Almost 6,500 bottles of drinking water, 2,200 individual hygiene kits, over 1,000 professional legal consultations, and nearly 700 participants in psychosocial support are not just numbers. These are the results of the fruitful work of the powerful team at the Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services”.
By implementing the project Lifesaving Response to Protection Concerns and Humanitarian Needs of Conflict Affected People in the South and South-East of Ukraine, residents of three regions of Ukraine were able to receive assistance: Zaporizka Oblast, Mykolaivska Oblast, and Khersonska Oblast.
According to Project Manager Anna Nikolenko-Baieva, due to the constant danger in frontline areas, the need for support for the local population remains especially critical. Therefore, the Foundation’s team continues to implement humanitarian initiatives to alleviate the lives of affected communities as much as possible.
“Every day, residents of frontline territories face challenges that are difficult to imagine and comprehend. For half a year now, our project has been a pillar of support for those most affected by the conflict. From a sip of clean water and essential hygiene items to professional legal advice or psychological support—we do everything possible to make every person feel they are not alone with their problems. Our team does not just provide charitable aid; we help those who truly need it,” emphasizes Anna Nikolenko-Baieva.
Over the six months of the project’s implementation, our Charity Foundation has managed to:
- provide people in frontline territories with drinking water;
Bottled water was received by 3,250 residents of Zaporizka Oblast, Mykolaivska Oblast, and Khersonska Oblast. This is nearly 6,500 bottles. Over 3,200 more bottles are being prepared for distribution.
- provide assistance to vulnerable categories of the population;
300 residents of frontline territories received special hygiene kits for people with disabilities who require adult diapers and underpads.
- support families with individual non-food item kits;
We supported 1,510 people, providing them with individual personal hygiene kits. We plan to distribute another 475 kits by the end of spring.
- expand access to women’s hygiene;
Women’s hygiene kits were received by 400 female residents of frontline communities aged 11 to 55.
- provide psychosocial support;
As part of the project’s implementation, we provided individual and group psychological support to 282 people.
- organize the provision of legal aid to communities;
Over 1,000 people received professional legal assistance from the project’s legal experts.
The opportunity to receive free psychosocial and legal assistance has become especially important for residents of frontline regions. For this purpose, mobile teams consisting of two psychologists and a lawyer operate in Zaporizka Oblast, Mykolaivska Oblast, and Khersonska Oblast as part of the project’s implementation. They travel to communities to provide assistance to the population affected by the consequences of the war.
“The main goal we set for the psychosocial component at the beginning of the project was to help residents of frontline regions improve their emotional state, find new resources, learn to cope with stress, and regain a sense of control over their own lives. To realize this plan, participants in individual programs mastered approaches based on WHO programs, which contributed to increasing their stress resistance and capacity for self-regulation. Group sessions were built on the principles of CBT and crisis interventions. This allowed participants to better understand their own reactions and receive support in a safe environment. Overall, all our expectations and plans were realized by more than 100%,” emphasizes Olha Sobolieva, Psychologist Supervisor of the mobile teams at the Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services”, crisis clinical psychologist, and psychotherapist.
Over nearly half a year of their work, the psychologists of our Foundation have provided 282 individual consultations and conducted 150 support groups for 648 people from the Khersonska community, Pavlivka and Mykhailivka communities (Zaporizka Oblast), and Mishkovo-Pohorilove and Pervomaisk communities (Mykolaivska Oblast).
In addition to psychosocial support, access to legal aid is critically necessary in frontline communities. Constant legislative changes and hazardous conditions require residents to have a high level of legal awareness to protect their rights. Therefore, free legal consultations have become a true lifesaver for the residents.
“The project’s effectiveness is confirmed by numbers: over 700 people received in-person consultations directly on-site during mobile team visits. Another 350 requests were promptly processed by lawyers online. The combination of in-person and online formats ensures the continuity of support and access to legal protection even in high-risk zones. Overall, more than 1,000 consultations provided demonstrate that professional legal support is a reliable instrument of backing and protection for vulnerable categories of the population today,” emphasizes Tetiana Kushnirenko, Protection Coordinator at the Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services”.
Overall, the completion of the project’s implementation is scheduled for the end of May 2026. Therefore, the number of people who have received assistance from our Foundation will still significantly increase.
The project Lifesaving Response to Protection Concerns and Humanitarian Needs of Conflict Affected People in the South and South-East of Ukraine is implemented by the Charity Foundation “Stabilization Support Services” together with the international humanitarian organization CARE, with financial support from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.