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1 SECRETARIAT route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland - TEL: FAX: Appeal Ukraine Emergency Assistance to Refugees from Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine UKR152 Appeal Target: US$ 1,127,407 Balance Requested: US$ 865,407 Geneva, 27 August 2015 Dear Colleagues, The humanitarian situation in Eastern Ukraine remains difficult. This is due to the fighting clashes which began in April 2014 between militia armed groups in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, which proclaimed the slogan of autonomy/independence of their territory from the central authorities of Ukraine, and on the other side the forces and armed groups under the central government in Kiev. ACT members the Russian Orthodox Church /Department for External Church Relations (ROC/DECR), and the Hungarian InterChurch Aid have been responding since 2014 through ACT Appeal UKR151; and now they are launching this new appeal to continue their responses. The overall goal of the ROC/DECR response is to facilitate survival for affected populations and improve the health and hygiene situation of the refugees and internal displaced persons from conflict areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine by providing hygiene kits and psychosocial support. The ROC/DECR response will be carried out in the regions of the highest concentration of refugees and IDPs: Kiev and Kiev Region (Ukraine), Rostov, Voronezh, Belgorod, Kursk or Stavropol Regions (regions of Russia bordering with Ukraine or close to border). 50% of aid will be distributed to refugees/idps in Ukraine, 50% - in Russia. The overall goal of the response by Hungarian Interchurch Aid is to provide life-saving, emergency and winterization assistance to the extremely vulnerable target population in 8 regions of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia) by providing assistance for IDPs and people living in war zones in the following four sectors: food security, water sanitation & hygiene, shelter & NFI, health/psychosocial assistance.

2 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 2 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NAMES OF ACT FORUM AND REQUESTING MEMBERS: ACT FORUM ACT REQUESTING MEMBERS NO FORUM RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH / RRT (ROC) HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID () PROPOSED EMERGENCY RESPONSE KEY PARAMETERS: Project Start/Completion Dates Geographic areas of response Sectors of response & projected target population per sector RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH / RRT (ROC) 01 September July 2016 Kiev and Kiev region (Ukraine); Rostov, Voronezh, Belgorod, Kursk or Stavropol regions (Russia) Hygiene (reaching 7,040 individuals) Psychosocial support (reaching 3,300 individuals) HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID () 01 September July 2016 Ukraine 8 regions: Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia Food Security; Water and Sanitation; Shelter and NFI; Health and nutrition TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF APPEAL REQUIREMENTS BY ACT MEMBER AND SECTOR: Appeal Requirements RUSSIAN ORTHODOX HUNGARIAN Total Requirements CHURCH / RRT (ROC) INTERCHURCH AID () Total requirements US$ 246, , ,127,407 Less: pledges/contributions US$ 0 262, ,000 (estimation) Balance of requirements US$ 246, , ,407 TABLE 2: REPORTING SCHEDULE Type of Report RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH / RRT (ROC) HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID () Situation reports Monthly Monthly Interim narrative and financial 30 March March 2016 report Final narrative and financial report 30 September September 2016 Audit report and management letter 30 October October 2016

3 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 3 Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number A IBAN No: CH A Euro Euro Bank Account Number Z IBAN No: CH Z Account Name: ACT Alliance UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A For earmarking of pledges/contributions, please refer to the spread sheet accessible through this link =Render. The ACT spread sheet provides an overview of existing pledges/contributions and associated earmarking for the appeal. Please also inform the Head of Finance and Administration, Line Hempel (Line.Hempel@actalliance.org) and the ACT Regional Representative, Gorden Simango (gsi@actalliance.org) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT Regional Representative, Gorden Simango (gsi@actalliance.org) ACT Web Site address: Sarah Kambarami Head of Programmes ACT Alliance Secretariat

4 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 4 II. OPERATIONAL CONTEXT 1. The crisis The humanitarian situation in Eastern Ukraine remains difficult. This is due to the fighting clashes which began in April 2014 between militia armed groups in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, which proclaimed the slogan of autonomy/independence of their territory from the central authorities of Ukraine, and on the other side the forces and armed groups under the central government in Kiev. As a result of active hostilities with the use of aircraft, tanks, heavy artillery and multiple rocket launcher systems, industry and infrastructure in the region, a major industrial center of Ukraine, by the fall of 2014 almost stood still as it was largely destroyed. Thousands of homes, factories, mines were destroyed, including - in the largest metropolitan areas of Eastern Ukraine Donetsk and Lugansk. Agriculture of this fertile region came to desolation. One of the consequences of hostilities in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions is hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to the neighboring regions of Ukraine, located west of the site of hostilities; as well as to the East, i.e. to the territory of Russia. Prior to the active hostilities about 5 million people lived in the affected regions of Ukraine. The main factors that continue to define the humanitarian situation in the conflict region in the southeastern Ukraine are: Uncertainty about the future (including political and economic situation) of the conflict territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, No possibility for the affected civilian population in these areas to predict and plan for the future and to return to peaceful life. Areas beyond Kiev Government control are now almost in a complete economic blockade from Ukraine. Even the organization of international humanitarian convoys to these territories from Ukraine has to face various difficulties and obstacles. At the same time, the infrastructure (including water and electricity supply) and social organization of the conflict territories (including health care and pensions) were largely destroyed in the course of hostilities. Currently, they continue to deteriorate irreversibly, since neither the local authorities nor the central government in Kiev do invest the necessary funds in their reconstruction. The industrial production in the conflict areas practically stopped, and this will keep the employment perspectives low. As a result the humanitarian situation in the region remains extremely difficult. Of the five (5) million people considered to be in need of humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, 3.2 million people are considered to be highly vulnerable, as they are directly are affected by the conflict. Vulnerability is identified by poverty headcount, displacement, reduced access to state support and social services, winter condition, gender and age concerns. Since the beginning of the conflict in 2014 to 27 July 2015 at least 6,832 people (both military and civilians) have been killed in the conflict zone of Eastern Ukraine (according to WHO the actual numbers of fatalities are considerably higher) and another 17,087 as wounded. In the eastern regions of Ukraine many people continue to flee cities and towns. As at end of July, 2015 according to official governmental reports MoSP (Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine) had registered 1,414,798 IDPs in Ukraine, and 925,500 Ukrainians had sought asylum, residence permits or other forms of legal stay in neighbouring countries. Overall, more than 2.3 million Ukrainians including IDPs and

5 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 5 those who sought refuge abroad have been uprooted by conflict since April These people obviously become increasingly vulnerable as the conflict spread. The affected population living in the conflict zones face imminent security threats due to military activities by all parties in the densely populated areas. The number of people living in the areas along the so called contact line affected by constant fighting has reached two (2) million. For these people insecurity is a fact of life for many of them according to OCHA s latest report. There are other 2 million people in need staying in the Non-Governmental Controlled Area, who are having problem to access social services, basic goods and water supply. As winter is approaching there is a need for help especially for shelter, winterization and heating materials. Social services, especially health care are hardly available amid increase of IDPs into local communities. There is increasing tension among local people and IDPs. IDPs are being blamed for many social problems, while humanitarian actors are faced with problems of access to villages along the contact line. Therefore life-saving assistance hardly reaches the most vulnerable population in the contact line. As a result of that thousands of people do not have access to food and medicines as they are either not available and/or people cannot afford them. Access to safe piped water remains a high priority, in conflict-affected areas, especially in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Displacement has been general countrywide, the five most affected regions include Donetsk and Luhansk, followed by Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhia. These regions are hosting the most of the IDPs. However, according to surveys thousands of people found refuge in other regions of Ukraine, even in the western areas. The current humanitarian situation requires concerted actions by many participating stakeholders. As a result the international humanitarian community has started operations in Ukraine headed by the UN with coordination structures and clusters of operation established. The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Ukraine remains significantly underfunded. While some contributions are yet to be recorded, as of 14 August, disbursements and pledges total US$114 million; 36% of the $316 million required. 2. Actions to date 2.1. Needs and resources assessment RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH/ (ROC/RRT) From the beginning of the conflict the ACT member - Russian Orthodox Church provides assistance to refugees and IDPs from Eastern Ukraine on the territory of Russia and Ukraine. The Moscow Patriarchate / Russian Orthodox Church is the traditional and largest national church in Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has autonomous status. In all regions of Russia and Ukraine, receiving refugees and IDPs, there are dioceses, parishes, monasteries and developed infrastructures of the Russian Orthodox Church / Moscow Patriarchate. More than 128 mln. Roubles (about 2.06 million US dollars at current exchange rate) were collected to help the affected civil population in Eastern Ukraine and refugees. Dioceses, parishes and church organizations used these funds for ongoing assistance to the most needy. According to these church structures, there are currently over 100,000 persons in the lists of the most needy refugees; about 50,000 of them are in the border regions of Russia, 30 thousand - in Ukraine. In general, funds were allocated for the purchase of food, medicine, hygiene and clothing, as well as transportation and accommodation. To date, around 90 mln. Rub. from these church funds have been spent. An integral part of this church work is assistance to the affected civilian population directly in eastern Ukraine through the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the affected areas.

6 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 6 It should be noted that in addition to humanitarian assistance the clergy and church volunteers take part in drawing up lists of refugees/idps and identifying those most in need (disabled, elderly, mothers with many children, needy), as well as monitor the most pressing needs. Local clergy and church volunteers (including doctors) visit people in temporary accommodation centers to provide pastoral, psychological and other assistance. Diocesan and local church structures were created everywhere to coordinate this work. ROC continues negotiations with a number of partners and interchurch organizations on assistance for refugees. In particular, in February-June, 2015 ROC/RRT implemented ACT project UKR151. Within this project 2,200 persons received individual unisex hygiene kits, 380 women received individual hygiene kits for women, 320 children - individual hygiene kits with diapers. 140 children have received psychosocial support. In April-August, 2015 with the support of Samaritan`s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, ROC / DECR / RRT organized the distribution of: 30,000 individual hygiene kits, 4,000 individual children hygiene kits, 14,420 individual bedding kits, 10,000 individual food kits and 10,000 individual children school kits (gifts) for refugees from the east of Ukraine in Rostov and Belgorod regions of Russia. To prepare this appeal ROC/RRT used the information that came from many parishes and church organizations of the ROC in Ukraine and Russia. The experience and information obtained in the course of ACT Project UKR151 implementation has been also used for the preparation of this project. According to local church structures in Russia and Ukraine providing assistance to refugees/idps and according to ROC/DECR/RRT experience, the places of highest concentration of most needy refugees/idps are at the border areas of Rostov, Voronezh and Belgorod regions, as well as the nearby Kursk and Stavropol regions of Russia and the Kiev region of Ukraine. The refugees and IDPs there (including those in temporary accommodation centres) are currently in dire need of hygiene items, as well as psychological assistance. Church structures placed in areas of the mass concentration of refugees/idps, which provide assistance to refugees/idps, have appealed to the Russia Round Table requesting urgent assistance for the neediest. Thus, in the preparation of this appeal, ROC/RRT built on the information about the situation and needs from the regional church structures involved in efforts to assist refugees and displaced persons, as well as took into account the assistance already provided by the Russian Orthodox Church, incl. during the UKR151 АСТ Appeal implementation. In this project, RRT/ROC plans to focus on the distribution of hygiene products and psychosocial support for the most needy in areas of the mass concentration of refugees/idps. Prioritization of assistance regarding this appeal and the composition of kits were discussed with the regional structures of the Church providing assistance in the field, and are based on the most pressing current needs of the beneficiaries. Thus, the ROC/DECR/RRT project will allow rendering assistance to the neediest refugees in Ukraine and Russia, taking into account both the general picture of the needs of refugees and their locations, as well as the ongoing activities of ROC and other humanitarian actors in this field.

7 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 7 HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID () has been providing humanitarian assistance to the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) population since the beginning of the conflict in early Several needs assessments have been conducted in the project locations as the number of IDP families in need of emergency assistance is changing continuously in the country. These assessments have been conducted in partnership with s local partner organizations in a very professional and detailed method, currently possesses exact data on IDP families: names, number of children, ages, temporary address, which makes it possible to provide tailor-made assistance for the families, according to the number of children. IDPs are placed in different locations and types of accommodations, such as sanatorium, empty hotels, houses, community centres, etc. They receive a minimum provision from the state, and local people, as volunteers have also tried to care for them, however, their resources for assistance have ended by now, international resources are necessary to involve. In each region has obtained all necessary data about IDPs staying in the given location, so has finalized planned activities on the basis of the actual numbers of families. It means that the number and contents of parcels differ in the locations according to actual needs. Food Security As a result of the serious conflict availability of food items, especially in the eastern regions of Ukraine is threatening population, especially the most vulnerable IDP families, as their ability to procure supplies is restricted. Food prices are increasing at a higher rate than the average inflation due to high fuel prices, and to the growing food supply deficit in the area. According to surveys a total of 2 million people are in need of urgent assistance in food supplies, especially in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and the three neighbouring regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia. The aim of the activity is to ensure immediate access to food for the most vulnerable target population affected by the conflict. Water, sanitation & hygiene The crisis has left thousands of people without access to safe drinking water, placing many of them in extremely vulnerable situation. According to UNICEF, up to 1.3 million people in conflict affected areas in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts are estimated to have difficulties in accessing safe drinking water as the conflict resulted in damages in water pipelines, pumping stations, water sources. Lack of reliable water means endangered hygiene and sanitation conditions, diseases have appeared, public health is endangered. Civilians often queue for hours with no access to water, sanitation, food or medical services and in some instances overnight by the checkpoints exposing them to a high level of risk, as checkpoints are frequently a target of shelling. IDP families have lost their income and savings, and hygiene and cleaning supplies are inaccessible for them, which means that this is a significant need in the conflict zone. Especially families with small babies (new-born) are in need of baby care items in order to ensure safe hygienic conditions for the children. The aim of the project is to support basic hygienic needs of IDPs and vulnerable people living in war zones.

8 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 8 Shelter&NFI In Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia regions the influx of IDPs is significant. Numerous IDPs have fled here, with a high percentage living in collective centres. These IDPs, residing in collective centres depend on in-kind support (NFIs), especially in remote and conflict areas. As winter of 2015/2016 is approaching one of the main challenges both for IDPs and for people living in war zones is to prepare for the cold and long Ukrainian winter. Many NGOs have started to implement cash assistance in the form of debit cards and vouchers, however, up to now considers that in current situation distribution of NFIs is still the most appropriate and easier to monitor and follow up, and will not start cash assistance in the coming period. However, in the phase of winterization of houses, may use the form of vouchers, as the method have been used by the organization in earlier humanitarian projects other parts of the world. The aim of the assistance is to stabilize the conditions of IDPs and to assist them in preparing the winter. Health/Psychosocial Support The already weak pre-crisis Ukrainian health system is now extremely strained; there is a strong decrease in public health provisions as a result of the conflict. No specific budgetary resources have been allocated for IDP health services. Wherever IDPs appear in the health system, it becomes overstretched. IDPs access to health care and medicines is limited. Vulnerability is high especially with groups of new-born babies, pregnant and lactating women and elderly and disabled people. According to data issued by EMERCOM (Ministry of Emergency Situations) more than 25 thousand IDP families are staying in the city of Zaporizhia (South-eastern Ukraine). There are thousands of children in these families who went through extreme traumatic events and experienced intense fear. As a result, about 60-65% of children who had been in psycho-traumatic situations are now facing deep and serious problems in their psycho-emotional development, behaviour and memory; 20-25% has medium level psychological injuries and 1-5% of them have critical level of psychological traumas. In Ukraine there is no holistic medical and educational system that controls the individual psychoemotional and behavioural development of the child having gone through extreme psycho-traumatic situations (war, natural or man-made disasters). Most professionals lack training in this specific field. The aim of health and psychosocial assistance is to fill the gaps and enhance access to psychosocial services and to support pregnant IDP women. The aim of the psychosocial assistance is: To train experts of health care and doctors, nurses working within the state health care system and local NGOs providing psychosocial assistance for IDPs. Removal of fears from children s/teenagers inner world with the help of art therapy. Round-the-clock psychological counselling service by telephone Advice and Trust. Prevention of psychological consequences from post-traumatic experiences of children and their parents Situation analysis RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH /RRT The lack of a definitive and sustainable progress in resolving the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and degradation of the local infrastructure does not allow us to hope that refugees and IDPs will soon be able to return home. Moreover, the current updates indicate that the local population is continuing to leave the territory covered by the armed conflict and become refugees/idps.

9 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 9 Mass migration flows, lack of adequate mechanisms to provide the necessary assistance and the lack of funds do not allow the authorities in Ukraine and Russia to provide the necessary assistance to refugees and displaced persons at the moment, and most likely in the foreseeable future. So, in the current phase, the refugees still are in great need of emergency relief. In the future, in the event of stable and sustainable end of the armed conflict in the region, the vector of migration flows is likely to change. The refugees will return to their places of residence in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine. In this case it will be necessary to develop a series of measures to assist them in the recovery and rehabilitation (eg. assistance in the reconstruction/construction of housing, psychosocial support, assistance to children and their socialization, the revival of home gardens and farms, creation of jobs, particularly with small agricultural farms and workshops). Thus, once again we have to note that the main difficulty is the unpredictable political and economic situation in the areas of conflict, and possible resumption of hostilities. HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID The humanitarian situation continues to worsen in eastern Ukraine, particularly in NGCAs, where access to benefits and services have been cut off since December This has drastically worsened the plight of people living there, seriously affecting access to basic services and food. This has been further aggravated by restrictions placed on the movement of people and goods. Several IDP families staying far away from bigger cities living in rural areas of different Oblasts did not receive any assistance. One of the biggest challenges of ongoing distributions is that IDPs who didn t get any humanitarian aid yet, stay in remote areas, which are not only far from cities, but also have very bad road conditions. Many IDPs there do not even know that they are eligible to get assistance. Also IDPs tend to migrate inside the country, which often makes lists of IDPs become out of date quickly. More than 500,000 people across the contact line are experiencing critical water shortages. Thousands of vulnerable people do not have access to food and medicines as they are either not available or people cannot afford them. In several locations across NGCAs medicines are in short supply or lacking altogether. If and when medicines are available, their prices are unaffordable. Besides access issues, humanitarian partners shared with the authorities concerns over the recent regulations by the Ukrainian Government preventing commercial traffic except via railroad and halting of public transport systems across the frontline. Long queues of civilian cars are recorded at checkpoints, where no water, sanitary facilities or other basic services are available. Anecdotal reports of people walking to the crossing points have multiplied. Lack of commercial exchanges especially with regards to food, medicines and basic items is a major concern as it would have a serious and disproportionate impact over the already vulnerable civilians, and possibly trigger unnecessary additional displacement. Still growing number of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs), becoming increasingly vulnerable. Still deteriorating humanitarian situation, violence in the conflict zones. Ongoing hostilities between armed groups and government forces. Due to on-going shelling new housing and community infrastructure is damaged in both Luhansk and Donetsk. Disruptions of different public services noted in several cities. Electricity cuts reported due technological accidents. Livelihoods have significantly deteriorated in all front-line cities. Highly bureaucratic system in Ukraine. Those remaining in conflict-affected areas of Donbas region, face imminent security threats due to increased military activities. Lives have been lost, basic life-saving services have been disrupted, access to banking and cash services is limited. Food and non-food items are increasingly rare and expensive, and an up-surge in lawlessness has been observed.

10 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 10 Further details In Dnipropetrovsk oblast there are 72,168 registered IDPs (out of them: 23,245 working age, 13,170 children, 3,192 disabled and 32,561 pensioners. The most urgent needs are: preparation for winter (coal and firewood procurement), preparation for school (children need everything from stationery to school uniform and shoes), medicines and treatment. One of the most massive problems is that numerous needy IDPs do not receive any aid because they do not fall into any category that are being set by donors (e.g. retired and close to retirement single people, families with one or two underage children, families with a single parent, but without documentation approving that, unemployed persons unable to find a job etc.). In Kharkiv oblast currently there are around 186,000 officially registered IDPs. Their acute needs are food, hygiene items, warm clothes, winter clothes. Also there is a huge lack of work places. Rent is so high, that it is just unaffordable for most IDPs. A lot of coal-miners from Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts need professional retraining, which is unfortunately is unaffordable for them too. In Zakarpattia oblast there are around 4,000 registered IDPs. The main problems are: accommodation, employment, setting up one s own business. Rent is much higher than an average salary. In Kherson oblast there are now around 11,000 registered IDPs (around 4,000 are children). Current urgent needs are food, general and baby hygiene items, baby food, and delivery kits for pregnant women. Most IDPs have already spent all their savings and it is almost impossible to find a job even for locals, let alone IDPs who are treated with bit of dislike here. Shelling recently took place in suburbs of Mariupol (Donetsk oblast), which means that if situation will not change for better Kherson will have host another wave of IDPs. In Zaporizhia oblast there are 92,401 officially registered IDPs as of August 19, Most humanitarian organizations distribute their aid in big cities only, while village areas are not covered at all. In villages one of the most acute problems is the need for winterization. In Kyiv oblast IDPs need food, hygiene items, baby hygiene and baby food, medicines. Unemployment is a big issue as well (around 36,000 persons are currently registered with local employment center, which is twice as many than in the previous period of last year). A lot of IDPs leave NGCA without registration of their refugee status, because of bureaucracy and other obstacles; which creates big problems if an IDP wants to get some kind of aid from humanitarian organizations or to register for government assistance Capacity to respond RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH /RRT To carry out this project ROC/RRT has the mandate, infrastructure, qualified staff and years of experience in emergency work in providing assistance regardless of nationality, religion and ideology in different regions of the country and abroad (including almost two decades of experience in implementing projects in the framework of ACT Alliance. The project will be implemented by ROC/RRT with participation and support of the church parishes and organizations in the regions. It is important to emphasize that this project's implementation will support efforts of church parishes and organizations that already have started raising donations and supplying shelter, foodstuffs, clothes, hygiene and some other items for refugees and IDPs. The participation of the local churches institutions in the affected areas in the project implementation will also support network of the local diaconal and emergency initiatives of parishes and will contribute to their capacity building. HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID Hungarian Interchurch Aid (), founded in 1991, is one of Hungary s largest charity organizations that also gained international recognition. It assists those in need and deprivation through its expanding community of experts, volunteers, donors and corporate partners. -Hungary provides assistance

11 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 11 regardless of nationality, religion and ideology. The organization helps in accordance with the strictest professional and transparency rules in Hungary, and in the international arena as a member of the international community. has been implementing humanitarian and development aid programs in 36 countries since its foundation in has been present in Ukraine since 1993, primarily in the Transcarpathian region (Zakarpatska Oblast) but it also implemented humanitarian and development programs in other parts of the country. In the initial period -Hungary carried out humanitarian work and social support programs in Berehove/Beregszász and its neighbourhood and established cooperation with the UNHCR office in Kyiv that had been opened in For the sake of effective implementation of reconstruction works following the massive Transcarpathian flooding in 1998, -Hungary opened an independent office in Berehove/Beregszász. During program implementation identified the region s most striking shortcomings as well. In Hungary established together with HEKS (Swiss Protestant Aid Organization) the Berehove Social Foundation, a new civil organization whose main task was to carry out social and training programs. Since 2006 the foundation has been operating under the name ADVANCE Transcarpathian Advocacy and Development Center. Hungarian Interchurch Aid provides continued support to work of the Center which includes mainly the following assistance: labour-market development, development programs for children, legal and social counselling, accredited vocational training programs, humanitarian assistance, social development program. Besides directly implementing aid projects (as registered NGO in Ukraine) has developed a country wide formal and informal network of NGOs and current project has been based on this co-operational structure. Hungarian Interchurch Aid started implementing program on emergency assistance to internally displaced persons in Ukraine within ACT Alliance Appeal (Emergency Assistance to Refugees from Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine UKR151) on January 01, Through its partner network in 9 oblasts of Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv and Donetsk) -Hungary initiated and implemented pre-distribution surveys and final beneficiary selections in all target regions. It has distributed before locally procured humanitarian aid items in the target oblasts. The content of humanitarian aid included food parcels, baby food and baby care parcels, hygiene kits and warm blankets. Recently launched a new program of psychological assistance for IDPs in Zaporizhia and Donetsk oblasts through its Zaporizhia partner. Besides the UKR151 appeal distributed food and hygienic parcels in Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev, Zakarpatia regions with the support of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. is also supporting IDPs, larger families, kindergartens and the elderly in Transcarpathia from its own funds. office in Berehove, Ukraine and Budapest headquarters (HQ) will be responsible for implementation of this response with the involvement of s office in Dnipropetrovsk. Activities are also coordinated on Kyiv level and has been involved in the international coordination for a (OCHA), in the relevant cluster meetings and with embassies. All participating offices are fully equipped with necessary office infrastructure and personnel Activities of forum and external coordination RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH /RRT There is no ACT forum in Russia or Ukraine. At the same time, a Church-wide coordinating center to assist refugees has been established in Russia; there are also regional coordinating church structures in

12 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 12 Russia and Ukraine. They support and coordinate efforts to assist refugees and IDPs, which is carried out in the Russian Orthodox Church widely from the first days of the crisis in Eastern Ukraine. ROC/RRT will share information and coordinate its work with these Church structures as well as with other humanitarian institutions. Responding to the emergency situation in Ukraine, Hungarian Interchurch Aid was among the first agencies (during the winter/spring period of 2014) that provided medical and psychosocial assistance to the affected population and later provided food and NFI assistance to IDPs in Ivano Frankivsk and Lviv with the support of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and private donors. -Hungary provided humanitarian assistance to St. Michael's Monastery in Kiev in February 2014 and also contacted the Lutheran Church in Kyiv. The first shipment contained medicines and medical kits to the monastery that was operating as a temporary hospital. -Hungary provided further hospital equipment to other hospitals, caring for victims of the violence. Later on in May/June Hungary provided psychosocial assistance in Hungary for a total of 47 doctors and nurses participating in the medical assistance for the injured in Kyiv during the crisis in February. The support was provided in cooperation with the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In Ivano Frankivsk an IDP coordination center has been established on the basis of an earlier capacity building process for Western Ukrainian stakeholders. The coordination mechanism includes the establishment of a coordination committee with state and non-state actors, regular meetings and establishment of IDP reception centers, registration of and contracting with the arriving IDPs. Besides assisting IDPs in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv with food parcels and NFIs, provided assistance and counselling for local NGOs and state actors on cooperation mechanisms. Besides the MFA funds, Hungarian Interchurch Aid has initiated a fundraising campaign in Hungary for supporting the victims of the present crisis in Ukraine and is continuously in contact with local NGOs in order to coordinate further assistance. Hungarian Interchurch Aid started implementing program on emergency assistance to internally displaced persons in Ukraine within ACT Alliance Appeal (Emergency Assistance to Refugees from Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine UKR151) on January 01, 2015 and finish the implementation by 31 August Besides the main coordination forum in Kiev several other locations are important for regional coordination where is currently active: in Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk, as well, the local level coordination with NGOs and relevant state authorities is ongoing. took part in a recent door-to-door assessment led by Shelter&NFI Cluster of Ukraine (OCHA) in Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. will participate in similar assessments in the future as it provides up to date information about the needs and problems of IDPs living rural areas of Ukraine.

13 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 13 III. PROPOSED EMERGENCY RESPONSE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH/RRT (ROC) 1. Target populations, and areas and sectors of response (ROC) ACT member Sector of response Geographic area of response Planned target population > 65 Totals ROC/RRT HYGIENE M F M F M F M F M F Individual unisex hygiene kits for men, women and children Kiev and Kiev region Individual hygiene kits for women (Ukraine); Rostov, Voronezh, Individual hygiene kits for children Belgorod, Kursk or Stavropol region (Russia) PSYCHOSOCIAL Appointment to specialist/ counselling Totals (in individuals) Overall goal of the emergency response (ROC) Overall goal To facilitate survival and improve the health and hygiene situation of the refugees and internal displaced persons from conflict areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine by providing hygiene articles and psychosocial support. Outcomes As a result health and hygiene conditions for women, men and children will be maintained and improved by providing individual hygiene kits: 5,600 individual unisex hygiene kits, 780 individual women hygiene kits, 660 individual children s hygiene kits. And psychosocial support to 3,300 men, women and children. 3. Proposed implementation plan (ROC) 3.1 Narrative summary of planned intervention The project will be carried out in the regions of the highest concentration of refugees and IDPs: Kiev and Kiev Region (Ukraine), Rostov, Voronezh, Belgorod, Kursk or Stavropol Regions (regions of Russia bordering with Ukraine or close to border). 50% of aid will be distributed to refugees/idps in Ukraine, 50% - in Russia.

14 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 14 At present, refugees/idps are staying in temporary accommodation centers or have found refuge with relatives or friends. A short ROC/RRT assessment will be carried out at the beginning of the project. Villages and towns of the project areas will be selected from the list of locations with the highest concentration of refugees and IDPs, prepared by parishes, social services and local authorities. Among the affected target groups (disabled, elderly, mothers leaded families and mothers with many children, families with disadvantaged children), the most needy will be selected. This will be done in close coordination with the relevant authorities. Preparation of the final beneficiaries and locations lists will be done in consultation with refugees and IDPs communities, local authorities, social services and parishes in the project regions. In preparing the final list of project locations and beneficiaries the level of the needs of refugees and IDPs, established at the time of the assessment, will be taken into account, as well as the assistance received from other sources. Hygiene The items to be purchased and distributed are generic hygiene items, customary and traditional for recipients. They are to be distributed in kit form, while special sanitary items for children and women will be distributed as separate items in an appropriate and sensitive way. The kits will have individual, rather than family format, because the size of the beneficiary families varies from 1 to 12 persons. Taking into account the sharp fluctuations in the local currencies, the Rouble and the Hryvnia, and inflation, ROC/RRT would like to reserve from the very beginning а certain flexibility in the composition and number of aid kits. All the distributions will be carried out within five months. Distributions of different kits and psychosocial rehabilitation will be done simultaneously. An individual unisex hygiene kit (total 5,600 kits) will be composed of the following items: Shampoo 300 ml., antimycotic 2 p. Toilet paper 4 rolls Bathing & laundry soap 90 gr. 6 p. Washing powder 450 gr. 2 p. Tooth brushes 1 p. Tooth paste 150 gr. 2 p. Antibacterial cleaning gel 500 ml. 1 p. Antibacterial dishwashing detergent 1 L. 1 p. Bag for packaging the kit 1 p. In addition to the individual unisex hygiene kits above, the following items will be handed out: 780 individual hygiene kits for women/girls will include 3 packs of sanitary pads, 660 individual hygiene kits for children which will include 2 big packs of diapers. Psychosocial rehabilitation It is planned to provide refugees/idps with the assistance of professional psychologists with special emphasis on supporting women and children. Professionals with respective experience, familiar with local conditions will provide their services to the refugees and IDPs in counselling sessions and visiting them where they are staying. The recommendations of these experts after the project completion can be used by local social services and health authorities (including correctional care for children) to further work with refugees and IDPs. The project will pay for the work of the specialists, premises for their work

15 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 15 will be provided by local authorities or parishes. Two specialists will be hired in each of the project regions.

16 3.2 Log frame RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Project structure Goal To facilitate survival and improve the health and hygiene situation of the refugees and IDPs from conflict areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine by providing hygiene articles. Outcomes Target affected refugees and IDPs have been provided with hygiene and psychosocial support. Consequently health and hygiene conditions of targeted refugees and IDPs are maintained and improved. Outputs 10,340 women, men and children refugees and IDPs from conflict areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine received hygiene kits and psychosocial support. Activities Hiring of project staff, Establishing work of the offices, Orientation & capacity building sessions with project staff and volunteers, Orientation meetings with church institutions, local authorities and communities, Assessment, collection of data, validation and finalization of beneficiary list, Setting up of warehouse for relief items, Indicators Number of refugees and IDPs from conflict areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, whose health and hygiene situation will be improved through provision of hygiene kits and psychosocial support. 5,600 individual unisex hygiene kits, 780 individual women hygiene kits, 660 individual children s hygiene kits have been received by beneficiaries. 3,300 men, women and children have received psychosocial support. Number of beneficiaries List of Key inputs Means of Verification (MoV) Distribution lists, Photographs of the distributions, Progress and monitoring reports, Final Report. Distribution lists, Photographs of the distributions, Progress and monitoring reports, Final Report. Distribution lists, Photographs of the distributions, Progress and monitoring reports, Final Report. Human resources, Agreed criteria of providers selection, Agreements with providers and psychosocial support specialists, Logistical process of deliveries in place, PME system defined, Agreements with communities and authorities. Assumptions Funds from ACT Alliance will be provided and timely arrive, War crisis will not drastically escalate, Accessibility of the areas of mass concentration of refugees and IDPs is manageable, Communities provide full support, Local government bodies provide the required support, Local and central Church structures will support the operation, Proper monitoring and regular follow up mechanism will be in place and implemented.

17 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 17 Preparation of distribution plan with target communities and authorities, Procurement of hygiene items, Delivery and distribution of hygiene items, Organising psychosocial support. Consolidation of distribution data, Conduct of the evaluation, Finalization of reports, Audit.

18 HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID () 1. Target populations, and areas and sectors of response ACT member Sector of response Geographic area of response Planned target population Food security (basic food distribution) In 8 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia 2400 families (8880 people) Food security (soup kitchen running) In 2 regions of Ukraine: Donetsk, Zaporizhia 250 people for 5 months Water, sanitation & hygiene (hygiene kit distribution) Health/Psychos ocial Support (training and psychosocial assistance) Health/Psychos ocial Support (packages for pregnant women) Shelter&NFI (heating material) Shelter&NFI (winterization equipment/hea ting material) Shelter&NFI (winterization equipment and household items) Shelter&NFI (community shelter repair/winteriz ation) Totals (in individuals): In 8 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia In 2 regions of Ukraine: Zaporizhia, Donetsk In 5 regions of Ukraine Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia In 5 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk In 5 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk In 2 regions of Ukraine: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia In 3 regions of Ukraine Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Kherson 2400 families (8880 people) 2000 people (250 children and 1750 adults) 500 women and their child (500) total of 1000 people 1300 families (4810 people) 1300 families (4810 people) 25 foster families (125 people) 360 people people

19 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 19 Planned target population Totals M/F M/F M F M F M/F Overall goal of the emergency response () Overall goal The overall goal of the appeal is to provide life-saving, emergency and winterization assistance to the extremely vulnerable target population in 8 regions of Ukraine (Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia) by providing assistance for IDPs and people living in war zones in the following four sectors: food security, water sanitation & hygiene, shelter & NFI, health/psychosocial assistance. Outcomes Age ncy Location Sector Activity Indicator Output In 8 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia Food aid (basic food distribution) Distribution of food package (oil, flour, rice, pasta, sugar, canned meat, buckwheat, dry peas, tea, biscuit, condensed milk) number of families In 2 regions of Ukraine: Donetsk, Zaporizhia Food aid (soup kitchen running) Daily hot meal for 250 people/day for 5 months (November 2015 March 2016) number of people In 8 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia In 2 regions of Ukraine: Zaporizhia, Donetsk In 5 regions of Ukraine Donetsk, Water sanitation & hygiene (hygiene kit distribution) Health/Psychos ocial Support (training and psychosocial assistance) Health/Psychos ocial Support (packages for Distribution of hygiene kits package (soap, shampoo, washing powder, toothbrush, toothpaste, disinfectant, toilet paper, dishwashing liquid, liquid soap, shower gel) Training and psychosocial assistance Distribution of packages for pregnant women (birth giving) number of families number of children and adults number of women and their 3725 families and 3610 individuals assisted (total of people)

20 Eastern Ukraine in Russia & Ukraine 20 Dnipropetrovsk Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia In 5 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk In 5 regions of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk In 2 regions of Ukraine: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia In 3 regions of Ukraine Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Kherson pregnant women) Shelter&NFI (heating material) Shelter&NFI (winterization equipment/heat ing material) Shelter&NFI (winterization equipment and household items for foster families) Shelter&NFI (community shelter repair/winteriza tion) (medical equipment, medicines, diapers, disposable materials, baby care products) Distribution of heating material (wood/wood bricks fuel/coal) Winterization equipment/ heating material (isolation material/repairing material, household/heating equipment and material- vouchers) IDP foster families - reconstruction material, household equipment, household machinery Community shelter - minor repairs, upgrade, winterization, household equipment/machinery children number of families number of families number of foster families number of community shelters/peo ple 3. Proposed implementation plan: HUNGARIAN INTERCHURCH AID 3.1 Narrative summary of planned intervention Planned assistance and activities are based on former UKR151 ACT appeal. proposes to implement the emergency assistance program for IDPs and vulnerable population living in war zones in the following regions of Ukraine. Geographical locations of planned assistance: Kharkiv, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, Transcarpathia, regions, not only in the centre of the counties, but mainly in the surrounding villages (to families who have not been provided assistance so far) The project implementation will be directed and implemented by HQ in Budapest, assisted and monitored by office in Ukraine (Berehove) and field office in Dnipropetrovsk in order to coordinate all activities in eastern Ukraine locally. identified 3725 families, and 3610 individuals total of people, who will be assisted by current project.