The Ukrainian National Bar Association (UNBA) is a non-governmental, non-profit professional organization founded in 2012, which unites all advocates of Ukraine (over 60,000) and is formed with the purpose of ensuring the implementation of the tasks of lawyer self-government. It was created on the basis of professional competence to promote the development and strengthening of the institution of advocacy in Ukraine, to raise the level of legal assistance provided by lawyers, to enhance the role and authority of the legal profession in society, and to protect the rights and legitimate interests of the organization's members. It was created to ensure the implementation of the tasks of lawyer self-government as defined by the Law of Ukraine "On the Bar and Practice of Law."
According to current legislation, UNBA performs the following functions:
- Representing the legal profession of Ukraine in relations with the bodies of state power, local self-government bodies, their officials and employees, enterprises, institutions, organizations regardless of ownership, public associations, and international organizations, and delegates representatives to the bodies of state power.
- Protecting the professional rights of lawyers and ensuring guarantees of advocacy activities.
- Ensuring a high professional level of lawyers of Ukraine through conducting events to improve the qualifications of lawyers.
- Providing access and transparency of information regarding lawyers of Ukraine.
- Performing other functions in accordance with the Law."
UNBA is a body established and operates in accordance with Article 131-2 of the Constitution of Ukraine, "For the provision of professional legal assistance in Ukraine, the bar operates."
CO "CF "ANGELS OF SALVATION" was created with the main goal of providing comprehensive assistance to people. The team works throughout Ukraine, covering more than 400 locations. The most active activities are carried out in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Kherson regions.
The Foundation's work is aimed at providing charitable/humanitarian assistance to citizens, territorial communities, state authorities and local governments.
Our support consists in systematic work to prevent and respond to emergency social, psychological and legal problems of the population, in particular, persons affected by the full-scale aggression against Ukraine, internally displaced persons, large families, the elderly and pensioners, children and adults with disabilities and other vulnerable categories of Ukrainian citizens in need of humanitarian, advisory, informational or other social assistance, in order to minimize the negative social, humanitarian, economic and other consequences of the aggression. The team constantly pays attention to the urgent humanitarian needs of vulnerable groups of the population, food and psychological assistance. An important priority in its activities is aimed at restoring the housing of the affected population and social infrastructure.
CO "CF "ANGELS OF SALVATION" has a well-coordinated evacuation team in eastern Ukraine, its own vehicle fleet and a wide technical base.
We evacuate everyone who needs a safe place to stay, as well as people with limited mobility, bedridden and wounded.
The mission of the CO "Shchedryk Charitable Foundation" is to help the affected population, create conditions for sustainable development of society and promote charitable activities.
EMF's vision is an inclusive society in which people with disabilities feel comfortable and live full and active lives.
The focus of EMF work is mutual support of people with disabilities and chronic diseases. The individual experiences shared by our users cannot be overestimated, they can be of help to a huge number of people who are facing the same problems or situations.
The main focuse in the work of the EMF is the maximum support of our participants in the main areas of their lives, such as:
- personal development;
- health and well-being;
- economic independence;
- social interaction.
Alliance.Global is an active human rights organization with a national paralegal network of LGBTIQ+ people. In addition, the organization provides support to other communities, including injecting drug users, people living with HIV (PLHIV), former prisoners, people with tuberculosis, etc.
Specially trained paralegals provide primary legal aid in cases related to violations of rights based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), HIV status, age, etc. The organization monitors media coverage of LGBTIQ+ issues and monitors statements of public figures, and responds to manifestations of hate speech.
The paralegal network of Alliance.Global actively cooperates with leading human rights organizations, such as the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, KyivPride and others. In addition, the organization conducts outreach activities for representatives of the LGBTIQ+ community and other groups in need of support.
Cooperation of Alliance.Global with the PravoVsim platform will help to expand access to quality legal aid and strengthen the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups.
IRC has been working in Ukraine since February 2022. Together with Ukrainian partners and local NGOs, we strive to provide the best possible assistance to people affected by the war. The International Rescue Committee works in Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, supporting communities in both large cities and hard-to-reach rural areas near the front line.
Together with our local partners, we organize the distribution of essential items, provide cash assistance to families in need, and ensure the protection of children, vulnerable groups and people with disabilities. Our health team activities include providing basic medical care to people in remote settlements, psychological support, rehabilitation, and the distribution of medicines for local hospitals and medical facilities.
IRC continues to make fundraising efforts in Europe and the USA to respond to the growing needs. Our programs also operate in Poland. We hold events for Ukrainian refugees in Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, as well as in Germany, Italy, Greece and the UK.
NGO “Nasha Dopomoga” is a non-profit non-governmental organization working to promote the social welfare of various segments of the population in need of exercising and protecting their rights and freedoms, satisfying public, including economic, social, cultural, environmental and other interests. The organization was founded on November 19, 2003. The organization's mission is to ensure equal rights to access to quality medical care and humanitarian support for all segments of the population, with a special focus on people in difficult life circumstances, vulnerable groups, adolescents and youth.
NGO “Nasha Dopomoga” has been operating in Ukraine since its foundation, focusing its activities on the territory of Donetsk region. The main areas of activity of the organization are HIV prevention among vulnerable groups (IDUs, PWID), early detection of HIV, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections, case management of injecting drug users with HIV-positive status, support of substitution maintenance therapy treatment, care and support for people living with HIV, advocacy for representatives of vulnerable groups, integrated humanitarian assistance to affected persons, including IDPs in the context of war and post-war recovery.
Starting from February 24, 2022, the NGO “ Nasha Dopomoga ” has adapted its activities to the new challenges of the armed conflict, continuing to implement projects in Donetsk region and expanding its geography in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernivtsi, Zakarpattia and Lviv regions.
ASB is a German aid and welfare organization working in areas such as rescue services, civil protection and social services. Since its foundation in 1888, the ASB has acted as a politically and denominationally independent association ensuring a high level of continuity and reliability. ASB provides people-centred humanitarian response to alleviate human suffering, contributes to building the resilience of systems, communities, and societies, and applies integrated approaches to welfare and to social and socio-economic development. ASB currently has a portfolio of more than 100 projects in countries such as Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Haiti, lndonesia, lraq, Kosovo, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Philippines, Serbia, and Ukraine;
ASB has been present in Ukraine since 2014. ln 2016 ASB opened a representative office in Ukraine with an aim to coordinate the relief operations. Since 2018, ASB's humanitarian activities have focused on the 5-kilometer zone along the 'contact line' (government-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts). ASB supported vulnerable categories of the conflict-affected populations with food, hygiene, cash, winterization assistance and PSS;
Currently ASB has offices in Kyiv and Lviv. Since February 2022, ASB has been contributing to the overall emergency response in Ukraine developing strategies to respond to needs across Ukraine in the longer term, with activities and reporting to relevant Clusters in different sectors, such as Protection, WASH, FSL, Shelter, Health.
Until February 2022, the Charitable organization “Charitable foundation “ROKADA” team consisted of twenty people who helped refugees from more than forty countries to set up their lives in Ukraine: Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria, etc.
On February 24, 2022, everything changed: for Ukrainians, for refugees, and for Rokada. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, based on 20 years of experience and support from international organizations, the Foundation has established a network of regional offices in 15 regions of the country. Today, hundreds of specialists help the affected population, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers on a daily basis.
NGO "MASHA FUND" is a non-governmental organization established in 2020 to combat all forms of violence. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Foundation has been providing assistance to women and children affected by the armed conflict.
The NGO aims to help Ukrainian women overcome the psychological consequences of the armed conflict. The psycho-emotional stabilization program "Unbreakable Mom" helps women rebuild their lives after losing loved ones, homes, or experiencing occupation; it also supports women who have survived war crimes, including sexual violence, or have been held in Russian captivity. The "Brave" project teaches teenage girls both physical and psychological self-defense. The "Unbreakable" Mental Recovery Center in Kyiv is open to all women and their children in need of psychological support.
The NGO "MASHA FUND" is also works to restore economic opportunities for women affected by the war in Ukraine. This activity is carried out as part of the "Successful" project.
The NGO "MASHA FUND" work with the best specialists in the field of psychotherapy and post-traumatic syndromes to provide professional help to women and children. The NGO "MASHA FUND" revive Ukrainian women for the sake of reviving Ukraine.
NGO “Innovative Social Solutions” is a team that makes social services client-oriented and innovative.
The organization works to prevent and combat gender-based violence, including domestic violence, provides support to survivors of war-related sexual violence, and implements services to strengthen women's economic empowerment. The services operate in 11 regions of the country, and the Psychological Support Line for men covers all regions.
The CO “100 PERCENT LIFE” is the largest patient organization in Ukraine. The mission of the organization is to work with patients and for patients, including representing the interests of people living with HIV, tuberculosis and representatives of key groups in relation to HIV infection. The organization has been operating since 2001 and is the main recipient and implementer of projects of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and USAID in Ukraine, the leading partner of the state in the implementation of medical reform and the developer of the eHealth system.
The CO "100 PERCENT LIFE" ensures the establishment of a mechanism for legal protection of the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, TB patients and representatives of key groups in relation to HIV infection within the framework of the Program «Sustaining Healthcare Response for HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Wartime Ukraine», which is funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, including by providing free legal assistance in the form of consultations, conducting pre-trial and court cases in the ECHR and national courts to protect violated rights; organizing and maintaining the work of the Chat-bot platform for providing legal advice "Legal bot 100% LIFE".
The International Foundation for Health and Environment “Carpathian Region” NEEKA is a non-governmental organization that operates in Western Ukraine. The organization was founded in the late 90s and its initial goal was to protect the environment. But since then, the activities of our organization have expanded significantly and we are now also engaged in social, humanitarian and legal assistance. In addition to the fact that the region in which the organization operates is located in a place with a unique nature, it is also a major transit corridor for migrants and refugees wishing to get to Europe.
Brief history:
For thousands of years, the Zakarpattia region has served as a kind of transit corridor connecting Europe and Asia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the social system in the newly independent Ukraine was severely disrupted. The healthcare sector was the most affected, as numerous hospitals and clinics ceased to function properly. Together with its Western partners, NEEKA tried to bridge the gap, as it was clear that thousands of people belonging to vulnerable groups in the region were living in dire conditions. This was especially true for asylum seekers and refugees who were detained at the border because they were trying to enter Europe illegally, and at the same time could not return to their home country. Every year, the number of people detained while trying to illegally cross the border with one of the 4 neighboring EU states increased, and 45% of this category were women and children (the most vulnerable group).
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, NEEKA has been actively providing psychological, social, legal and humanitarian assistance to various categories of vulnerable and socially disadvantaged people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Zakarpattia and Lviv regions, and partially in Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions. Currently, NEEKA has offices in Ukraine, Hungary and Romania, and is also active in neighboring countries: Slovakia and Poland.
Promoting barrier-free accessibility at the national, regional and local levels, overcoming barriers to the full life of the population, ensuring equal rights and opportunities.