Acted has been operational in Ukraine since 2015, responding to emergency and longer-term needs of vulnerable, marginalised, and conflict-affected populations living in Donbas and the Sea of Azov area. After February 2022, Acted significantly expanded its presence and capacity countrywide. With 13 offices across Ukraine and over 500 staff, Acted delivers tailored and evidence-based assistance to people in need across three area contexts (frontline, early recovery, and IDP-hosting) via its Cash, Shelter, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Livelihoods and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) programming.
Ukraine is experiencing an increasingly protracted humanitarian crisis as a result of the ongoing military hostilities across the country. More than two years into the conflict, 14.6 million individuals remain in need of humanitarian assistance, while 3.6 million are internally displaced. Those living along the 1,000 km front line are acutely impacted, and experience severe gaps in basic needs, economic security and access to services. At the same time, communities in all of Ukraine continue to be impacted by aerial bombardment, economic instability and loss of livelihoods. Beyond short term needs, substantial efforts are being made to support the longer-term social, economic and environmental recovery of communities in Ukraine with stabilizing humanitarian conditions.
Acted in Ukraine
Acted is a key humanitarian actor in Ukraine, implementing a multisectoral portfolio of more than 125 million euros in 2024. Acted’s interventions combine the delivery of rapid multisectoral assistance in frontline areas, with transitional support towards early recovery and resilience in regained and stabilizing areas. Acted’s programming in Ukraine is structured around the 3ZERO mandate:
Zero Poverty
- Humanitarian cash assistance (multi-purpose cash assistance, cash-for-heating, cash-for-shelter repairs, emergency livelihood grants)
- Frontline response (hygiene kits, bottled and trucked water, emergency shelter materials, winterization-related non-food items, solid fuel)
- Bomb shelter repairs and construction
- Water supply and sanitation systems rehabilitations
- Economic security and employment opportunities
Zero Carbon
- Water and sanitation safety plans
- Waste management
- Sustainable shelter repairs (households, hospitals, schools, public institutions)
Zero Exclusion
- Collective sites and Internally Displaced Persons support
- Area-based coordination
Through these programming streams, Acted meets the immediate needs of the most vulnerable populations across Ukraine, while simultaneously supporting the longer-term socio-economic resilience of recovering communities.
In line with its global programming strategy, Acted Ukraine works towards a world of Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty and Zero Exclusion. In Ukraine, Acted implements the Grassroots Organizational Capacity Assessments (GOCA) – Acted’s signature toolkit to strengthen the capacity of local and national Civil Society Organisations. Acted Ukraine also remains committed to mainstreaming environmental sustainability in its programmes, including through energy efficient shelter repairs, the development of Water Safety Plans, and the piloting of waste management activities.
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