Author: Olha Taushan
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5 Years of Cash and Voucher Assistance in Ukraine in Numbers
Introduction The 2022 brought the largest conflict in Europe since WWII, probing entire international community with the largest challenge in its modern history – the full scale invasion of Ukraine. The international donors, United Nations, and partners has consolidated and appropriate response, helping to absorb the first shock of the armed conflict with cash and…
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5 key Elements of the CVA program in 2026
Cash and Voucher Assistance works because it’s fundamentally person-centered—it gives people agency and preserves dignity. In the previous article, we projected CVA funding to rebound to $500 million in 2026, cash-based approaches will be central to nearly every national and international NGO’s programming. As health program professionals who’ve spent three years designing and implementing CVA…
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Assessment of Internet Access in Rural Conflict-Affected Areas of Ukraine
Abstract Digital infrastructure can be as critical as physical infrastructure, especially in the areas affected by the crisis. In Ukraine’s context, prolonged armed conflict and the current economic situation make the establishment of new health facilities or the rehabilitation of damaged ones exceptionally challenging.. This article presents a cross-sectional study of internet access, which has…
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MPCA Targeting Easily Explained
From Blanket Coverage to Precision Targeting Since the full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s humanitarian cash response has evolved dramatically. What began as blanket coverage—providing multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to anyone displaced or affected—has matured into a sophisticated, evidence-based targeting system. By 2024, humanitarian partners reached over 1 million people with MPCA, with 88% living in…
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Cash for Medical Transportation. Humanitarian Support meets Government Service
The Mobile Teams Since December 2022, we’ve been running 11 mobile health teams in frontline areas of Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro regions. Each team includes a family doctor, mental health specialist, and community health volunteers. We work in villages where the conflict has destroyed healthcare infrastructure and public transportation networks. Our program follows the…
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