsk oblast including hard-to-reach mountainous areas;
- Ternopil oblast;
- Chernivtsi oblast;
- Transcarpathia oblast.
in small urban and rural areas which accommodate IDPs.
The project "Courage in the palms of hands - Strengthening the protection of internally displaced children" is implemented by the Western Ukrainian Child Protection Consortium, which includes Terre des Hommes Foundation in Ukraine, Charity Fund “PosmishkaUA” and Charity Fund “Yellow-Blue Wings”, with the support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
