Provision of multi-sectoral market-based and community based assistance to the most vulnerable elderly people living along contact line to ensure their overcoming the effects of protracted crises in Ukraine The project is going to provide response on protracted and complicated crisis in the East of Ukraine. It requires complex approach in several sectors connecting both immediate response and stabilization approaches. 
Based on needs assessments, the intervention will secure acute needs of beneficiaries in hygiene and health services as well as improve sanitation conditions for elderly people.  
Project will provide assistance to 1416 elderly people (656 men and 760 women) living in rural area 0-5 km along the contact line, GCA. This total number includes 96 laying elderly people who need home care, 320 elderly people with disabilities who need access to essential infrastructure however 400 of those 416 people reached will be assisted with hygiene kits. Also, overall number of beneficiaries includes 1000 other elderly people who will be assisted by activities related to WASH/Health specific needs in targeted villages. To stabilize coverage of basic needs of the chosen target group, even after project ends, the intervention is based on local markets and community activation. Beneficiaries will  obtain access to essential infrastructure in the nearest towns due to transportation services to be implemented by the project. 12 local activists will provide beneficiaries with home care and 4 activists (1 per a location) will support them with transportation opportunities. Capacity of local communities in provision of assistance in WASH and Health sectors will be maintained with necessary equipment and knowledge. Local authorities will provide activists with a cabinet and Caritas will equip them with office equipment and supplies. Project undertakes professional training for local communities to provide highly needed services for elder people.
Project starts 1st October 2019, and has duration of 9 months. The project will be fulfilled under coordination and support of national office (Caritas Ukraine) by 4 local Caritas Centers. Caritas Mariupol will operate in Novohnativka (Volnoakhskiy rayon). Caritas Zaporizhya will operate in Novobakhmutivka ( Yasinuvatskiy rayon), Caritas Kramatorsk will operate in Luhanske (Bahmutskiy rayon), Caritas Severodonetsk will operate in Zolote-4 (Posnyanskiy rayon). Selection of the locations is based on preliminary assessment. The intervention is coordinated with Help Age and Adra as well as Health and WASH clusters. The indicators are divided mostly equally between 4 local teams who are experienced in operating along contact line. 
The project will have complementary approach with other Caritas humanitarian projects. It means that project beneficiaries will have opportunity to be assisted with heating materials for winter season, medical cash/vouchers assistance, multi-purpose cash assistance, water supply, psycho-social support. Complex assistance to targeted beneficiaries will be both in immediate humanitarian support and protection assistance
The project intervention is align with HRP collective outcomes and clusters objectives as well as with Gand Bagrain goals and UHF strategic objectives. Based on new edition of Sphere Standards, project will go align with Core Humanitarian Principles, commitments and technical standards. Protection of beneficiaries will be ensured by incorporation of accountability mechanism, safeguarding measures preventing abuse or conflicts, addressing assistance, community based approach with attention to gender and specific needs of beneficiaries.
First month of the project is dedicated to preparation (procurement and supply, selection of activists and creation their capacity). The last moth of the project is dedicated to final evaluation, lessons learned and improvement of program strategy.