Strengthen protection of the most underserved and disadvantaged internally displaced children, girls and boys in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Zakarpathia oblasts in Ukraine The war has severely impacted community security and the resilience of local communities, especially children, girls and boys having diverse implications for the different age groups of children and youth. Since the beginning of the Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, February 24, 2022 the war-related violence including GBV and domestic violence increases as physical, emotional, sexual and economic this challenges social support systems in Ukraine. In Western oblast the system is particularly weakened due to the massive displacement of people from the war-affected territories as a result social protection including child protection is quite poorly organized in time of emergency. 
The project will strengthen protection and support for the most underserved and disadvantaged internally displaced girls, boys and children from the host communities through the establishment of the Western Ukraine Child Protection Consortium and capacity-building activities for sub-national and local partners, civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOs) including women-led/-serving organizations and volunteer groups who scale up the humanitarian response by
1.	establishing safe, supporting and engaging child-friendly environments through CSFs
2.	providing essential, life-saving Child Protection Case Management services (individual and family protection assistance) in close coordination with social protection authorities (oblast and local levels) 
3.	rolling out structured PSS group activities for children, youth and their parents, caregivers
with gender and age-appropriate approaches in order to prevent and mitigate harmful practices to minors.
The top priority will be given for the following individuals and groups: 
-	unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), 
-	girls and boys survivors of violence during the war, war-related sexual violence, gender-based violence (GBV) and domestic violence, 
-	children living with disabilities in socially unprotected/poorly protected families, 
-	children of ethnic and religious minorities including language minorities,
-	young people identify themselves as representatives of LGBTQI+ communities, etc.

The total number of 16320 direct beneficiaries, children and adults will be targeted.
●	15500 children and youth, boys and girls aged 5-18 years old including at least 30% IDPs and at least 30% children from vulnerable groups
●	1200 parents and caregivers, women and men, including minimum 15% men.
●	120 individuals of staff/employees of structural departments of social protection authorities and social workers, social pedagogues.
The project will be implemented in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi and Zakarpathia oblasts, in small urban and rural areas wich accommodate IDPs. including hard-to-reach mountainous areas in Ivano-Frankivsk oblast.
Tdh will establish and lead a Western Ukraine Child Protection Consortium of national and local partners, including two main partners, “PosmishkaUA” and Charity Fund “Yellow-Blue Wings” and an estimated six CSOs with whom Tdh and the partners have initiated collaboration for provision of PSS in the local communities. The two main partners will be supported to develop their capacity in order to comply with the UHF partner standards, and the CSOs will be trained and coached in methodologies and technical skills needed for providing quality services for children at risk.