The European Disability Forum response to the war in Ukraine, together with organisations of persons with disabilities in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, began in March 2022.

Thanks to our funders and partners, we established a Ukraine Response Programme in April 2022. It is now divided into two projects working on disability inclusion, led by organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) in Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and Latvia, as partners at European level.

By April 2024 more than 42,000 people* and their families have been supported through direct services. Disaggregated data on more than 12,000 of these people shows that 65% of beneficiaries are persons with disabilities.  70% of beneficiaries are women and children.

During this thime, 15 organisations have been involved, including 13 OPDs in eight countries. Funders mobilised €10.3 million including contributions from CBM International and the German Foreign Federal Office (GFFO).

Examples of this work

• Humanitarian aid (including cash, assistive devices, transport, food, hygiene and medicines, as well as medical and rehabilitation provision)
• Advocacy and training activities for a broad range of stakeholders
• Supporting the cooperation of organisations of persons with disabilities in Ukraine and neighbouring countries

Geographic scope of our current work

**Photo of a Google Map with EDF partners’ work responding to the war in Ukraine

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*This figure is conservative (e.g. family size is not always accounted for) and it does not take into account people helped through advocacy
**Locations are approximate, many activities are happening in small communities not possible to be depicted here, and this work is evolving over time as needs change