Ukrainian people need help.

The humanitarian situation in Ukraine deteriorated drastically in 2024, after russia’s invasion dramatically

escalated eight years of conflict into a full-scale war. Throughout the year, intense hostilities caused immense

human suffering, with thousands of civilians killed or injured, millions forced from their homes, families

separated, access to essential services decimated and livelihoods destroyed.

Approximately 17.6 million people – 49 per cent of the current population – are now in need of humanitarian assistance and protection1, an increase from just above 3 million people who needed aid at the start of 2024. The situation is particularly severe in areas close to the front line, and in the parts of Ukraine currently under russian control.

As you know, FHL is a rather big organization. At the end of February there were 176 staff members officially

employed at FHL, 36 of whom are IDPs. 38 volunteers also help us in providing services. We continue to help

our beneficiaries every day. Due to the constant shelling of critical infrastructure, Ukrainians lived all winter

without heating and electricity. But despite the constant blackouts and the Internet loss, we do not stop our work

and never give up. With the onset of spring, the lengthening of daylight hours and with the rise of outside

temperature, we are increasing the efficiency of our work with renewed vigor, spending more time in offices and

HUBs, helping everyone who contacts us, even though our resources are not enough to cover all requests for help that

come to us daily. We are sincerely grateful for the opportunity to support our beneficiaries not only with the services of specialists, but also with the necessary humanitarian and social assistance.

Now our organization helps people in Kherson and Nikolaiv regions. 

Representatives of the Beryslav, Kherson and Bashtanska mobile teams, due to the destroyed administrative buildings in the villages, are often forced to work in poorly lit rooms that are not very suitable for this, or, in the absence of such, in the open air near the homes of the residents of the villages.During the Teams' activities, air alarms or explosions often sound, which greatly complicates their work. This forces representatives of mobile brigades and local residents to hide in safe places. 

As before, one of the most acute problems remains the security situation in the region, due to which the project's mobile teams are facing many difficulties during the reporting period. Under constant shelling, aerial alarms, monitoring drones, overcoming bad roads, representatives of our mobile teams reach the settlements of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. Especially all of the above, of course, applies to the Beryslav district of the Kherson region. Representatives of the Beryslav mobile team, due to the work of enemy reconnaissance drones, are still forced to resort to camouflage and concealment of vehicles when working on the road to populated areas, as well as to use only the dark hours of the day to go to populated areas: the departure begins at 5 in the morning, and after working in the settlement, the team workers wait for dusk to return home. 

Our organization actively cooperates with the affected settlements in the Khersonsky, Bashtansky and Beryslavsky districts, providing humanitarian, psychological and medical assistance, as well as constantly informs about all available feedback channels, regularly conducts surveys and meetings with the public to assess the effectiveness of our measures and identifying new needs. 

All requests for help and requests for information, we strive to consider promptly and efficiently, providing clear channels of interaction. Any received complaints or requests for help or information are discussed by the internal team, and a person responsible for implementation is appointed. We are making every effort to quickly and adequately resolve the situation for the benefit of the affected citizens.