Responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
As of the 1st of March 2022, HEKS/EPER Romania has developed multiple humanitarian actions in response to the war crisis in Ukraine. With the financial support of donors and the direct help of local partners, the organisation has been able to support tens of thousands of refugees from the north-west and north-east of Romania and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Transcarpathia and Chernivtsi. These people have received one or more of the following forms of aid: financial support, basic food and non-food items, shelter, medical and psychological support, information and transport services, educational and recreational services for children, etc.
In 2024, our projects are particularly focused on empowering local initiative groups by providing sclr micro-grants (community-led crisis responses) in Western Ukraine (Chernivtsi and Transcarpathian regions), respectively on facilitating the labour market insertion of Ukrainians in Romania (Cluj-Napoca).
Project #1:
Partner organization: AREAC (Regional Association for Adult Education Chernivtsi)
Donor: Swiss Solidarity, ACT Alliance
Project period: January 2024 – December 2024
Title: Support for the most vulnerable internally displaced persons and members of local communities affected by conflict in the Chernivtsi region, Ukraine.
Estimated number of beneficiaries: 3,500 (by December 2024)
Objective: to provide 70 micro-grants for the implementation of group initiatives (aimed at supporting local communities in the Chernivtsi region)
Locations: in villages and towns in the Chernivtsi region.
Project #2:
Partner organisation: Reformed Church of Transcarpathia
Donor: HEKS/EPER
Project period: January 2024 – June 2024
Title: Support for the most vulnerable internally displaced persons and members of local communities affected by conflict in the Transcarpathia region, Ukraine.
Estimated number of beneficiaries: 800 refugees
Objective: 20 micro-grants for the implementation of group initiatives (aimed at supporting and developing local communities in the Transcarpathia region)
Locations: in villages and towns in the Transcarpathian region.
Project #3:
Partner organisation: N/A (direct implementation)
Donor: ACT Alliance
Project period: January 2024 – August 2024
Title: Increasing the resilience of the Ukrainian refugee community in Cluj County, Romania
Estimated number of beneficiaries: 580 refugees
Activities: equipping Ukrainians in Cluj-Napoca with skills and knowledge for professional integration through: specialized workshops and individual pre and post-employment counselling, as well as providing micro-grants managed directly by community members to support employment efforts (through childcare and socio-cultural integration services.)
Location: in the city of Cluj-Napoca.
We are also currently working actively towards new financing opportunities to expand the range of services offered to Ukrainians resettled both in Romania and in areas of western Ukraine where we have ongoing projects.
