From vulnerability to strength: A comprehensive protection initiative

The NGO “Agency for Sustainable City Development” in partnership with the NGO “100% Life” in June launched the implementation of the socio-humanitarian project “From Vulnerability to Strength: A Comprehensive Protection Initiative”. The project is being implemented in 2025–2026 in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions with the financial support of the Humanitarian Fund for Ukraine (UHF).
The war caused numerous losses and hardships to the residents of the Kharkiv and Sumy regions.

Our project is designed to provide comprehensive support to vulnerable categories of the population: internally displaced persons, people who have lost their livelihoods, people with disabilities and chronic diseases, those who have lost their homes or live in critical housing conditions, people who support children on their own, the elderly living alone, as well as large families. This project is our joint response to the urgent need for support.

The project in Kharkiv and Sumy regions includes:
???? Multipurpose cash assistance to cover basic needs
???? Mobile psychosocial support for 2,300 people through individual and group consultations
???? Conducting 75 information and educational sessions in safe spaces for women and girls on gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health
???? Distributing 1,500 dignity kits for women and girls in crisis situations
???? Case management - individual support for 150 people in difficult life circumstances
???? Responding to cases of gender-based violence with the provision of crisis assistance and referral to appropriate services
???? Conducting an information and educational campaign in the regions

Intense hostilities in Ukraine continue to negatively affect humanitarian activities, especially in frontline areas. Despite these challenges, 2.3 million people in Ukraine received life-saving assistance from humanitarian partners as of the end of March 2025, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine/OCHA Ukraine’s humanitarian situation overview. However, funding cuts have forced many organizations to suspend critical programs, directly impacting their ability to provide services to the most vulnerable.

We urge those in need