ACT Alliance members, of which CWS is part, are providing diverse humanitarian aid with community involvement, improving outcomes and local capacity under highly complex crisis conditions.

The latter half of 2024 saw intensified hostilities, mass displacement, and worsening access constraints, leaving 12.7 million people in urgent need of assistance. Mandatory evacuations have displaced 3.6 million people, while ongoing bombardments continue to damage infrastructure and destabilize communities.

Veterans

Veterans now constitute a rapidly growing vulnerable group, with approximately 850,000 ex-combatants struggling with severe physical and psychological injuries, affecting their families and communities. Between 4 and 8 million people may be indirectly impacted by the challenges veterans face, creating significant social and economic pressures, including heightened risks of domestic violence and protection concerns for women and children.

 

 

Children

1.5 million children are at risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions. Older persons, particularly those in high-risk areas, struggle with isolation and limited medical care, while persons with disabilities face severe access barriers to basic services.

These two boys are among the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) involved in a community project partially funded by ACT Alliance including funding from CWS. Based in the “safe zone” of Irpin, Kyiv region, these greenhouses do more than provide locally grown food for shelter residents. For these two boys their work in the greenhouses is also a relief from the trauma of war in their homeland.

The response to the ongoing ACT Alliance appeal for funding has enabled ACT Alliance partners to reach a total of 549,043 individuals with interventions spanning emergency relief, protection, integration support, and community-based recovery, such as the greenhouse project above.

The Ukraine ACT Alliance Appeal has demonstrated the operational feasibility of a multi-member response model under complex and protracted crisis conditions. The call remains with us to continue to stand with them.

 

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