UNFPA Social Norm Change and Gender Stereotypes Elimination Ukraine 2024-27 UNFPA Social Norm Change and Gender Stereotypes Elimination Ukraine 2024-27 Projektets syftar till att förändra sociala normer och könsstereotyper samt att bygga demografisk resiliens i ukrainska samhällen med människor som lever på flykt och i krigssituation. Målen är att skapa community hubs som arbetar förebyggande mot könsrelaterat våld, psykologisk stress samt för bättre kunskap och tillgång till sexuell reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter. The project Equality Springboard: Social Norm Change and Gender Stereotypes Elimination   aims to restore social fabric and build demographic resilience in Ukrainian targeted communities affected by displacement and conflict. Objectives are to: 
- Create favorable conditions for social cohesion of young people, families and individuals at risk
- Prevent all forms of domestic and gender-based violence and mental health challenges 
To achieve this, the project aims to establish resilience and social cohesion community hubs (REACH) as well as to operationalise and localise national strategies toward anti-discrimination and gender equality through the introduction of relevant education and mental well being practices. The project goal is to strengthen community resilience and prevent gender-based violence by introducing community-led, adaptive, inclusive solutions that promote egalitarian norms and build resilience of youth, women, and men from vulnerable backgrounds in Ukraine.

Project objectives

1) Bolster the psychological and emotional resilience of young people and
prevent gender-based violence through the provision of psychological
counselling, soft skills training, and comprehensive sexuality education.
2) Promote men engagement and improve psychological resilience within families to mitigate gender-based violence, foster responsible fatherhood through family-focused interventions and provision of targeted psychological support to men and women from vulnerable groups.
3) Integrate SRHR behaviour change communication (BCC) and information
education and awareness (IEA) components into the community-run activities
aiming to strengthen the resilience of youth, families from vulnerable
backgrounds, including families with veterans.
4) Support implementation of gender strategy in education and providing a
comprehensive sexuality education framework at the community level to
advance egalitarian social norms and prevent gender-based violence.

Expected outcomes

OUTCOME 1. Young people are more psychologically resilient and demonstrate safer behaviours due to improved psychological skills, soft skills, and relationship/sexuality awareness.

Output 1.1. Youth centres are trained to provide resilience-building sessions for youth.

Output 1.2. Young people receive psychological, soft skills and sexuality education training to bolster their resilience skills.

OUTCOME 2. Men, at-risk families and individuals enhance their psychological resilience and embrace egalitarian norms in childcare and family relationships, thereby establishing stronger support networks and preventing gender-based violence within the targeted communities.

Output 2.2. Families, men and women (incl. from vulnerable groups) receive psychological support and participate in sessions to strengthen social cohesion,
promote mens engagement in childcare and household support and prevent GBV.

OUTCOME 3. SRHR related knowledge, attitude and practice of young people, families and individuals from vulnerable backgrounds, including veterans, in targeted municipalities is improved through integration of SRHR behaviour change communication (BCC) and information education and counselling (IEC)
components into the community-run activities aiming to increase access to SRHR services.

Output 3.1. Community-based initiatives to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and increase access to sexual and reproductive health services.

Output 3.2. Referral paths to Health Care Centers for SRHR services are established.

OUTCOME 4. MoES and education institutions at the local level receive support in implementation of gender strategy in education preventing GBV, and providing a comprehensive sexuality education framework.

Output 4.1. Educators in the targeted communities are sensitised to gender equality, non-discrimination, GBV prevention and psychological resilience.

Output 4.2. MoES and education institutions at the local level receive support in implementation of gender transformative education policies gender strategy in education, comprehensive sexuality education framework). 

5 existing tato-hubs and 3 new ones will provide targeted mental health support, GBV prevention and SRHR-awareness for families and men, promoting psychological resilience, responsible fatherhood and addressing toxic masculinity stereotypes.