Report for Communications Workers Union Humanitarian Aid

April 2006

Distribution of humanitarian aid received by EveryChild Ukraine

Despite recent economic development, the transformation to a market economy has had a dramatic overall effect on the living standards of Ukrainian citizens. 13 years after independence, Ukraine still has a high and annually increasing poverty rate. 27.8% of Ukrainians (over 13.7 million) live below the official poverty line. However, according to public surveys, 83% of the Ukrainian population currently view themselves as ‘poor’.  Ukraine also has high levels of inequality within its population in terms of income and consumption level, this inequality having substantially increased in recent years. Over the past 10 years, the population of Ukraine has decreased by more than 4.2 million people, the birth rate has decreased by 38.5% and the death rate increased by 26.5%.  

All of these changes that have taken place in Ukraine since transition have dramatically affected the vast majority of families and communities. One of the reasons for children being admitted to institutional care is family poverty. Overcoming this negative phenomenon is one of the main components of EveryChild’s activity in Ukraine. As part of this work we coordinate the distribution of humanitarian aid in Lviv, Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts, which we receive from our partner organizations. In particular we are very grateful for the generous support of the Communication Workers Union Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA).

Lviv oblast

The most substantial part of the humanitarian aid delivered by CWUAH was received by EveryChild in Lviv oblast. According to statistic data received from our office in Lviv, the humanitarian aid in this region was provided to 400 crisis families, 1047 children, one family type home and five foster families. It was divided and delivered to the following recipients:

1. Lviv oblast Family Support Centre
2. Lviv oblast Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth
3. Family type home in the city of Dobromyl, Lviv oblast
4. Sokal rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Family Support Service
5. Yavoriv rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Family Support Service
6. Drohobych rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Family Support Service and Foster Family Support Service
7. Sokal rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Family Support Service
8. Stryy rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Foster Family Support Service
9. Truskavets city Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Family Crisis Service
10. Regional Centre for Social Rehabilitation

The following reports have been received from partner organisations with the lists and signatures of families who received aid:

1. Lviv oblast Family Support Centre provided humanitarian aid to 45 families in crisis and two foster families with 86 children within the city of Lviv and to one foster family with 4 children in the city Zhovkva in Lviv oblast.
2. Lviv oblast Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth provided humanitarian aid to the most marginalised families in Lviv oblast with the exception of rayons where Family Support Services received aid as partner organisations directly from EveryChild. The aid was received by 89 families with 195 children.
3. Family type home in the city of Dobromyl, Lviv oblast received aid as it is Family Type Home established with support of EveryChild and we continue to provide assistance to them. There are five girls orphans living there.
4. Sokal rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth and Family Support Service provided aid to 59 families with 202 children.
5. Yavoriv rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth and Family Support Service provided support to 70 families with 215 children.
6. Drohobych rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Family Support Service provided aid to 62 families with 189 children.
7. Stryy rayon Centre for Social Services for Family, Children and Youth, Foster Family Support Service provided aid to one foster family with one child and to 25 crisis families with 67 children.
8. Truskavets city Centre for Social Services for Children, Families and Youth, Family Crisis Service provided support to 30 families in crisis with 79 children.
9. Regional Centre of social rehabilitation distributed aid to 20 families in crisis.
   
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