Addressing multi-sectoral relief measures to elder people in 0-5 km area along the contact line isolated due to COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine, 2020 The Caritas Ukraine project using its network of 4 local offices currently operating along contact line, provides response on COVID-19 to 3232 elder people (64% females and 36% males) living in 1982 households in 13 settlements in 0-5 area along contact line in Donetska and Luhanska oblasts, GCA. Programming includes specific needs of 292 people with diabetes and 120 immobile people. Project provides home-delivered assistance with following measures: distribution of 8820 usual food kits (that secure nutrition of and individual during 3 months period) to 2940 individuals, distribution of 876 food kits with appropriate content for people with diabetes to 292 individuals, distribution of 1982 small family hygiene kits to beneficiaries households and 120 hygiene kits for people with specific needs. Project provides information campaign on COVID-19 and distribution of PPE kits to beneficiaries in case of suspected infection.
Project intervention takes 3 months period and designed as fast emergency response in settlements of presence of Caritas current programs in coordination with other actors. Project preparation is based on participation of local authorities and activists (focal points) in the settlements of intervention. Project targets the most vulnerable people in rural settlements that have got sufficient transportation restrictions to nearby towns like Severodonetsk, Svitlodarsk,  Avdiivka, Volnovakha and Mariupol where COVID-19 cases are observed. Quarantine measures cause incredibly low accessibility and affordability of essential goods in selected settlements and high risks of infection in case people have no choice but go to nearby towns for essential goods. Project to be fulfilled by operational capacity of existing experienced mobile teams trained, properly equipped and trained on safety and security protocols, Safeguarding Policy principles and Sphere 2018 standards.
Additional measures to ensure protection principles are in place as cross-catting issues in complementary to any Caritas intervention during COVID-19 response in selected settlements are following:
assistance is provided with no abuse and violence hazard (Safeguarding Policy is disseminated) assistance is provided in the safest option align with operational protocols people are supported to protect themselves by obtaining info on threats and individual behavior as well as PPE kits if needed assistance targets both males and females of the most vulnerable group taking into account nutrition and mobility restrictions of people Caritas crises psychologists who currently provide activities dedicated to mental health  will provide psychological support by phone when obtaining referral from mobile teams or feed back mechanism (phone is indicated on info hand-outs) involvement local authorities and activists in operations to ensure their accountability to people, PDM collects data on staff behavior and advocacy needs.   
 Project goes align with OCHA COVID-19 Response Plan and measures indicated by clusters. However project provides multi-sectoral approach to do most appropriate response based on problem analyses indicated in the OCHA Rresponse. Since 13 March 2020, Caritas has launched collection of SitReps from location of its current presence, which data are taken into account and confirms problem analyses indicated by clusters response. Based on official WHO and Government data, the COVID-19 pandemic increases its growth each day in Ukraine. The project focuses on the settlements that were isolated before the pandemic and increased local level of humanitarian disaster during quarantine.