From April 2022 until June 2023, the European Disability Forum (EDF) and CBM International collaborated on Phase 1 of a project to address the needs of persons with disabilities impacted by the war in Ukraine. This project was extended, with Phase 2 running from July 2023 until March 2025.

The geographical scope of the second phase focused on Ukraine, Moldova and Poland. Activities were carried out by EDF members in these countries, with international support at the European level from the EDF member organisation in Latvia and Inclusion Europe.

News and updates

• Learning Report (published April 2025)
• Final evaluation (published April 2025)
• Other news, stories, data updates, on our main Ukraine page

Project structure

Overall objective

• To ensure persons with disabilities and their representative organizations (OPDs) are not left behind in the response and recovery of the Ukrainian crisis.

Specific objectives

• Strengthen the disability movement in the long term to better respond to humanitarian needs
• Ensure disability inclusion in the wider humanitarian response and reconstruction
• Address immediate needs of all persons with disabilities in collaboration with organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs)

Project partners

• National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities (Ukraine)
• The League of the Strong (Ukraine)
• Ukrainian Child Rights Network (Ukraine)
• Polish Disability Forum (Poland)
• Centre for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Moldova)
• Motivatie (Moldova)
• The Society for Deaf Republic Moldova (Moldova)
• The Alliance of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (Moldova)
• SUSTENTO (Latvia)
• Inclusion Europe

Project timeframe

18 months, from 01 July 2023 to 31 December 2024

Further information and contact

Gordon Rattray – Programme Coordinator
Email: gordon.rattray@edf-feph.org