Ukraine Emergency Response -IMC- 2022 SUMMARY
Aid organizations are very concerned about the consequences of the large-scale hostilities in Ukraine. Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, and of the end of June 2022, UNHCR estimates there are over 5.4 million refugees present across Europe. Inside Ukraine, many people who are trapped are unable to meet their basic needs including for food, water and medicines. 
11 Dutch collaborating aid organizations join forces under Giro555 to launch a rapid response program to Ukraine crisis. 
This funding will be used to provide protection, MHPSS, WASH, and Multi-purpose Cash Assistance to children, adolescent and caregiver IDPs and host communities in Ukraine, giving a priority on delivering life-saving assistance to meet the basic and protection needs of IDPs, and host communities in Ukraine. Since the military escalation in February 2022, over 7.14 million people have been displaced internally throughout Ukraine and this number is expected to continue to rise in the coming months as the conflict continues. Multiple needs assessments have flagged the following needs as IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) main concerns: cash support; clothes, shoes and NFIs (Non-Food Item); meds and health; transport; food; and hygiene kits.
Inside Ukraine, many people who are trapped are unable to meet their basic needs including for food, water and medicines. The delivery of life-saving aid remains challenging, with a lack of safe humanitarian access in areas where intense fighting is ongoing. While The humanitarian situation across the country—particularly in the eastern Ukraine- is still increasingly alarming and rapidly deteriorating, OCHA has reported over 15.7 million people in need million people need safe access to multi-sectoral services in Ukraine. Plan international and IMC will be focusing their interventions in areas with high IDP populations as they are considered the most vulnerable and in need of assistance as do their hosts in Ukraine.
Multipurpose cash (MPC) transfers have been one of the most appropriate and timely modalities to addressing the immediate multiple needs of the affected population. MPC programmes specifically are fit-for-purpose in the emergency context. IMC will conduct a rapid market analysis to confirm the modality of the assistance that will be provided in each location based on need and availability of services. The team proposes to reach 4,000 families with cash and voucher assistance in the project period.
Additionally IMC will operate through its multi-service centers operated in Odessa and Stryi to provide protection, mental health psychosocial support, child protection in emergencies and referral services. 
Plan International with IMC aim to support will support distribution of drinkable water to IDPs and vulnerable host families as needed. The WASH team will also distribute hygiene kits to 1,300 families and to 8 health facilities. Since the war began on 24 February, humanitarian partners have rapidly increased the scale and scope of operations, in Ukraine . In Ukraine, humanitarian practitioners exposing to serious protection risks due to the lack of unimpeded humanitarian access in non-Government-controlled areas results in delays in determining and meeting food assistance and livelihood support needs.
OCHA has repeatedly reports a huge gaps in many humanitarian response sectors.  
According to WHO, access to health care is severely affected by security conditions, restricted mobility, broken supply chains and mass displacement. Reaching the hardest-hit areas in the east, where health systems have been severely disrupted, remains challenging. Fuel shortages and access problems continue to pose challenges to the delivery and distribution of medical supplies. On protection side, millions of people remain in need of protection assistance, this include the need for provision of assistive devices for people with disabilities and older people. Lack of or restricted access to certain areas in the east of the country continues to impede the delivery of protection services to internally displaced people and other affected populations. Project focuses on providing immediate assistance and protection to children (boys and girls), and caregivers. There is particular attention for most vulnerable, such as children with disabilities, disabled parents with children, IDPs, UASCs, single mothers with young children. 1) Cash and voucher assistance to vulnerable families within Lviv, Odessa, Stryi, and Kyiv.
Since the very beginning of humanitarian response in Ukraine, multipurpose cash (MPC) transfers have been one of the most appropriate and timely modalities to addressing the immediate multiple needs of the affected population. 
A rapid market analysis will be completed to confirm the modality of the assistance that will be provided in each location based on need and availability of services.
The team proposes to reach 4,000 families with cash and voucher assistance in the project period (500 in Stryi, 500 in Odessa, 500 in Lviv and then 2000 in Kyiv and its surrounding areas).
a)	For static IDPs in locations with functioning markets, one-off value-based vouchers will be distributed to beneficiaries to the value of $250 per household. 
•	The beneficiaries will be able to use their voucher to pick purchase items from a pre-approved list (e.g., food, clothes, bedding) to the total value of the voucher. The list will be put together based on the needs reported by each community. The list is to avoid spending the voucher on items such as alcohol. This activity will target a total of 3,000 people.
b)	For particularly vulnerable families heavily impacted by conflict and in areas with limited access to a market, cash assistance will be distributed to beneficiaries as a $150 one off payment. 
•	The cash will be provided in coordination with bank/financial institutes on availability of methods which may range from cash cards or collection from the bank or direct cash handouts. This activity will target a total of 1,000 vulnerable families.
2)	Emergency WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) Activities in Stryi, Odessa, and Kyiv
The WASH needs remain high in multiple locations as some IDPs and hosts continue to report having a limited supply of water and little or no access to hygiene supplies. 
The WASH team will distribute water bottles to IDPs and vulnerable host families as needed. The WASH team will also distribute hygiene kits to 1,300 families and to 8 health facilities.
3)	Establishing 1 pilot Multi-Service Centers (MSC) offering integrated services in Stryi – MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services), CP (Child Protection), GBV (Gender Based Violence), Health (education and screening/referrals only)

Given the current context there is a need to start piloting MSCs to allows IDPs and vulnerable host community members to be able to access multiple services quickly to address the many reported needs. Following an assessment in Stryi, community members reported needing access to mental health services and further support for women and children.
The MSC will offer psychosocial first aid (PFA) and other counselling services, services for women and children such as WGSS (Women and Girls Safe Spaces), child friendly spaces, offer information about current available services, legal information and health education with referrals as needed. 
Integrated multi-sectoral services provided at the MSC will include:
MHPSS:
•	Integrate MHPSS into mobile multi-service units to ensure basic psychosocial support including Psychological First Aid (PFA) is delivered to those with emotional distress, and to link people to other support services as needed 
•	Conduct community-based awareness-raising and messaging on positive coping mechanisms, including Self-Help Plus and approaches that align with previous work in Ukraine that promotes PSS and peer-help support for older persons 
•	Train first responders on PFA 
•	Collaborate with local actors to explore how to strengthen mutually prioritized psychosocial support initiatives
GBV: 
•	Coordinate with other service providers, particularly mobile and static health services, to strengthen response and referrals, particularly for clinical management of rape 
•	Conduct outreach and awareness-raising, focused on GBV risks (including exploitation, trafficking, and risks during movement) and available services
•	Provide training within populations on basic first response principles and PFA for GBV 
Child Protection:
•	Integrate child protection interventions into MSC 
•	Conduct PSS recreational activities for children and youth 
•	Provide PFA and individual counselling in coordination with MHPSS
•	Identification and referral of unaccompanied and separated children 
•	Raise awareness on family separation and risks of trafficking and other relevant child protection concerns 
•	Conduct rapid assessments to determine needs of orphanages and institutions supporting children without care givers
•	Child Protection mainstreaming and training of staff on key child protection topics