Assisting functionality of centralized winterization infrastructure in Mykolaivska and Khersonska Oblast ltpgtltu style="font-size: 14px"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptline-height:115%mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtProblem
statementlt/spangtlt/ugtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justifyline-height:115%" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptline-height:115%mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtCivilian and
public infrastructure across Ukraine has sustained significant damage due to
heavy arms attacks since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in
February 2022. The HNO 2023 reports that after the increased attacks against
energy infrastructure in October 2022, public services including heating, water
and electricity has further deteriorated, heavily impacting humanitarian needs
and the delivery of services negatively. Recent studies show that it is likely
that this trend will continue during the coming winter, making it critical to
support the functionality and maintenance of this infrastructure (OCHA, Winter
Response Plan, 2023). Dialogues between DanChurchAid (DCA), local partners,
local authorities and community representatives further confirms that the
absence of functional heating infrastructure is seriously affecting communities’
possibility to heat their homes and sustain a human living standard during cold
winter months.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

lt/pgtltp style="text-align:justifyline-height:115%" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptline-height:115%mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtWhen the
centralized heating system is nonfunctional, an additional concern arises from individuals
procuring alternative heating systems, leading to elevated susceptibility to
fire hazards, explosions, and carbon dioxide poisoning. People with limited
financial means, or with limited mobility, are disproportionately constrained
to finding heating alternatives and doing so leads to a direct constrain on
their livelihood capacities (UNICEF, Ukraine winterization recommendation 2023).lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="text-align:justifyline-height:115%" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptline-height:115%mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtThe problem
related to a lack of centralized heating is especially alarming in front-line
communities, including Khersonska and Mykolaivska oblasts, due to ongoing
damages because of the proximity to the front-line. These communities also have
an overrepresentation of elderly, people with disabilities and other vulnerable
groups.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

lt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltugtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtProject objectivelt/spangtlt/ugtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gt

ltspan style="font-family:"gtThe project aims to protect 201,854 people living in
Khersonska and Mykolaivska oblast from falling into a vulnerable status due to the
absence of functional heating and gas infrastructure during the potential hard
winter conditionsltbrgtltbrgt


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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0ptmso-border-shadow:yes" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltugtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptline-height:115%mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtKey
activities:lt/spangtlt/ugtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-left:0cmmso-add-space:auto" class="MsoListParagraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptmso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtltbrgt
ltb style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"gtWASH:lt/bgt DCA and Southern Development Strategy
(SDS) will repair and provide equipment for emergency repairs of damaged centralized
heating systems and gas pipelines in conflict-affected areas in Khersonska and
Mykolaivska Oblasts.ltbr style="mso-special-character:line-break"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltugtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtProject locations:lt/spangtlt/ugtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin:0cmvertical-align:baseline" class="paragraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtMykoalivska Oblast lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt

lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-top:0cmmargin-right:0cmmargin-bottom:0cm
margin-left:36.0pttext-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1vertical-align:
baseline" class="paragraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gta)ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt     
lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtMykolaiv citylt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-top:0cmmargin-right:0cmmargin-bottom:0cm
margin-left:36.0pttext-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l0 level1 lfo1vertical-align:
baseline" class="paragraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gtb)ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt     
lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtPervomaiske Hromada lt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="margin:0cmvertical-align:baseline" class="paragraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptcolor:black"gtKhersonska Oblast
lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt

lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-top:0cmmargin-right:0cmmargin-bottom:0cm
margin-left:36.0pttext-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l1 level1 lfo2vertical-align:
baseline" class="paragraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gta)ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt     
lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtKherson citylt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-top:0cmmargin-right:0cmmargin-bottom:0cm
margin-left:36.0pttext-indent:-18.0ptmso-list:l1 level1 lfo2vertical-align:
baseline" class="paragraph"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gtltspan style="mso-list:Ignore"gtb)ltspan style="font:7.0pt"gt     
lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0ptcolor:black"gtVisokopilyalt/spangtlt/spangtltspan class="normaltextrun"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt"gt Hromada lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltugtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtTarget beneficiaries:lt/spangtlt/ugtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt" lang="EN-US"gt201,854
non-displaced and returnee persons (85,485 W, 25,535 G, 69,942 M, 20,892 B),
out of which an estimated of 8,545 with disabilities.lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt

lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtltugtltspan style="font-size:9.0pt
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"gtSub-implementing partner: lt/spangtlt/ugtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt

This project will be implemented in collaboration with
Southern Development Strategy (SDS), a humanitarian organization with a solid
background in infrastructural projects and engineering, and with a strong presence
in Khersonska and Mykolaivska oblasts



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