Community-Based protection and effective civil-military engagement in Ukraine

This project aims to reduce harm to civilians in conflict-affected areas in Ukraine through strengthened community preparedness to immediate and future threats resulting from military operations. Project activities include: (1) identifying and addressing civilian protection needs in conflict-affected communities; (2) support to localized initiatives to create or improve robust protection mechanisms; (3) capacity-building and knowledge-sharing of civilian protection strategies and tools for communities and protection actors; (4) delivery of training to improve protection of civilians through cooperation and coordination between civilians and security and defence actors; and (5) analysis and policy development support to track mitigate and respond to civilian harm.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthened community preparedness including gender-sensitive response mechanisms to immediate and future protection threats resulting from military operations with a focus on conflict-affected communities in Ukraine; and (2) improved protection of civilians through security and defence actors’ effective civil-military coordination systems in Ukraine.