The project was implemented in cooperation with the international humanitarian organization CARE under the support of the German Federal Foreign Office during September 2023 – December 2024.
Lesia Khmel
Project coordinator
War always creates a humanitarian crisis. We are talking about the threat to people’s lives and health, the destruction of medical facilities. Doctors are really at the forefront of this struggle. Every humanitarian crisis brings with it an increase in violence and a decrease in the birth rate. That is why today we are talking about reproductive health as the basis for the country’s revival.
Project goals
𒊹 training of health care workers in the provision of the Minimum Initial Service Package for SRH, including clinical management of rape
𒊹 equipping healthcare facilities with equipment and medicines, including kits for safe abortion, clinical treatment of rape, childbirth, etc.
𒊹 creation of a chatbot with basic information on sexual and reproductive health and combating gender-based violence, as well as contacts for victims of violence to receive assistance (medical, legal, psychosocial)
𒊹 a hotline on sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence to provide counseling, in particular for people in remote areas or in non-government controlled areas who do not have access to specialized services
Project results
- 12 health care facilities with equipped gynecological rooms with barrier-free access
- 28 trainings for healthcare workers were prepared and conducted, covering various topics and improving the knowledge of 581 healthcare workers on sexual and reproductive health services
- 205 pieces of equipment and 288 sets of medical supplies were transferred to healthcare facilities, including 49,600 condom packs
- more than 200 users of the chatbot «Your Plan B» and more than 30 calls to the hotline
- launched an information campaign for the population: city lights in four cities, radio announcements on eight radio stations, brochures and posters on bulletin boards in the regions and hospitals, partner materials in the media, targeted advertising
Project «Lifesaving, Gender-Sensitive and Inclusive SRH and GBV Assistance for Conflict-Affected People of All Genders in Ukraine and Poland» report (in Ukrainian)
