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1 Internaonal Organizaon for Migraon, Mission in Ukraine www.iom.org.ua MONTHLY REPORT Migraon for the Benefit of All IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN UKRAINE IOM–MOM • The total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine reached 1,563,530 as of early November, according to the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. • IOM assisted over 69,000 vulnerable IDPs and conflict-affected people in 21 regions of Ukraine. • From the USD 316 million required for the UN Humanitarian Response Plan 2015, 45% were funded or pledged as of late October, according to OCHA. • Between mid-April 2014 and 29 October 2015, at least 8,100 people had been documented as killed and 17,610 as wounded in the conflict zone of Eastern Ukraine, OCHA reports. HIGHLIGHTS IOM’S RESPONSE TO DATE OCTOBER 2015 Enlarged version of the map on page 5 TARGETED CASH ASSISTANCE HELPS IDPS PREPARE FOR WINTER From summer ll late October 2015, almost 17,000 vulnerable IDPs in ten Eastern and Cen- tral regions of Ukraine have been provided with uncondional cash assistance from the EU Hu- manitarian Aid and Civil Protecon department (ECHO), the governments of Germany and Nor- way through IOM. Out of these people, nearly 10,500 have benefited from mulpurpose cash support for the first me. Elderly people, people with disabilies, single- headed families and families with three and more children will also be assisted to cover their basic needs for winter through the next round of cash payments in November-December. IOM ASSISTANCE TO IDPS AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATION IN UKRAINE 30 OCTOBER 2015 1,563,530 Total number of IDPs in Ukraine according to the Ministry of Social Policy 65,069 People provided with humanitarian aid 3,427 People provided with livelihood support 758 People assisted within community development projects 69,254 IDPs and people in need assisted by IOM Livelihood support Community development support Humanitarian aid 16,268 23% men 30,993 45% women 21,993 32% children Poltava Luhansk Donetsk Kherson Odesa Vinnytsia Ternopil Lviv Khmelnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk Chernivtsi Mykolaiv Dnipropetrovsk Sumy Kyiv Kharkiv Zhytomyr Cherkasy Zaporizhia Kirovohrad Chernihiv IOM ASSISTANCE TO IDPS AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATION IN UKRAINE IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration European Union www.iom.org.ua, [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/IOM.Ukraine © IOM Ukraine MIGRATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL IOM’s cash assistance allowed Teana to prepare her kids for school
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• Thetotalnumberofinternallydisplacedpersons(IDPs)fromCrimeaandEasternUkrainereached1,563,530asofearlyNovember,accordingtotheMinistryofSocialPolicyofUkraine.
• IOMassistedover69,000vulnerableIDPsandconflict-affectedpeoplein21regionsofUkraine.
• FromtheUSD316millionrequiredfortheUNHumanitarianResponsePlan2015,45%werefundedorpledgedasoflateOctober,accordingtoOCHA.
• Betweenmid-April2014and29October2015,atleast8,100peoplehadbeendocumentedaskilledand17,610aswoundedintheconflictzoneofEasternUkraine,OCHAreports.
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TARGETED CASH ASSISTANCE HELPS IDPS PREPARE FOR WINTERFrom summer till late October 2015, almost17,000vulnerableIDPsintenEasternandCen-tralregionsofUkrainehavebeenprovidedwithunconditionalcashassistancefromtheEUHu-manitarianAidandCivilProtectiondepartment(ECHO),thegovernmentsofGermanyandNor-waythroughIOM.Outofthesepeople,nearly10,500havebenefitedfrommultipurposecashsupportforthefirsttime.
Elderlypeople,peoplewithdisabilities,single-headed families and families with three andmorechildrenwillalsobeassistedtocovertheirbasicneedsforwinterthroughthenextroundofcashpaymentsinNovember-December.
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1,563,530Total number of IDPs in Ukraine according to the Ministry of Social Policy
65,069People provided with humanitarian aid
3,427People provided with livelihood support
758People assisted within community development projects
69,254IDPs and people in need assisted by IOM
Livelihood support
Community development
support
Humanitarianaid
16,26823%men
30,99345%
women
21,99332%
children
PoltavaLuhansk
Donetsk
Kherson
Odesa
Vinnytsia
Ternopil
Lviv
Khmelnytskyi
Ivano-FrankivskChernivtsi
Mykolaiv
Dnipropetrovsk
Sumy
Kyiv
Kharkiv
Zhytomyr
Cherkasy
Zaporizhia
Kirovohrad
Chernihiv
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IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY:U.S. Department of State Bureau
of Population, Refugees, and Migration
EuropeanUnion
www.iom.org.ua, [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/IOM.Ukraine
© IOM Ukraine
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IOM’scashassistanceallowedTetianatoprepareherkidsforschool
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2%Debts/Credits
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Olena, a single mother of five, left herhomevillageBilbasivka(DonetskRegion)inMay2014.Olena is indireneedofwinterclothing,books andmedicine forher chil-dren.Butthisyearherbiggestfearwastheupcomingwinter,asnowthefamilyresidesinVinnytsiaRegioninasmallvillagehousewithout centralized heating. To make theplacewarminwinter,theyneedeithercoalorwood,whichwasbeyondOlena’smeans.AcallfromIOMwasalifesaverforherfam-ily. “It is impossible to overestimate theimportance of this assistance. I managedtobuyenoughwoodtosurvivethiswinter.WeareextremelygratefultoIOMfortakingcareofpeoplelikeus.”
Tetiana,togetherwithherhusbandandtheir three children, left their home-town of Sloviansk in June 2014. Theyhave settled in Zhytomyr, andarenowco-rentingtworoomsinaflattogetherwith other IDPs. Tetiana and her hus-bandstrivetoensuretheirkidscan in-tegrate into the new environment andstudy normally. IOM cash support al-lowedthefamilytogetpreparedforthenewschoolyear. “Wemanaged tobuywinterclothesforthechildrenandpre-parethemforschool.Anditissoamaz-ingtofeelthesupport!”saysTetiana.
IOM has collected the stories of some of the IDPs assisted within the multipurpose cash assistance programme.
Olena,displacedfromDonetsktoMykolaiv,israisingthreechildren,oneofwhomisdisabledfrombirth.Thechildre-quiresconstantcareandhismother’spresence,soOlenacannotstartworking.Moreover,theboyneedsexpensivesurgeryandtreatmenteveryonceinawhile.Inthemean-time, the family often does not have enough money tocover even basic needs, including proper nutrition.WithcashprovidedthroughIOM,Olenamanagedtobuysomeclothesandschoolsuppliesforherchildren,andevenpam-per them with some candies and fruits, which happensveryrarelythesedays.Buteveninsuchcircumstances,thisbravewomanstillstaysastoundinglypositiveandherfam-ilyisverythankfulforthesupportduringdifficulttimes.
OlenaandherchildrenintheirnewhomeinVinnytsiaRegion
IOMstaffvisitsOlenaduringpost-distributionmonitoring toreceiveherfeedbackaboutcashassistance
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ASSISTANCE SPENDING*
22%Rentandutilities
25%Non-food
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18%Healthcare
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KateleftLuhanskmorethanayearago.On13June2014,sheandherhusbandgotmarried,and thenextday theywere driving out of their native city. “I’m a singer, so Isignedajobcontractandwentabroad.FirsttoChina,thentoKazakhstan,and Ionly returned toUkrainesixmonthsago.While Iwas gone,myparents also left Luhansk andwere roaming thecountry for severalmonths.Therewashopethatthemilitaryconflictwouldfinishandtheycouldbeabletogobackhome,butitdidn’thappen.Sointhefallof2014theyeventuallymovedtoKharkiv:firsttheylivedwithfriendsandeventuallytheymanagedtorentasepa-rateapartment.Ijoinedthemthispastwinter,”saysKate.
Sheusedtoearnmoneybysinging.Ayearbeforethewar started she got a jobwith a local art centre andalso sang at corporate parties and in restaurants. Allin all, she had a good income andwas financially in-dependent.Noweverything isgone: theart centre isnolongeropen,standingwithabrokenroofandKate’semploymentrecordbookinsideit.
Katehasdedicatedallher sparetimetobaking.Makinggingerbreadwas her hobby and a chance to please herfriends.AftermovingtoKharkiv,thehobbyappearedtobeveryuseful.“Istartedwatchingphotosofvarioussweetsonline,andgingerbreadcaughtmyattentionthemost.Af-
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BITTERSWEET STARTUP. DISPLACED SINGER GETS INTO GINGERBREAD PRODUCTION
Katehasmanagedtostartabusinesswhichallowshertostaycreativeandinspired
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tertryingtobakeanddecoratethem,Idecidedtosellmygingerbreadinsteadofjustgivingthemtofriendsasthefinancialsituationinmyfamilywasdifficult,”saysKate.
Kate’ssistersharedwithherthenewsaboutaspecialEU-funded IOM programme supporting IDP entrepreneurswithmicrogrants:“AtthattimeIhadalreadystartedbak-inggingerbread.So,whenenteringtheprogramme,Ihadaclearideatobringtolife.Afterpassingthespecialtrain-ing session, I prepared a business plan to be providedwithacookingprocessor.”
Katestartedsellingherbakedproductsonline.Shesaysthat there are several agencies and shops which keepbuyingherpastries.Kateisalsotakingspecificordersforgingerbread requiring an unusual approach. Her work-ingdesk is fullof thegingerbreadof various typesandshapes: there are fairy-tale characters like Karlson andtheMinions,or custombirthdaygreetings for children.“Mysleepingtimenowis justfourorfivehours. Inthemorning, I come tomy parents to prepare the dough,thentobakeanddecoratethegingerbread,”saysthegirl.
AfterayearawayfromhomeshehasdecidedtovisitLu-hansktocheckherfamily’sapartmentthatwasbought
shortlybeforeherwedding.“Ithurtssomuchtoseeallthis.Butyourealizethatlifegoeson,andwemustmoveontoo.Weknowthatthereisnochanceforgoingbackhomesoon,sowetrytodothebestforimmediateself-realization,” says Kate. It is always hard to start every-thingfromscratch,butsheisverycommitted.“Inthebe-ginningofthesummerIusedtobuyjusttwokilogramsofpowderedsugarforgingerbreaddecoration;nowIneeda50kgbag,thoughacoupleofmonthsagoIcouldnotevendreamofit,”addsKate.
“IamverygratefultoIOMforbeingchosenforthisen-trepreneurialprogramme.When I receivedthecookingprocessor, Ididnotbelieve itwastrue.NowIcansavetimeon dough preparation and devote itmore to cre-ativity.Youknow,therearesomanybeautifulideasthatIwanttoimplement.MyhusbandoftenaskshowIfindthetimetocookeverything.But I justcannotsay“no”whenpeoplecometomeforatreatfortheirholidayorcelebration,andIampleasedtomakethemhappy,”saysKate.
Kate still sings in a restaurant several nights per weekwhile intending to focus on baking. “I could not even
Kate’sgingerbreadsarepopularamongchildrenandadultsalike
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thinkthatIwouldlikethissomuch.Cur-rently, thewhole family is engaged inthehomebakery:momiswatchingthebaking process, dad is responsible fordoughdrying. It’s all hand-madeworkandIamquiteanxiousthateverythingisreadyontimeandlooksamazing.”
As of late October 2015, almost 3,500 IDPs and local community members have been supported with business training from IOM. Among them, al-most 1,500 people have been supported with grants for micro-business or self-employment and have received or are in process of receiving different types of equipment to provide for themselves. ThesearejustsomeofKate’screations,andshealwayshasmanymoreideas
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1,563,530Total number of IDPs in Ukraine according to the Ministry of Social Policy
65,069People provided with humanitarian aid
3,427People provided with livelihood support
758People assisted within community development projects
69,254IDPs and people in need assisted by IOM
Livelihood support
Community development
support
Humanitarianaid
16,26823%men
30,99345%
women
21,99332%
children
PoltavaLuhansk
Donetsk
Kherson
Odesa
Vinnytsia
Ternopil
Lviv
Khmelnytskyi
Ivano-FrankivskChernivtsi
Mykolaiv
Dnipropetrovsk
Sumy
Kyiv
Kharkiv
Zhytomyr
Cherkasy
Zaporizhia
Kirovohrad
Chernihiv
IOM ASSISTANCE TO IDPS AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATION IN UKRAINE
IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY:U.S. Department of State Bureau
of Population, Refugees, and Migration
EuropeanUnion
www.iom.org.ua, [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/IOM.Ukraine
© IOM Ukraine
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
IOM’S ASSISTANCE TO IDPS IN UKRAINE IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY:
Ms.VarvaraZhluktenko,IOMUkraine’sCommunicationsOfficer, [email protected],+380445685015,+380674479792
InApril2014,armedgroupsintheDonbasregionofeasternUkraine(DonetskandLuhansk)begantoseizebuildingsandarms.Asaresultofongoingfightingbetweenarmedgroupsandgovernmentforces,aswellastheeventswhichoccurredintheAutonomousRepublicofCrimea(ARC)inMarch2014,peoplehavebeenforcedtofleetheirhomesandhavebecomeincreasinglyvulnerable.Mosthaveleftwithfewbelongingsandareinneedofshelter,foodandnon-foodassistance,astheirsavingsareoftenmeager,socialbenefitstaketimetore-register,andlivelihoodsoptionsmayberestricted.Concurrently,whilegrassrootsvolunteerorganizations,civilsocietyandhostcommunitieshaveprovidedarobustresponsetotheimmediateneedsofIDPs,theeconomiccrisisinUkrainehashamperedtheircapacitytopro-videhumanitarianassistanceandmoredurablesolutions,inpartthroughemploymentandcommunitystabilization.ThosestayingintheDonbas,particularlyinareasaffectedbyfighting,faceimminentsecuritythreats.Theprovisionofbasicserviceshasbeendisrupted,suppliesareincreasinglylimited,andeconomicactivityhasbeencrippled.Ongoingdailyceasefireviolationscontinuetobereported.
BACKGROUND ON THE CRISIS
In line with IOM’s global strategy, the IOM Mission in Ukraine aims at advancing the understanding of the opportunities and chal-lenges of migration in the Ukrainian context. Maximizing those opportunities and minimizing the challenges presented by migra-tory movements are the guiding principles of all activities and programmes the Mission engages in.
IOM Ukraine fights trafficking in human beings, assists the Government in addressing the needs of internally displaced persons and dealing with irregular migration, improving its migration management system, and creating migrant-inclusive health practices and policies. At the same time, IOM Ukraine engages in exploring and promoting regular channels for Ukrainian labour migrants, harnessing the development potential of migration, disseminating migration information and managing migration movements and integration of ethnic minorities, promoting the benefits of cultural diversity, and counteracting xenophobia and intolerance.
During the 19 years of its presence in Ukraine, IOM has assisted over 400,000 migrants (Ukrainians and other nationalities), potential migrants, victims of trafficking and other vulnerable groups, directly or through its project partners.
Views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the view of IOM or its member states
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