Experience was gained in providing all types of humanitarian aid – cash, vouchers, aid in kind. Gained experience in the formation of registers of war victims as a result of a large-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, by categories: civilian wounded, IDPs (displaced persons).

The volunteers of our BF established direct contacts with the victims, as well as government structures in several regions of Ukraine: Kyiv region, Kharkiv region, Chernihiv region.

Formed registers and packages of personal data, certificates of injuries and rehabilitation needs for *** persons. In the future, our BF works on updating these registers, providing consulting services on issues of social protection of civilians affected by the war, as well as individual psychological assistance.

Collaborative Cash Delivery Network (CCD), the largest NGO network in last-mile cash and voucher assistance, collaborates for improved humanitarian impact. In response to the Ukraine crisis, CCD introduced a new collaboration model to provide shared technical services to NGOs and the broader cash ecosystem. The Ukraine Shared Services team aims to enhance agency responses and the wider cash ecosystem by addressing common challenges, improving operational coordination, and sharing expertise in social protection, data interoperability, and localisation.

CCD members deliver 80% of “last mile” cash assistance globally. These 14 NGOs manage $2.2B of humanitarian cash assistance annually. Members bring together cash actors into adaptive partnerships to deliver timely and impactful assistance to people affected by crises.

Under the DEC-funded Collective Initiatives program, CCD and R2P are partnering to create a dedicated Community of Practice (CoP) for local CSOs involved in CVA programming. The CoP aims to provide a secure platform for discussing CVA programming, clarifying humanitarian coordination complexities, promoting the active role of LCSOs, and connecting members to training and funding opportunities. Facilitated in the local language by the CCD Local Coordinator at R2P, in collaboration with the CCD Localisation Advisor, the CoP is anticipated to enhance members’ cash technical capacity, facilitate information exchange, and encourage collaboration. This registration form is intended for enrolling in the dedicated facilitated CoP for local CSOs in Ukraine.

Since 2015, the “Heart of Ukraine” Charitable Foundation has been providing charitable (humanitarian) aid to civilians affected by Russian aggression, in various forms, thanks to donations and business funds. In 2022, a volunteer network was created to collect and provide humanitarian aid in kind – food kits and means of subsistence, sanitary and hygienic kits, medical devices. During the whole of 2022, the volunteer network of BF “Heart of Ukraine” consisting of 10 activists participated in 4 humanitarian aid projects within the framework of the NGO “Association of sappers of Ukraine” and NGO Airlight as co-implementers. These programs were sponsored by the UN.

• The rights of people with disabilities who are in stationary institutions during the war: results of a study, Kharkiv Institute for Social Research
  • Legal enforcement of the rights of people with disabilities: common problems and positive developments.
  • Results of monitoring visits and analysis of access rights to services.

New technical guidelines developed for Ukraine,

• Album of barrier-free solutions
  • a practical guide from Big City Lab recommending and illustrating with examples how the urban environment can be friendly to different users, including people with temporary or permanent disabilities, adults with young children, the elderly, people with disabilities and others with limited mobility. population groups.
• Ukrainian translation of short set of Washington Group questions released
  • Unofficial translation of the Washington Group Questionnaire.

Advocate for the rights of the elderly and people with disabilities:

• Restoring a society for people of all ages in Ukraine, HelpAge
  • Briefing by HelpAge International, published on the eve of Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023. It explores the age/demographic aspects of renewal, while also highlighting current issues.
• Day of dissemination of information aboutalbinism
  • The story of Taras, a man with albinism living in Ukraine, his perception of society, obstacles and overcoming them.
• Dom channel projects became available in sign language translation.
  • The Dom TV channel, which is part of the state enterprise Multimedia Platform for Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine, makes available to people with hearing impairments part of its own projects translated into sign language on its own digital platforms. The channel also plans to shoot unique content in sign language.
• Respect for the human rights of people with disabilities by organizations and companies in the Ukraine Recovery Plan_EDF
  • Call on stakeholders (companies and organizations, international institutions and the state) to comply with accessibility standards, consult with organizations of persons with disabilities, promote respect for diversity and reasonable accommodation, advocate for discrimination and accessibility issues, provide information in accessible formats, support community-based services the like.

Learning Opportunities:

• “Minimum referral standards for protection” in Vinnytsia, Odessa and Nikolaev on 4-7 July.
  • Separate sessions will be held for Protection Cluster partners and organizations working in other areas (education, health, housing, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene, etc.) to improve the referral of people in need of protection services and assistance , within the Cluster and from organizations specializing in other types of assistance.
  • To register for these trainings, please fill out one of these forms, depending on the specifics of your organization:Trainings for defense partnersAndTrainings for organizations working in other areasuntil Thursday, June 29th.
  • The language of the event is Ukrainian. Information about the venue will be communicated by confirmation letter of participation.
• Basic digital skills for elegant people. How to use smartphone and internet
  • Fundamentals of computer literacy for older people and young people.
  • 10 educational series to learn how to search the Internet, book and buy medicines, make an appointment with a family doctor, use social networks, etc.
• “Why speech is important. Communication with people with disabilities and the elderly”
  • The TWG on Age and Disability holds an information session on the principles of the human first approach, communication and accessible consultation in communities. The next session will be held in Lviv on June 29, registration bylink.

Materials of past TWG meetings:

• Permanent link toTPX meeting minutes

The progress of five EaP countries on their track to reach five key priorities of the policy beyond 2020

Assessment of promotion and enhancing reforms process by the EU in the countries of the Eastern Partnership within priority “Together for accountable institutions, the rule of law, and security”

The European Union remains a major partner for EaP countries in promoting digital transformation processes. This includes providing financial support for reform implementation through various projects and providing access to EU funding instruments, as well as promoting legislative improvements and innovations in digital sector.

European Green Deal: how do Eastern Partnership states respond to the EU Standards?

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The date of the event is Wed, May 24, 2023 14:00 – 15:30 (EEST)

• • Government websites increasing the level of their web accessibility, UNDP study finds [EN/UK]
    • Describes the most frequent accessibility issues and recommendations how to fix them. Based on the results of assess the level of basic web accessibility of 100 websites of the executive authorities and state registers.
  • The situation of persons with disabilities in the context of the war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine
    • International Disability Alliance (IDA) documents violations of human rights and humanitarian law occurring in Ukraine and is based on interviews with persons with disabilities and representatives of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). This report focuses on the voices of persons with disabilities themselves, through personal testimony from persons with disabilities and some of their representative organizations with the aim of encouraging more disability- inclusive rights protection and humanitarian response. The critical role of OPDs in the context of armed conflict is highlighted.

Advocating for the right of people with disabilities:

• • Now the Fire Safety Regulations provide for including the needs of people with disability
    • Through the cooperation with the State Emergency Service, National Assembly of People with Disabilities developed and implemented the changes to the fire safety regulations to include the needs of people different disabilities and mobility issues.

Events:

• • Networking event | Uniting for inclusive rebuild of Ukraine
    • The event is organised by the League of the Strong: Presentation of best practices in inclusion and barrier-free environment; Presentation of EU Standards on accessibility; Presentation of the results of the project Rebuild Ukraine. Inclusion; Facilitated development of tools for inclusive rebuilding of Ukraine.
    • To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/35bb76EFfQP7We4c9
    • Venue: hub ‘House of Civil Society’. Kyiv, 17 Esplanadna St. 15 June 2023 at 10:00

Training opportunities:

• • “Language Matters. Communication with older people and people with disability”
    • ADTWG is conducting an information session on the person-first approach, communication, and accessible consultations in communities.
    • Thursday, 25^th May, registration begins at 9:30, Kharkiv, Hotel Reikartz. Link to get registered.
  • Webinar: Mainstreaming disability inclusion in humanitarian actions DG ECHO
    • The e-learning is based on the DG ECHO operational guidance on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in EU funded Humanitarian Aid Operations from 2019 that you can find at this link.
    • The training module takes approximately 90-120 minutes and it is currently available in English.
    • On Tuesday, 30th of May at 13.00 h CET/Brussels time, DG ECHO will also organise a webinar (75 minutes) presenting the e-learning and discussing about challenges encountered while mainstreaming disability. To enrol click here.

Materials of the previous ADTWG meetings:

• Permanent link to ADTWG meeting minutes

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• If you have a news piece/event/training opportunity to share, please contact nataliia.kondakova@helpage.org

Presentation of MSEK_LoS

The date of the event is 19 May 2023

1) Updates from the Cluster: a) Updates on the Humanitarian Fund; b) Minimum standards for MCP; c) Other;

2)      Presentation “Modular towns of temporary residence of IDPs: comparison between Zakarpattia and Lviv regions”;

3) Updates from Cluster partners;

4) Other

The Cluster Coordination Team will consider all submitted applications according to the criteria specified in the Rules and Terms of Reference of the Cluster Strategic Advisory Group (attached). In the absence of applications, the Cluster coordinators will try to independently identify national NGOs that meet the minimum criteria and contact them.

The date of the event is March 7, 15:00-16:00.