Ongoing Empower Ukraine
Empower Ukraine is a project working towards the better inclusion of at-risk internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, veterans, older people, single-headed households, adults and children in institutions, and members of host communities with and without disabilities in specifically six oblasts (regions) in Ukraine.
Latest News
24 June 2026 – Side event at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk, Poland
Register here – participation online and in the room at the Grano Old Town Hotel
Read the Concept Note and line-up of speakers Side event on DISABILITY – URC2026 URC Organisers V2
Contact phillipa.tucker@edf-feph.org with questions.
The Project in Brief
Access to improved living conditions and inclusive humanitarian assistance are basic rights for all people. The “Empower Ukraine” project works towards the better inclusion of at-risk Internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, veterans, older people, single-headed households, adults and children in institutions, and members of host communities with and without disabilities in specifically six oblasts (regions) in Ukraine. We will be working on the sectors of Food Security and Livelihoods, Protection, Shelter and Health (including mental health).
Project Partners
Our partners on this project are our EDF members in Ukraine:
What we do
Our five actions are:
- The provision of cash and voucher transfers for food, non-food items and shelter.
- Strengthening access to inclusive primary health and rehabilitation services.
- Providing inclusive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) at the community level, including strengthening of referral mechanisms.
- Raising awareness of the rights, humanitarian needs and best interests of persons with disabilities within and outside the humanitarian coordination system.
- Strengthening the capacity of the local partners to manage a scaled-up humanitarian response for the target group.
Results to date
- €1 305 103.38 provided in cash to persons with disabilities in Ukraine
- 9 205 people transported to health care
- 2 208 people provided with assistive devices
- 1 221 health professionals trained on disability inclusive psycho-social first aid and mental health and psycho-social services
- 1 439 people working in humanitarian action have increased awareness of disability rights
Project timeframe
35 months, from 01 July 2023 to 31 May 2026.
Location
Ukraine: In Oblasts Volyn, Chernivtsi, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava and Cherkassy.
Funding
The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) and the Christian Blind Mission (CBM).
Value: 4.500.000,00 EUR
Further information and contact
Phillipa Tucker – Central and Eastern Europe Coordinator
Email: phillipa.tucker@edf-feph.org
Last update : PT 2026-03-27