People In Need (PIN) Improving access to protection for vulnerable conflict-affected persons in Ukraine

Under the proposed project, PIN will assist social institution representatives in underserved and conflict-affected areas, civil society actors working in protection and livelihoods sectors, enterprise owners in conflict affected communities, employment centre representatives, vulnerable individuals, including unemployed IDPs, youth, conflict affected women, men, girls and boys in underserved communities, and community leaders and hromada representatives.

Target groups are conflict-affected vulnerable populations along the frontline areas (Mykolaivska, Dnipropetrovska, and Kharkivska oblasts). Further, particular targeting and protection assistance will be provided to persons with specific protections needs.

Ultimately, citizens living in targeted oblasts will benefit from improved service delivery and socio-administrative support through enhanced capacities of social institutions. Additionally, they will benefit from increased inclusive livelihoods opportunities, as well as improved protection services.

1. Conflict affected communities have continued access to quality administrative and social services
2. Highly vulnerable individuals have access to more inclusive work environment
3. Conflict-affected communities have reduced protection risks, increased psychosocial wellbeing, and strengthened economic resilience of individuals
4. Conflict-affected communities (hromadas) have increased abilities to establish and maintain effective community coordination to improve access to protection services and livelihood opportunities

Risultati principali attesi:  

1.1. Social institutions and centres in underserved and conflict affected areas are equipped to deliver quality basic services and have increased outreach.

1.2. Social service providers and civil society actors have increased awareness of, and are equipped to advocate for inclusive access to, existing social services in their hromadas.

2.1. Enterprises and employment centers in conflict-affected communities are informed about and equipped to make use of inclusiveness programs, including state-led initiatives.

2.2. Enterprises in conflict affected communities have resources to improve workspaces to accommodate needs of persons with special needs.

3.1. Conflict-affected individuals in underserved communities have access to psychological support services through evidence-based programming.

3.2. Conflict-affected women, men, boys and girls in underserved communities are provided targeted support through referrals, Individual Protection Assistance, and/or economic resilience grants

4.1. CSOs in underserved communities are empowered to deliver quality community-based livelihoods and protection-oriented programmes.

4.2. Community leaders and hromada representatives have increased knowledge on protection mainstreaming and participatory approaches.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

Key results:

• Responded to urgent protection needs on individual-, household-, and community-levels, particularly in the case of child protection
• Supported the broader ecosystem around beneficiaries to ensure more sustainable outcomes
• Maintained a strong focus on gender and inclusion, ensuring the diverse needs of women, men, boys and girls specific needs
• Active involvement/capacitation of local partners and authorities and therefore demonstrating strong adaptability to contextual realities
• Multi-faceted support extended to social institutions, beginning to enhance their capacity to provide critical services

Insigths:

• Social institutions currently cannot provide quality administrative and social services to affected citizens
• Veterans, IDPs, returnees, persons with disabilities, youth, older persons, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ face high unemployment levels and have limited opportunity to enhance their self-reliance
• Individuals in affected communities have limited access to Protection, Psychosocial Support services, and means to restore their economical resilience
• Limited capacities among CSOs, community leaders, and hromada representatives to effectively coordinate and implement protection and livelihoods actions