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Newly accessible areas of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kherson and Mykolayiv are affected by hostilities and one of the most vulnerable groups are people with disabilities. They need medical, legal support, PSS, transportation and other services. In addition, there is a need to support the social system on a local level. This project aimed to provide and support a system of services for people with disabilities. So that women and men with disabilities and other vulnerable people directly or indirectly affected by conflict will have access to protection service and cover their basic and protection needs. Another objective of the project is strengthening  the capacity of local communities to provide social services for people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. Project combine crisis center (case-management, PSS, Legal and crisis support) for different vulnerable groups, rehabilitation for children and adults with intellectual disability, transportation for people with disabilities and elderly, cash for protection program, special procurement for those beneficiaries, who don't have access to markets from communities and small grants support for community based services especially for people with disabilities. All these activities will help to support the social system for most vulnerable groups and the dignity of each person.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtIn the war-torn and flooded areas of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions as a result of the terrorist attack on the Kakhovka HPP, where there are no basic communications and access to safe water, Caritas focuses its activities on the flood-affected areas, realizing the urgent need for access to drinking and safe water for daily needs. lt/pgtIn Kherson region, about 600 square kilometers of territory were flooded. According to the press releases of the President of Ukraine, due to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, the storage of chemicals and fertilizers and cattle cemeteries were flooded. In particular, two anthrax burials located on the Russian-controlled territory were flooded. Also, the sewage system in populated areas stopped working. More than 50,000 hectares of forests were flooded.lt/divgtltdivgtIn the Mykolaiv region, the water level in the Ingulets River, which is a tributary of the Dnipro, rose by 60 cm. The head of the Sniguriv city military administration reports that the pedestrian bridge near the village of Galaganivka was completely flooded. According to the results of laboratory tests of samples taken on June 9, 2023, the State Inspectorate of the South-Western District found that the maximum permissible concentrations of ammonium nitrogen, total iron and suspended solids in the Ingulets River were exceeded. The content of dry residue has increased, which is explained by the natural background of the river. Compared to 08.06.2023, the indicators of ammonium nitrogen, total iron and suspended solids decreased slightly.ltpgtThe humanitarian response includes the following key activities aimed at helping people with disabilities, the elderly, large families and other vulnerable people and the population affected by military operations in certain areas of the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions:ltbrgtlt/pgtltulgtltligtaccess to water resources for affected communities will be restored through the repair of, inter alia, boreholes/wellslt/ligtltligtrestoring access to safe water by installing filtration systems for collective use in social institutionslt/ligtltligtaccess to safe drinking water was restored through the distribution of drinking bottled water in affected communities with limited access to water resourceslt/ligtltligtaccess to necessary types of hygiene will be restored thanks to the provision of specialized hygiene kits for families, children and people with special needslt/ligtltligtrestoring access to safe water by installing private filtration systems/autonomous filters.lt/ligtlt/ulgtlt/divgtltpgtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt