Ukraine

This project will strengthen the government of Ukraine’s capacity to respond to public health shocks, sustain critical public health services during crisis, and expand mental health support to veterans and conflict-affected populations. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the project will focus on public health challenges resulting from the war, including humanitarian health needs; increased demand for community-based mental health services, including support for survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence; and continuity of care for displaced and mobile populations.

The WINGS project offers a comprehensive, tailored package of services targeting rural, marginalized and vulnerable women to enhance their economic security by enabling their success as employees and entrepreneurs. Working in four regions – Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Poltava – WINGS focuses primarily on rural women, who face additional barriers to fulfilling their personal and economic potential due to negative stereotypes, limited access to resources and constrained employment opportunities. The project is creating a competitive, innovative, sustainable environment for the growth of women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises and providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. WINGS targets women who face multi-dimensional vulnerabilities, specifically survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, women who have served prison sentences, women living with HIV, women living with disabilities, ethnic minorities, women affected by the conflict, women with partners in the military and women veterans. WINGS engages with men and community influencers to encourage shifts in the social and cultural norms that undermine women and perpetuate negative stereotypes.