Direct beneficiaries include national, regional and local authorities, governmental and non-governmental organizations, State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU), communal and municipal entities, who provides services for the population (schools, hospitals, community centers, centers providing administrative and other services to the population etc.).

Indirect beneficiaries include IDPs, vulnerable groups, returnees, citizens living in the conflict affected regions, citizens’ groups, civil society and women’s organisations and media in the target communities. 

Outcome 1 (Working on Temporarily Occupied Territories - TOTs): Ukraine is more capable and effective at hindering Russian attempts to isolate people in the TOTs from Ukraine, preparing immediate responses for when people and territories are liberated, and setting foundations for longer-term reintegration.

Outcome 2 (Reviving services to build confidence in the state): GoU is supported to maintain/re-start/improve selected services in priority vulnerable areas (through inclusive planning and delivery), to maintain/build public confidence in the state and stabilise the situation.

Outcome 3 (Social cohesion): Horizontal and vertical cohesion are maintained/ strengthened, providing societal resilience (incl. psychological & economic resilience) against Russian aggression and reinforcing societal unity.

Outcome 4 (Research and lessons): Local resilience needs, perceptions and risks are understood, and lessons drawn from PFRU activities; this information is used to inform PFRU and shared with other relevant policymakers and programmes to encourage national policies (e.g. on recovery and reintegration) which take account of local dynamics. 

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• Strategic support to the State Emergency Services
• Technical and policy advice to central and local governments
• Balanced support to Government or indirect communications to improve Ukraine’s outreach into the Temporarily Occupied Territories and to improve understanding within Ukraine of those who stayed, via communications or out-reach
• Facilitating dialogue platforms among Ukrainian stake-holders
• Addressing the basic needs of residents, including mental health and psychological support services
• Support to local and regional media to enhance their capacity
• Establishing conditions for sustainable economic and social recovery
• Develop and implement coordinated recovery plans tailored to the specific context
• Enhancing the capacity and authority of local stakeholders to effectively lead the recovery process and address the unique needs of their communities

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

PFRU-1 was originally designed as a 3-year programme for up to £35m. The PFRU was rapidly re-geared in February 2022 in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion. PFRU’s governing committees approved a set of immediate outcomes, and temporary approval procedures, that enabled emergency projects aimed at maintaining government authority and essential services close to the frontline. In parallel, opportunities presented by the rapid liberation of territories in Kyiv and Chernihiv Oblasts, the determination of Ukrainians across society to resist, and both learning and early results from the emergency projects, fed into a revised approach and budget increase for the Fund that was approved by donors in September 2022.

At its end, PFRU-1 will have spent up to £90m over 2.5 years and gained three new co-donors. The Fund’s core design principles enabled a rapid response to the full-scale invasion, and PFRU has proved to be a vital channel of support for all donors and Ukraine. An external annual review completed in July 2023 assessed that the programme was making good progress towards its outcomes and was recognised for its stabilisation-framing which had enabled an emphasis on prioritising the issues that will have greatest effect on resilience most quickly, rather than being constrained by the type of support provided (e.g. sectoral-based), setting it apart from other channels of funding.