Implementation of the project «Life without Barriers: Assistance to Organizations, Communities, People with Disabilities and Children in the Affected Regions of Eastern and Northern Ukraine»

On January 13, a monitoring group visited the temporary residence (TRP) of internally displaced persons located in the dormitory No. 4 of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, consisting of:
– Maryna Karamanova — a specialist in program activities, monitoring and evaluation of the Humanitarian Fund for Ukraine
– Tetyana Shutova — regional coordinator of the child protection cluster (CP AoR) in the Eastern region
– Alina Pereverzeva — regional coordinator of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) cluster in Zaporizhzhia region

The visit program included communication with forcibly displaced persons currently living in the dormitory, analysis of the work carried out to equip the IDP center with new furniture and equipment as a result of receiving charitable funds, assessment of the effectiveness of the assistance provided, as well as a meeting with representatives of the balance sheet holder of the IDP temporary residence. Special attention was paid to identifying problematic issues in the functioning of the IDP center and planning further ways to resolve them.

Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University was represented at the meeting by:
– Andriy Ivanchenko — Vice-Rector of the University
– Vadym Dubyna — Director of the Campus
– Valeriy Ignashov — Head of the MTP in Dormitory No. 4

The reason for the monitoring visit was the implementation of the project «Life without Barriers: Assistance to Organizations, Communities, People with Disabilities and Children in the Affected Regions of Eastern and Northern Ukraine», which is implemented by the Charity Foundation «Smile of Ukraine» with financial support from the Humanitarian Fund for Ukraine (UHF). Within the framework of the project, 66 temporary accommodation places were arranged for evacuated residents of the village of Malokaterynivka, Kushugum territorial community.

The project purchased, delivered, and installed new wardrobes, beds, mattresses, chairs, bedside tables, writing and kitchen tables, sinks, and stainless steel worktops in living rooms and common areas. The residents of the MTP were also provided with bed linen, fire extinguishers, dishes, household appliances, roller blinds, mirrors, and other necessary equipment. The total amount of assistance provided exceeded 1.7 million hryvnias.

All this is the result of the practical implementation of the memorandums of cooperation signed by the rector of the university, Vitor Greshta:
– with the Kushugum settlement council of the Zaporizhzhia district: https://zp.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/memorandum_pro_spivpratsiu_ta_partnerstvo.pdf
– with the charitable organization «Charity Fund »Smile of the Ukrainian Academy«»: https://zp.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/memorandum_pro_vzayemodiyu_spivpratsiu_i_partnerstvo.pdf

Thank you to our partners for working together to improve living conditions in the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University dormitory!