The fourth year of the full-scale invasion. 4,594,254,00 internally displaced persons are officially registered in Ukraine. For many of them, housing that was meant to be temporary has become permanent. At our project CO-HATY, we renovate buildings and create new housing, as well as work to improve conditions in existing shelters. We are currently implementing a project in 21 shelters across three regions of Ukraine. After conducting a needs assessment, we are now starting procurement of furniture, appliances, and inclusive elements to ensure accessibility. We have also engaged an inclusion consultant and a designer to develop solutions. This work is ongoing, and the improvements will benefit around 2,000 people for whom these shelters have become home. The project will run until June 2026. The improvements will be implemented within the framework of the project “Comprehensive Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees in Ukraine through Protection, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Cash Assistance, Shelters, and WASH” Programs, implemented by the German NGO Sign of Hope, which is implementing the project with funding from the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, in cooperation with a number of Ukrainian partners.
