Capacity strengthening: Ukrainian NGOs, NGO staff, social workers, law enforcement representatives working in child protection

Mental health and psychosocial support: children affected by the war in Ukraine, their families, teachers and social workers

1. Enhanced thematic and organisational management capacities of local and national NGOs engaged in child protection
2. Increased mental health resilience and improved well-being of the localy led protection actors, as well as boys and girls and their parents directly affected by the armed conflict

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Capacity strengthening support for NGOs

1. Improvement of the organisational capacities of Ukrainian NGOs
2. Improvement of knowledge in safeguarding of Ukrainian NGOs
3. Strengthening capacity of child-friendly spaces management teams
4. Training in first psychological aid for children
5. Awareness raising about child sexual abuse among Ukrainian civil society and government actors working in child protection
6. Awareness raising and capacity strengthening of governmental actors to identify and reduce child sexual abuse
7. Burnout prevention for CSOs

Mental health and psychosocial support

8. MHPSS for children

9. Mental health support for parents and other safe adults

10. Project implementation grants for child MHPSS providers

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

The project has made significant progress in enhancing the capacity of local organisations, improving mental health outcomes, and addressing systemic challenges faced by national actors. By supporting 29 Ukrainian NGOs, the project helped them play larger roles in the humanitarian response. NGORC offered training in essential operational skills such as project planning, grant writing, and financial management, while also emphasising the importance of safeguarding beneficiaries and incorporating their feedback. NGORC also provided 11 capacity-strengthening grants to improve organisational structures and procedures, as well as support financial audits to ensure compliance with donor requirements.

The project also focused on mental health and psychosocial support, addressing the needs of children (1024 reached), parents (212 reached), educators (11 reached), and humanitarian workers (95 reached) through individual and group sessions. The activities improved mental health care quality and helped prevent professional burnout.

NGORC will continue to coordinate with clusters and sub-clusters to enhance overall coordination, with particular attention to the Child Protection Sub-Cluster and the MHPSS Sub-Cluster. If needed, NGORC will assist our partners in understanding how the system operates, its structure, and how they can benefit from it.

Additionally, NGORC will promote collaboration and coordination with national and local governments as appropriate..