UKR East Europe Foundation (EEF) – Building capacity of local CSOs to provide protection services to women and minorities (Capable and Resistant III)

Outcome 1. Participating civil society organisations provide better protection services to vulnerable populations.

Outcome 2. Participating civil society organisations strengthen their capacities so they can design, fundraise for, and implement their own strategies and programmes.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Output 1.1. Civil Society Organisations benefit from the Small Grants Program and offer increased types/coverage of services to affected population.

Output 1.2. Affected populations, including women, IDPs, veterans, elderly people, family members of servicemen, civilians in captivity, people with disabilities, children, ethnic and sexual minorities are assisted in mitigating and responding to their protection risks.

Output 2.1. CSOs benefit from the organizational capacity assessment recommendations;

Output 2.2 CSOs benefit from the capacity-building training modules

Output 2.3 CSOs benefit from mentorship support.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

1. A total of 39 projects implemented by 34 local NGOs provided protection services to individuals facing increased vulnerabilities all over Ukraine, with a strengthened outreach to frontline areas.
2. Technical and organizational capacities of local NGOs to provide assistance were strengthened, improving the quality of the response and allowing partners to assist more people in a principled and professional manner.
3. During its first phase, the project helped national humanitarian organizations to reach at least 125’000 beneficiaries.
4. As evidenced by the external evaluation conducted by EEF, the beneficiaries indicated progress and a sense of improvement in social and psychosocial support, adaptation to a new environment, a sense of stability and security, opportunities to regain control over their life situation – among others.
5. A network of local humanitarian NGOs providing MHPSS services was initiated and currently functions as coordination and peer-to-peer support network.