The safety of people is the highest priority in the work of the Stabilization Support Services Charitable Foundation. Given the challenges faced by the organization in the context of war, ensuring the safety of people, especially during the provision of assistance, becomes a top priority.
The project “Lifesaving Response to Protection Risks and Humanitarian Needs of Conflict-Affected Population in South and South-East of Ukraine” helps war-affected residents of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The humanitarian aid is distributed in areas that are very close to the front line, so compliance with security measures is one of the project’s top priorities.
According to Ruslan Fedchuk, Security Manager of the Stabilization Support Services Charitable Foundation, the best time and place for the distribution of humanitarian aid to the population is chosen first and foremost when planning the distribution of humanitarian aid.
“Mostly, the distribution of aid takes place at lunchtime in places equipped for such events, with shelters nearby or directly in the shelters themselves. A mandatory point of all distributions is to observe time intervals. That is, we divide the people who are supposed to come for help into several groups and invite them to different times to avoid large crowds,” Ruslan notes.
The Charitable Foundation notifies people about the distribution of aid via SMS. Each beneficiary receives a message the day before the scheduled distribution, which indicates the date, place and time they need to arrive.
On the day of the distribution, regional coordinators make sure that there is no air raid alert during the distribution. If the alarm lasts for a long time, the distribution may be postponed to another time or day.
According to Ruslan Fedchuk, Security Manager, the Charitable Foundation cooperates fruitfully with local governments and is responsible for adhering to the general security policy.
The employees of the regional teams themselves wear not only appropriate uniforms that show that they are employees of the Foundation, but also personal protective equipment and individual medical kits when distributing aid.
“Our employees know how to use individual first aid kits and have the appropriate certificates. It is also mandatory for them to take courses in first aid. Since the aid is distributed in the frontline regions, we need to be sure that in case of an emergency, our employees will be able to help not only themselves but also the recipients of the aid,” summarizes Ruslan, Security Manager.
Within the framework of the project “Vital Response to Protection-Related Risks and Humanitarian Needs of the Conflict-Affected Population in Southern and Southeastern Ukraine” of the CCC Charitable Foundation, the charity’s team has conducted 30 distributions of humanitarian aid and drinking water in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in the last 8 months alone.
The assistance was made possible through the implementation of the project “Lifesaving Response to Protection Risks and Humanitarian Needs of Conflict-Affected Population in South and South-East of Ukraine” by the CCC Charitable Foundation in cooperation with the international humanitarian organization CARE with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
