In June 2026, Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe in Ukraine is embarking on a new phase of the Help Localisation Facility (HLF) programme, having signed cooperation agreements with four new local civil society organisations. These projects will run over the next six months and cover various regions of the country, supporting the most vulnerable sections of the population. The implementation of these important initiatives has been made possible thanks to funding from the German Federal Foreign Office.

The new projects focus on humanitarian response, access to clean water, the development of sanitation and hygiene infrastructure, health support and the provision of basic necessities for project participants.

Meet our new partners and learn about their initiatives:

• The NGO ‘LAMPA’ with the project ‘Protection and basic provision for vulnerable populations in border rural areas’. The organisation will focus its work on the Snovsk City Territorial Community in the Chernihiv region. The project aims to provide comprehensive humanitarian support to rural households. Project participants will receive family hygiene kits and multi-purpose cash assistance to cover basic needs. In addition, the initiative includes measures to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV), support for physical rehabilitation, and the provision of legal aid.

• The NGO ‘Teplitsa’ with the project ‘Caring for tomorrow: sanitary standards of the future’. Activities will be centred on the Drohobych community. The project involves the modernisation of critical water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in three educational institutions and a hall of residence, which will improve living and learning conditions for vulnerable groups of students and displaced persons. In addition to renovation work and the purchase of furniture, the initiative includes educational lectures on hygiene and ecology.

• The ‘Nove Misto’ Charitable Foundation with its ‘Water Under Control’ project. The initiative will be implemented in the Kharkiv region. The charity will focus on addressing the issue of access to safe drinking water in communities whose infrastructure has been damaged by the war. As part of the initiative, eight publicly accessible fixed water treatment systems will be installed and commissioned. The process includes laboratory testing, system installation, handover to the communities, and training for designated operators to carry out future maintenance.

• The INSCIENCE organisation, with its project ‘Health Centres in Frontline Regions: Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and Support for People Aged 40+’. The project will cover five regions: Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Kharkiv. The initiative involves setting up local ‘health hubs’ where regular educational sessions with medical specialists will be held for adults aged 40 and over. In addition to providing information on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, project participants will be given 1,200 self-monitoring health kits (including blood pressure monitors and pulse oximeters).

We warmly welcome our new partners to the Help Localisation Facility (HLF)! Together, we continue to put the principle of localising humanitarian aid into practice, strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian civil society and ensuring timely, inclusive and dignified support for those who need it most.