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Emergency home-based assistance to the most vulnerable households with elderly people residing in Donetska and Luhanska GCAs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak To respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, PAH will implement an emergency project focused on the provision of home-based assistance to the households with elderly people residing in nine isolated rural settlements along the “contact line” of Donetska and Luhanska oblasts. The home-based assistance will include provision of hygiene and food kits, personal protection equipment (PPE) kits for COVID-19 patients and remote psychosocial support to the households with elderly people during the period of three months. Moreover, in targeted settlements, PAH will distribute awareness-raising materials developed by WHO on COVID-19 to the local population to disseminate information on how to minimize the spread of the virus. In total 1200 most vulnerable households will receive hygiene kits and 1848 individuals (all household members) will be assisted with food kits. Additionally, 5% of targeted households will be provided with additional hygiene kits for people with special needs and 100 PPE kits will be distributed to the households with COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. Elderly members of households will be also provided with psychosocial support via phone by PAH community workers. In total 10724 residents of nine rural isolated settlements will benefit from the provision of awareness-raising materials on COVID-19.
Support to health system contact tracing as COVID-19 response Donetsk Oblast The proposed intervention will focus on COVID-19 affected districts of Donetsk Oblast and will evolve along with the evolution of the outbreak, with the overall aim of containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and decrease of morbidity and mortality.  It is based on PUI’s experience in implementing health programs in Donetsk oblast, working directly with primary healthcare facilities along the contact line.  Affected districts will be primarily be supported through capacity building and on-the-ground support. 
PUI’s proposed action focuses on the following: 

1)  Affected districts to be supported through capacity building of healthcare professionals, and later on community-based organizations. This process will be conducted remotely, whenever possible, and with the support of a tracing platform. To enhance communication, selected locations will be provided with mobile phones. 

2) In case of rapid increase in the number of cases, leading to a lack of local capacity to respond, on-the-ground support may be provided to districts on their contract tracing efforts. This response will be launched with the expressed need of health facilities. Field teams will be briefed on personal protection and have access to PPE. 

3) Provision of PPE kits and an incentive for fuel and mobile connection for health facilities will be provided. 

As a pilot project, continuous monitoring will ensure outcomes of the project quickly feed it and adapt the response.
Supporting the sustainable response of essential health, wash and legal services in Stanitsa Luhanska In line with the objective of the second envelope of the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund Standard Allocation - “Supporting sustainability of response” – and following Strategic Objective 3 of the 2020 HRP the “Supporting the Sustainability of Response by Strengthening the Capacity of National Stakeholders to provide Essential Services in Stanitsa Luhanska,” project seeks to  address critical gaps in the delivery of assistance to CAPs while building the government’s capacity deliver services to citizens of government-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine. The Norwegian Refugee Council, in consortia with Medicos del Mundo,  in collaboration  with the World Health Organization and in partnership with  the Free Legal Aid Centers,  the project will improve health services and rehabilitate WASH infrastructure in health care facilities (HCFs), increase GCA and NGCA residents’ access to critical information, improve hygiene and sanitation practices to prevent the spread of infectious disease, and strengthen the provision of critical social, administrative, and legal services in hard-to-reach areas, isolated settlements, and Entry and Exit Check Points. 

 The project is anchored and creates synergies with existing initiatives including (1) NRC and the Ministry of Reintegration’s digital platform where critical humanitarian information will be provided, (2) MDM’s BMZ funded project where the provision of health services in Stanitza Luhanska will be strengthened, and (3) FLACs regional bureau who provides legal assistance in target areas. The project also capitalizes on other interventions to create synergies and expand the provision of services including UNDPs RPP program and EECP’s service centers.
Reducing the risk of complicating the negative consequences of COVID-19 pandemic in Donetsk NGCA The project involves conducting research on specific humanitarian needs arising from the pandemic of COVID-19 in NGCA of Donetsk region and a broad humanitarian intervention that affects both individuals affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as medical institutions and their personnel. The project will be implemented based on the organization's experience in implementing NGCA projects and available information on local needs.
In particular, it is planned to conduct a sociological research covering both the General population and people whose activities have been changed in connection with the pandemic (health care workers, entrepreneurs, social workers). Questionnaires and surveys are planned to be conducted for 12 months in four stages, quarterly. The purpose of the study is to track short -, medium- and long-term changes caused by the pandemic and quarantine measures, as well as to track the needs of residents of Donetsk NGCA. This activity will be an integral part of the entire project, which will allow access to beneficiaries during the provision of assistance.
Targeted support will be provided by issuing vouchers equivalent to $100 for the purchase of food and hygiene products. The voucher component will allow both individualization of the care provided (for example, for people with diabetes or people with a special medical diet) and reduce the risk of infection that may occur during the distribution of kits. Assistance is planned to be provided to persons over 60 years and persons with special needs, taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being.
Targeted support for IDP families affected by the Covid-19 crisis and institutional support for collective IDP centers in NGCA The proposed intervention will be implemented in Donetsk NGCA to reach the most vulnerable internally displaced population. A COVID-19 pandemic struck Ukraine in early March, causing mass restrictions and lock-down, including line of contact (LoC) between GCA and NGCA. The targeted population group had limited access (physically and economically) to hygiene items before lock-down, and now the situation for them became more risky, raising their vulnerability. Youth Organization Maximal is planning to distribute hygiene NFIs to IDPs HHs with children in order to alleviate burden in times of difficult economic situation aggravated by COVID-19 pandemic. The hygiene kits for individuals will cover 2 months needs, building resilience, moreover covering the hygiene stability. Additional focus will be on people with special needs, particularly elderly and people with disabilities. The proposed activity will allow keeping good hygiene standards in times of restrictions, especially in NGCA. The collective centers where IDP reside will also receive hygiene items to create a safer environment in COVID-19 conditions, and light repair of WASH infrastructure will ensure proper quality environment keeping high hygiene standards. Entry-Exist Check Points remain closed for 5 months, and in addition to internal COVID-19 related restrictions people have no opportunity to cross the LoC to get access to their pensions and social benefits. And due to increase of local prices in NGCA this poses a heightened risk for targeted categories. Maximal is also planning to support the distribution with IEC materials to ensure that targeted beneficiaries raise their awareness on COVID-19 protection and hygiene measures.

The project will be implemented by YO Maximal under partner support of locally accredited partner Charitable Organization "Charitable Foundation "DDC". DDC is officially accredited in Donetsk NGCA with an open office. They regularly communicate with de-facto authorities on a range of issues: program accreditation, granting access, reporting to de-facto authorities etc. YO Maximal together with DDC successfully implemented winterization project in 2019 (funded by SCI), resulting in early completion, gaining success and positive feedback from authorities and beneficiaries. In terms of staffing YO Maximal has trained people with experience of humanitarian project in Donetsk NGCA in 2014-2019. They ensure that the proposed assistance reaches the most vulnerable beneficiaries, timely, with compliance and with quality.
Enhancement of home-delivered assistance in isolated settlements along the
contact line due to COVID-19 Our project is aimed at providing Enhancement of home-delivered assistance in isolated settlements along the contact line due to COVID-19. The project includes comprehensive assistance to elderly people living alone, the most vulnerable elderly people and people with disabilities in isolated settlements along the contact line in Government Controlled Areas of Donetska and Luhanska oblasts. Within the framework of the project, we will carry out the following activities:
- 30 additional social workers from among local residents in isolated settlements along the “contact line” will provide home-based care to some 1000 elderly people living alone, the most vulnerable elderly people and people with disabilities, visiting each of them at least 1-2 times per week. The assistance will also include provision of food, hygiene kits and based on the need, social workers will also replenish the supply of medicines for older people from the nearest pharmacies, according to the prescription for the beneficiary's funds, ensuring the delivery of medicines to older people at home.
- 4500 food sets will be delivered to the home of elderly people and people with disabilities living in isolated settlements along the contact line
- 3000 hygiene kits will be provided to 3000 families of elderly people and persons with disabilities (about 4500 persons) in the isolated settlements along the contact line
- 15000 residents of isolated communities will be informed on COVID-19
- 75 electric bicycles (40 of which at the expense of this project and 35 under UNHCR funding) will be purchased by Proliska for social workers, community leaders, postmen and local paramedics in order to increase their mobility in terms of providing the home-based care for the elderly and providing them with food, hygiene kits and medical services at home.
The target group of the project are elderly people in need of home-based care, including provision of services, food and hygiene during quarantine. 

NGO "Proliska" has been operating in Luhanska and Donetska oblasts since July 2014. Our organization has got many years of experience in implementing projects in the conflict zone: from 2016 to the present, we are the executive partners of UNHCR since 2019 we are implementing the project with UHF, in 2016-2018 we were the executive partners of UNICEF, since 2019 we are the partners of the Ministry of Temporary Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced People. Currently, the organization has more than 130 employees who are the members of the communities along the ‘contact line’. Thanks to this, we have a positive reputation in the communities and access to all the settlements with limited access where we carry out activities.
Our employees are qualified specialists, having mainly 5 years of experience of work in the conflict zone.
Providing lifesaving assistance for the most vulnerable families in Donetsk NGCA during winter season 2020-2021 The proposed project will be in implemented in Donetsk NGCA. Save the Children International (SCI) will distribute coal to vulnerable households (including FHHs) with children and elderly people, and/or with a member with disabilities and is aligned with the Ukraine HRP 2020. The proposed project will help to minimize economic hardship and financial burden of the most vulnerable population in Donets NGCA as the economic and humanitarian situation in NGCA is anticipated to deteriorate further as a result 5 years conflict and additional COVID19 consequences. While needs tend to increase closer to the LoC in GCA, they do not necessarily follow the same logic in NGCA, where rural communities further away from the LoC continue to suffer from pre-conflict poverty, the socio-economic downturn, related to the conflict and COVID pandemic, exposure to heavy fighting in 2014-2015, and limited humanitarian assistance provided in recent years (notably because of access restrictions from the de-facto authorities). Deep pockets of vulnerability are found in rural communities isolated from the urban centers.

Previous restrictions on humanitarian access in Donetsk NGCA, in addition to COVID related closure of the contact line has led to large numbers of unmet needs in NGCA (HNO 2020). Only a few partners (including SCI) have been able to implement projects in recent years in Donetsk NGCA.

This project will be implemented by SCI and locally accredited partner DDC, SCI has an office in Donetsk NGCA and is regularly communicating with de facto authorities to negotiate access, which has proven successful. SCI has been implementing similar projects for the past few years in Donetsk NGCA with great success and high rates of beneficiary satisfaction. This project will be supported by SCI’s technical advisors and implemented by a team of experienced humanitarian staff. 

SCI will ensure no overlap between beneficiaries by splitting activities between different locations, cross-checking and verifying of all beneficiary lists provided by de-facto authorities, at the same time coordinating area coverage with other actors and stakeholders in the area. 

As a result of project implementation, in total 2,100 individuals (347M, 809F, 435b, 510g) will benefit from provided assistance to meet their basic winter needs
Reducing the transmission of COVID-19 by supporting health authorities to implement and carry out contact tracing of probable cases as well as their contacts The proposed intervention will contribute to reducing the transmission of COVID-19 by supporting local health system to implement and carry out contact tracing of probable cases as well as their contacts in Luhansk oblast GCA. The project will focus on the strengthening PHC level in Luhansk GCA by identifying main gaps in the current setting for efficient contact tracing taking into account specificities of the region affected by the conflict (i.e. lack of internet and mobile connection, lack of family doctors in rural locations, population aged 60+, insufficient communication and coordination between different healthcare levels) by providing methodological, logistics, material and HR support for creation of the contact tracing mechanism and for its implementation in the area by insuring daily data collection and rapid exchange of information with relevant authorities. Taking into account the duration of the project and the scope – 15 PHC centers for each district in the region – MdM will focus first on districts where confirmed cases will be identified, to cover an estimated 5 districts during the project duration. The number of districts can be revised based on the epidemiological situation in the region. With partner PHC centers MdM will sign specific MoUs and sub-grant agreements in order to enhance their logistics and HR capacities to reach the most isolated communities.
Providing lifesaving assistance for the most vulnerable families in Donetsk NGCA during COVID19 pandemic The project will be in implemented in Donetsk NGCA. Save the Children International (SCI) will distribute hygiene NFIs, cash grants and food vouchers to vulnerable households with children and elderly people, and/or with a member with disabilities and is aligned with the Ukrainian COVID 19 Response Plan.. The proposed project will help to minimize economic hardship and financial burden of the most vulnerable population in Donets NGCA as the economic and humanitarian situation in NGCA is anticipated to deteriorate further as a result of the additional COVID19 restrictions. The economic impact of COVID-19 is likely to increase the vulnerability of these categories. Pre-existing needs for cash assistance have in fact been compounded by COVID-19, with 87% of IOM respondents reporting increased average prices for food and basic items after two weeks of quarantine. 

Pre-existing and now further restrictions on humanitarian access to Donetsk NGCA mean that only a few partners (including SCI) have been able to implement in recent years (now compounded by the closure of the LoC – see below), a situation which has led to large numbers of unmet needs in NGCA (HNO) and will now be compounded as Entry-Exist Check Points (EECPs) have been closed for months

This project will be implemented by SCI and locally accredited partner DDC, SCI has an office in Donetsk NGCA and is regularly communicating with de facto authorities to negotiate access, which has proven successful. SCI has been implementing similar projects for the past few years in Donetsk NGCA with great success and high rates of beneficiary satisfaction. This project will be supported by SCI’s technical advisors and implemented by a team of experienced humanitarian staff. 

SCI will ensure no overlap between beneficiaries by splitting activities between different locations and cross-checking of all beneficiary lists provided by de-facto authorities. 

As a result of project implementation, in total 4,413 individuals will benefit from provided assistance to meet their basic needs: 3,768 individuals will receive hygiene kits, 495 - cash support and 150 - food vouchers. The total budget of the project is 216,050 USD.
Support for vulnerable groups and health facilities in non-government controlled area of Donetsk Oblast in the COVID-19 response The proposed intervention will focus on COVID-19 affected districts of Donetsk Oblast and focus on vulnerable groups. It is based on PUI’s experience in implementing health programs in Donetsk oblast, working directly with primary healthcare facilities along the contact line and in partnership with Donbass Development Center (DDC). Support will be provided in the form of:

1) Distribution of 61 hygiene kits, with disinfection materials, to a total of six health facilities in NGCA: Donetsk Central City Clinical Hospital No 1, Donetsk Central City Clinical Hospital No 16, Donetsk Central City Clinical Hospital No 6, Makeevka Children's Clinical Center, Makeevka City Hospital No 5 and Makeevka Perinatal Center. Support is coordinated with PUI’s existing activities and other partners. Kits are based on WaSH Cluster recommendations. A total of 3450 health facility staff will benefit directly from this activity, with an additional 62,942 patients (estimated) benefiting indirectly.

2) Distribution of hygiene kits to a total of 326 vulnerable elderly, over the age of 75, living in within Staromikh (Kirovsky district), Luganske (Petrovsky district) and Holma (Horlivka, Nikitovsky district.  WaSH Cluster Hygiene Kits for Older People and People with Disabilities guidelines. 

These interventions are aimed at reducing the most immediate hygiene related needs of vulnerable population and health facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision of kits will be done through PUI’s implementing partner, Donbass Development Center (DDC), with whom a separate agreement will be concluded, with the supervision of PUI’s Project Manager based in Donetsk. Post-distribution monitoring survey (remote) with facility focal points and selected beneficiaries, aimed at assessing kit quantity, contents and quality. The scope of work is restricted to ensure feasibility and to encompass activities and locations previously accredited by the de-facto authorities, with the exception of self-protection materials.
Addressing priority humanitarian needs in Donetska NGCA during the winter months through support to education, healthcare and social institutions and winterization support to vulnerable families This project aims to support the most vulnerable families and educational, healthcare and social institutions in Donetsk NGCA through winterization activities complemented with COVID-19 response. 
The project will target 350 children with winterization support such as winter clothes and shoes. In 10 educational, 10 healthcare and 6 social institutions repairs of water, sanitation, heating infrastructure, installation of boilers and other small-scale repairs will be done intended to prepare institutions to harsh winter season and improve access to education, healthcare and social services for children and their caregivers. Continued access to enabling learning environment for conflict affected boys and girls will be ensured through provision of essential school furniture and sports equipment to 10 schools.
As COVID-19 cases are at rise, informational materials on COVID-19 prevention and IPC supplies for schoolchildren, as well as PPE for the healthcare workers and medical equipment will be also included into the scope of the project. This project will also improve COVID protection of health workers and improve case management of respiratory symptoms via provision personal protective means and COVID related medical equipment, namely pulse oximeters, oxygen concentrators, oxygen analyzers to medical facilities in Donetsk NGCA.
The project will run for 6 months. It will cover urgent humanitarian needs within winter period and beyond. 
UNICEF will implement this project in partnership with Donbas Development Centre (DDC). Due to urgency of response, combination of local procurement in NGCA via DDC and procurement by UNICEF in GCA will be used. The procurement will be done in the most effective time-saving manner using the most appropriate modalities and considering availability of quality products at local markets. Distribution of goods and project monitoring will be done in cooperation with IP and de-facto authorities. UNICEF has a presence in Donetsk NGCA, experience of similar projects implementation and long-standing cooperation with de facto and DDC.