October 13, 2025 – Ukraine.
With continued support from the European Union, since June 1st, Acted, the Estonian Refugee Council (ERC), and IMPACT Initiatives (IMPACT) are three months into implementing a 12-month humanitarian project to respond to urgent needs in frontline and previously liberated areas of Ukraine. To date, 6,000 individuals have already benefited from the assistance provided under this project.
Over the course of the project, Acted, ERC, IMPACT, with the financial support of the European Union through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, will continue to deliver live-saving multisectoral humanitarian aid, planning to help over 43,000 people in war-affected regions of Ukraine. Implemented in partnership with five Ukrainian civil society organizations (CSOs), the project prioritizes vulnerable communities living closest to the frontlines in in Donetska, Khersonska, Kharkivska, Mykolaivska, Zaporizka, Chernihivska, and Sumska oblasts, where access to basic services and livelihoods remains extremely limited.
Since the project’s launch in June 2025, Acted and ERC are distributing targeted emergency multi-purpose cash (MPC) assistance to people living in rural, peri-urban, and frontline communities where functioning markets allow cash to be one of the most efficient, dignified, and flexible forms of support. To respond to sudden emergencies, Acted and ERC will distribute rapid cash assistance to families affected by shelling or those evacuated from unsafe areas, helping them to cover their immediate needs. The fast-track system implemented by Acted enables quick eligibility determination, with household registration occurring within 48 hours and the disbursement of cash within 3-5 days. In total, over 28,000 people will be reached with MPC under this project, enabling them to cover their essential needs in a flexible, efficient, and dignified way. In addition, Acted and ERC will provide livelihoods assistance to 2,863 people, helping them rebuild income-generating activities and reduce longer-term vulnerabilities.
Protection services led by local partners will reach 1,810 people with mobile psycho-social support and legal aid, addressing the psychological and legal challenges faced by displaced and conflict-affected communities. To further promote inclusion and longer-term resilience, the partners will also scale-up their pilot activity of providing structured referrals to Ukraine’s national social protection system, for 1,150 vulnerable individuals, strengthening linkages between humanitarian and state support systems.
In parallel, to support families affected by conflict restore safe living conditions, Acted will conduct shelter repairs for 59 households and one collective centre. To help vulnerable households prepare for the colder winter months, the project will provide cash for heating to 334 individuals and in-kind winter items to 55 households where cash-based assistance is not feasible, ensuring they can maintain warmth and safety throughout winter. ERC will also support 50 households with livestock-specific winterization assistance, helping rural families protect critical sources of food and income.
IMPACT continues to lead on assessments and data analysis to inform this and future humanitarian efforts—profiling livelihoods, mapping infrastructure damage, and tracking needs in areas of active hostilities.
Through multi-purpose humanitarian cash assistance, crisis-affected people receive not only support for urgent needs but also the freedom to choose what matters most for their families.
The EU stands firmly with the people of Ukraine. By supporting trusted humanitarian partners like Acted, the Estonian Refugee Council, and IMPACT Initiatives, we help ensure that life-saving assistance reaches the most vulnerable communities living closest to the frontlines. Together, we are not only responding to urgent needs but also helping families restore dignity, rebuild livelihoods, and strengthen resilience for the future.
Since 2022, the EU has supported Acted and its partners in reaching the most vulnerable populations across Ukraine’s conflict-affected regions. Between June 2023 and June 2025 alone, Acted reached over 246,000 people with EU-funded assistance. This new phase reaffirms Acted, ERC and IMPACT’s shared commitment to delivering principled, needs-based, locally grounded, and inclusive humanitarian action.