Escaping danger is only the first step. After evacuation, people need to find a place to live, replace their documents, take care of their health, and gradually rebuild their lives. Navigating this journey on their own is particularly difficult for families with children, older adults, and people with disabilities.
The “Sхід SOS” Charitable Foundation has launched the project “From Evacuation to Recovery: Comprehensive Protection and Support with Respect for Human Dignity for Civilians Affected by Conflict.”
“When a person leaves their home due to danger, they often lose their usual support network along with it. Even everyday tasks in a new place can seem overwhelming. We want to be there for them: to listen, help them sort out urgent issues, and work together to determine the next steps. It is important to us that people have a say in decisions about their own lives, and that the assistance provided takes their needs into account,” said Lyudmyla Tarasyuk, project manager at the “Skhid SOS” Charitable Foundation.
As part of the project, the “Sхід SOS” Charitable Foundation:
🔹 Carries out the full evacuation process: travels to communities near the front lines to inform people about evacuation options, accepts rescue requests through a call center, and helps people leave dangerous areas and find a place to live.
🔹 Provides psychological, social, and legal support: meets people at transit centers and offers comprehensive assistance at temporary housing locations. Helps restore or obtain documents, gain access to social benefits, and file claims for compensation for damaged or destroyed housing.
🔹 Will set up living spaces for evacuees and help them prepare for winter. It will provide furniture, household appliances, functional beds, rehabilitation aids, hygiene supplies, and firewood for heating. In collaboration with the NGO “Ocean of Goodness Center for the Social Adaptation of People with Disabilities” in Dnipro, it will support temporary housing and care for evacuees who require ongoing assistance.
The project covers the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, and Lviv regions.
This publication and the assistance it describes are made possible by the generous support of the United States Government in cooperation with Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH).
Based on materials from the “Skhid SOS” Charitable Foundation