Provision of emergency assistance in preparation for winter to the population of Donetsk NGCA and Donetsk GCA affected by the military conflict The escalation of the military conflict has led to numerous damages to social and engineering infrastructure, thousands of houses have been completely or partially destroyed, tens of thousands of civilians are still forced to stay in temporary shelters or continue to live in dilapidated houses, not wanting to leave their only home in the hope of restoring it (at least partially) with the help and participation of humanitarian organizations and local administrations.  Some territories are completely cut off from water supply and heat supply, gas pipelines and power lines are damaged, which condemns civilians - the elderly, the disabled, families with children to survive in extremely difficult cold conditions, deprived of the opportunity to heat their homes.
   Given the scale of the destruction and the imminent arrival of a cold, winter period, there is an urgent need to take emergency measures to ensure adequate conditions in winter for the affected population. «Massive devastation in urban centres, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, have made life unbearable for millions of people and severely disrupted critical services, especially healthcare. In besieged areas, people have lived for weeks without access to food, water and heat, while under the constant threat of bombardment. which have prevented humanitarians from accessing areas where civilians are in desperate need, especially in Mariupol. This is documented in the Response Strategy section of this Flash Appeal Update» («UKRAINE FLASH APPEAL 2022» April revision (March - August 2022)).
In particular, more than 400,000 people lived in Mariupol before the escalation of the military conflict. At the moment, about, a little more than 200,000.  Taking into account the fact that in Mariupol more than 30% of the city's housing stock requires restoration, one of the priorities before the onset of the cold period is to ensure adequate conditions in winter for the affected population of Donetsk NGCA and Donetsk GCA. Water supply and electricity networks have been partially restored, but many are still forced to cook on bonfires. In the absence of social benefits and the opportunity to earn, most of the population, namely people of vulnerable categories, are unable to independently carry out minor repairs, close the heating circuit, purchase warm clothes, shoes, electric heaters and electric stoves for cooking in proper conditions, risking being in a very difficult situation due to the inability to provide the necessary conditions to survive the winter.   Based on this, CO «ICF «MIRA»  plans to take a number of measures to ensure adequate living conditions in winter. 1. By providing 130 households with electric heating appliances (convectors) 130 pieces, gasoline-powered electric generators 130 pieces, electric two-burner cookers for cooking 130 pieces, solar-powered flashlights 130 pieces, 13 coupons for the purchase of 260 liters of gasoline (1 coupon for the purchase of 20 liters of gasoline at a gas station) to fill an electric generator for 130 households. 2. By providing 300 sets of warm clothes and shoes to 300 beneficiaries of vulnerable categories.
Providing these types of assistance will help ensure adequate living and nutrition conditions in winter, reduce the risks of disease and death at low temperatures.