During the first half of 2026, more than 36,000 people received assistance under the UNICEF project.
30/06/2024
Due to constant airstrikes and the destruction of infrastructure, which limit access to basic services, life in frontline communities remains difficult and unstable.
Over the past six months, we have been working alongside UNICEF in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, focusing primarily on supporting families with children.
At a time when the majority of educational institutions are operating remotely, it remains particularly important for children to have access to additional educational support and to interact face-to-face with their peers.
This is why eight UNICEF child-friendly spaces continue to operate in the Dnipropetrovsk region, offering additional classes for children to revise and consolidate their learning, as well as a variety of creative workshops.
We are providing the same support in the Donetsk region thanks to a mobile education team, as for many children living there, this is virtually the only opportunity to learn in person.
Little Alina, a 4th grade pupil, has spent her entire school life learning online. The girl explains that she finds distance learning very difficult:
“I miss going for walks with my friends. And I really miss having a teacher who can help me and tell me straight away whether I’ve written something correctly or not.”
Over the past six months, we have been working alongside UNICEF in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, focusing primarily on supporting families with children.
At a time when the majority of educational institutions are operating remotely, it remains particularly important for children to have access to additional educational support and to interact face-to-face with their peers.
This is why eight UNICEF child-friendly spaces continue to operate in the Dnipropetrovsk region, offering additional classes for children to revise and consolidate their learning, as well as a variety of creative workshops.
We are providing the same support in the Donetsk region thanks to a mobile education team, as for many children living there, this is virtually the only opportunity to learn in person.
Little Alina, a 4th grade pupil, has spent her entire school life learning online. The girl explains that she finds distance learning very difficult:
“I miss going for walks with my friends. And I really miss having a teacher who can help me and tell me straight away whether I’ve written something correctly or not.”
Alina has now started attending the classes offered within the project. She says she enjoys the maths lessons and creative workshops the most.
“I was really excited to go to my first maths lesson; we answered questions at the board. And they also taught me how to do columnar addition,” she recalls of her first days of lessons.
Besides learning, Alina finds communicating with her peers important too, as most of her friends have relocated:
“I like working in pairs when we have to do something together in pairs or groups of three.”
“I was really excited to go to my first maths lesson; we answered questions at the board. And they also taught me how to do columnar addition,” she recalls of her first days of lessons.
Besides learning, Alina finds communicating with her peers important too, as most of her friends have relocated:
“I like working in pairs when we have to do something together in pairs or groups of three.”
Since the start of 2026, more than 1,300 children have taken part in sessions at our centres and with our mobile teams.
Psychological support is another area of our work. This includes parents in particular, as their emotional state has a direct impact on their children.
According to the 2025 national ‘Index of the Future’ study, 44% of children in Ukraine show signs of potential PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
Within the project, psychologists work in children’s centres and within a mobile education team in the Donetsk region. They conduct individual and group sessions and help families cope with the consequences of anxiety and daily stress.
In total, over 1,500 people received psychological support during the first half of the year.
Another area of support within the project is medical consultations. These are provided by specialists from the partner organisation ‘Frida’. Teams travel to frontline communities where it is difficult to see a doctor due to a lack of specialists or the inability to secure an appointment.
Recently, Inna, who lives in Oleksandropil in the Dnipropetrovsk region, received such assistance. She explains that she and her son used to travel to the hospital in Nikopol, but this has now become dangerous due to constant airstrikes.
Psychological support is another area of our work. This includes parents in particular, as their emotional state has a direct impact on their children.
According to the 2025 national ‘Index of the Future’ study, 44% of children in Ukraine show signs of potential PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
Within the project, psychologists work in children’s centres and within a mobile education team in the Donetsk region. They conduct individual and group sessions and help families cope with the consequences of anxiety and daily stress.
In total, over 1,500 people received psychological support during the first half of the year.
Another area of support within the project is medical consultations. These are provided by specialists from the partner organisation ‘Frida’. Teams travel to frontline communities where it is difficult to see a doctor due to a lack of specialists or the inability to secure an appointment.
Recently, Inna, who lives in Oleksandropil in the Dnipropetrovsk region, received such assistance. She explains that she and her son used to travel to the hospital in Nikopol, but this has now become dangerous due to constant airstrikes.
The woman says that this kind of help is vital for their town, as the local clinic is currently closed and not everyone is able to travel to other towns.
Mobile consultations are held in communities across the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In 2026, over 2,400 people sought help from doctors with the ‘Frida’ mission.
In addition to medical care, we also provide for people’s daily household needs. In towns near the frontline, access to essential goods is often limited due to logistical challenges and supply disruptions.
Since the beginning of 2026, we have distributed over 29,000 kits containing personal hygiene products and household cleaning products. These kits help families not only to meet their basic needs, but also to reduce expenditure on essentials and redirect funds towards higher-priority items.
Meanwhile, drinking water distribution points in Shakhtarsk and Sloviansk continue to operate. Since the start of the year, over 166,000 litres of water have been distributed there.
A separate focus of our work is providing emergency repair kits to state institutions that, despite everything, continue to operate within communities, as well as conducting supervision sessions for rapid-response specialists who work daily in communities close to the front line, under emergency conditions.
This support makes it possible to assist not only families, but also the communities in which they live.
In total, more than 36,000 people have already received support through the project.
We are continuing our work, as the need for education, psychological support, medical consultations and basic assistance remains a daily reality.
The UNICEF project is being implemented by the CF “Angels of Salvation”.
Mobile consultations are held in communities across the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In 2026, over 2,400 people sought help from doctors with the ‘Frida’ mission.
In addition to medical care, we also provide for people’s daily household needs. In towns near the frontline, access to essential goods is often limited due to logistical challenges and supply disruptions.
Since the beginning of 2026, we have distributed over 29,000 kits containing personal hygiene products and household cleaning products. These kits help families not only to meet their basic needs, but also to reduce expenditure on essentials and redirect funds towards higher-priority items.
Meanwhile, drinking water distribution points in Shakhtarsk and Sloviansk continue to operate. Since the start of the year, over 166,000 litres of water have been distributed there.
A separate focus of our work is providing emergency repair kits to state institutions that, despite everything, continue to operate within communities, as well as conducting supervision sessions for rapid-response specialists who work daily in communities close to the front line, under emergency conditions.
This support makes it possible to assist not only families, but also the communities in which they live.
In total, more than 36,000 people have already received support through the project.
We are continuing our work, as the need for education, psychological support, medical consultations and basic assistance remains a daily reality.
The UNICEF project is being implemented by the CF “Angels of Salvation”.
