Emergency education and protection initiative for the most vulnerable in Ukraine – phase 2 The project contributes to create a safe, sustained, and inclusive access to quality education and promotes wellbeing for vulnerable children in Kharkivska e Sumska Oblasts in Ukraine. 
The project is built upon the technical expertise and ongoing collaboration between AVSI Foundation and the local partner Emmaus NGO, a WLO operating in Karkhiv. The intervention can rely on the approaches and best practices developed by the consortium during the first phase of the emergency response and while jointly delivering education and child protection services under the UHF Third Reserve Allocation (UKR-22/UKR_CBPF/RA3/E-P/INGO/21915). 
The consortium proposes a harmonized and integrated approach ensuring a wider and effective impact, leveraging strengths, as well as ensuring program efficiency and value for money. AVSI and Emmaus NGO can rely on a well-established presence in targeted locations with offices, warehouse, volunteers and resources already engaged in providing lifesaving assistance to IDPs, host communities and vulnerable groups. The project will maximize the impact counting on synergies with similar education and CP interventions implemented in the target locations: AVSI has secured funds from ECW, the Italian Government and private donations. 
The partnership structure will be kept as follow: AVSI takes the lead in the overall management, coordination and technical capacity building while holding the technical expertise in education and protection the local implementing partner Emmaus will be engaged throughout the action in the co-design of the implementation modality while being responsible for the majority of the field activities. The governance structure will ensure that all parties involved can contribute with their technical and unique added value to the partnership. Operational and administrative arrangements already in place for the implementation of ongoing projects will be adopted for the proposed intervention in order to allow smooth and timely implementation of activities while AVSI finalizes the registration process beside ensuring prompt inception of the project in continuity with phase one of the intervention currently ongoing. 
Activities will take into consideration the volatile and unpredictable context. Since 24th February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to the internal displacement of an estimated 6,9M civilians out of which 2.5M children. Multiple shocks have left people living in hosting places feeling helpless, prone to structural violence, abuse. Vulnerable women and children are forced into behaviors which expose them to exploitation and abuse, especially children with poor or no access to learning opportunities and protective environments. The negative impact of school closures is amplified by the deterioration of students’ mental health since the start of the invasion. Recurrent and extended periods of stress ensuing from the war and displacement are especially harmful to children. 

The intervention is in line with the cluster priorities set out in the UHF 1st Allocation Strategy 2022, the revised Flash Appeal, and the Regional Refugees Response Plan, mainstreaming cross-cutting themes such as Protection, AAP, Gender and Age, Disability, Inclusion. Particular attention will be given to strategies related to Localization – leveraging partnerships with CSOs and local governments who have valuable experience and access, operational, security, safety and financial risk and the corresponding mitigating measures would be in place, and risk registers would be updated regularly, with project stakeholders receiving this information. A detailed monitoring and evaluation plan will be implemented with the use of indicators, the practical application of lessons learned and the documentation of recommendations. Sustainability or exit strategies including funding advocacy will be explored during the project’s implementation and in close coordination with sector working groups.