Projects

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Project: Inclusive Vocational Education: Improving Training for Veterans and People with Disabilities

The multi-donor initiative Skills4Recovery aims to support the training and retraining of skilled workers in five sectors of the economy that are important for the recovery process: construction, transport, agriculture, services and manufacturing. This goal is achieved by strengthening the capacity of vocational education institutions to offer high-quality, labour market-oriented educational services, engage vulnerable groups and cooperate with employers.

2025

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Together in Action: Building Civil Society Capacity to Advocacy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The project is being implemented in the following regions

2025

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Improving access to quality multidisciplinary physical rehabilitation and integration of people with disabilities in the Ivankiv community in Ukraine

The project is based on the principle of equal opportunities, ensuring access to services for all community members, regardless of their gender, age, social status, or physical abilities. Special attention is paid to the needs of women, men, and children, as well as representatives of various social groups. It uses adapted rehabilitation methods that help reduce barriers to accessing services, including taking into account […]

2025

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Humanitarian Response and Recovery: Strengthening the Leadership of Organizations of Women with Disabilities

2025

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Sustainability and development of the National Assembly of People with Disabilities in Ukraine

2025

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Together we are powerful: building the capacity of NGOs of PwD

2025

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Multisectoral humanitarian assistance for IDPs, returnees, veterans and their host communities in Ukraine

Information about the project coordinators in the communities Download the booklet

2023

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Increasing the participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in the response in Ukraine

2024
2025

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Supporting children with disabilities during the war: technology to help

Children's feedback: "It's very convenient! Now I can quickly contact my parents at any time, even if they are far away." - Olena, Korosten, Zhytomyr region. "I feel safer with the watch. It's a real helper!" - Anna, Brody, Lviv Oblast "It's not just a watch, it's my new friend." - Yuriy, Vinnytsia Technology support is important [...]

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Strengthening the capacity of public organizations of people with disabilities in the decision-making process in the restoration and creation of an accessible environment

2024

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Inclusive rehabilitation services (Hoverla Project)

2024

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Support for people with disabilities under martial law

2023

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"Rehabilitation in Ukraine (Rehab4U)

Діяльність НАІУ в проєкті Національна Асамблея людей з інвалідністю України (НАІУ) сприяє активному залученню людей з інвалідністю та ветеранів до процесів ухвалення рішень, а також підтримує розвиток спроможності громадських організацій впливати на формування політик. Напрямки роботи НАІУ: залучення людей з інвалідністю до процесу формування національної та місцевої політики проведення інформаційно-просвітницької кампанії для створення підтримуючого середовища […]

2024

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Crisis in Ukraine: Disability-inclusive response and recovery led and coordinated by organizations of persons with disabilities (Phase 2)

2023

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Active rehabilitation program "Return to life"

The program was implemented at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine, located in the unique natural environment of the Carpathian Mountains at an altitude of 800-900 meters above sea level (Lviv region, Turka district, Yavoriv village). The program is aimed at improving the psycho-emotional state of the target group; forming a psychology of optimism despite the damage, including significant ones, to human health, its real readiness for [...]

2017

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Campaigns

A weekend of unlimited possibilities

For the second year in a row, more than 40 institutions in 11 regions joined the campaign. There were 30 thematic events.

The weekend was held in the format of a flash mob, which involved coffee shops, restaurants, theaters, cinemas, museums, and shopping and entertainment centers that made their environments and services more accessible and friendly to visitors with disabilities and families with young children, including children with disabilities. For several days (November 30-December 3, 2018), they also drew the attention of their visitors to the issues of equality in access to facilities and services through thematic events.

2017

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Information and awareness campaign of the All-Ukrainian public movement "Parents for Early Intervention"

2017

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A documentary dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - The Right to Life

2018

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Campaigns

All-Ukrainian Forum "Right to Life"

2018

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Discrimination on the basis of disability. Project "Implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy as a way to reduce discrimination against people with disabilities"

2019

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Awareness-raising campaign to ensure the voting rights of citizens with disabilities

2019

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Diversity. Equality. Unity

2020

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IDEAS: Inclusive solutions for an equal and responsible society

The IDEAS project aimed to build an inclusive society by strengthening the capacity of organizations working in the field of disability and their role in decision-making to better represent the interests of people with disabilities and protect their rights. The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the British Council in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

2013

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Promoting integration policies and services for people with disabilities in Ukraine

The Program was implemented in two phases. The first phase of the Program was implemented by UNDP in Ukraine jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labor Organization (ILO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine from December 2012 to March 2015.

2013
2017

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Project "Development of Early Intervention Services in Ukraine"

2017

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Training, economic empowerment, assistive technology and medical/physical rehabilitation services

2019

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Increase the capacity of parent-led civil society organizations to support the implementation of reforms aimed at the rights and needs of young children with disabilities in Ukraine | Support parents of children with disabilities to effectively partner in the development of early intervention in Eastern Ukraine

The program funded 9 mini-grant projects implemented in Vinnytsia, Donetsk, Dnipro, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Lviv, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions, as well as by parental NGOs in Kyiv and Mariupol. As part of the implementation of the respective mini-grant projects, 72 events were held by the parent NGOs. As a result of the mini-grants, the Dnipro, Donetsk and Lviv regional platforms of the parental forum on EI developed strategic plans for their activities on [...]

2018

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Implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy as a way to reduce discrimination against people with disabilities

2019

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Strengthening rehabilitation services in the healthcare system

2019

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Diversity. Equality. Unity

About disability as we understand it About gender and disability and how these two concepts are related

2020

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National partnership - coordinated accessibility

2020

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DISEMEX+East!

2020

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Increasing the civic engagement of people with disabilities during the 2020 local elections

For many years, the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine (NAPWD) in cooperation with representatives of the Government of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Office of the President of Ukraine, the CEC, international partners (International Foundation for Electoral Systems IFES, OSCE), and human rights organizations has been implementing initiatives to protect the political and electoral rights of people with disabilities in Ukraine. We are pleased to present the results of the study "Political Participation and Ensuring Electoral [...]

2020

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Participation in decision-making processes: Nothing for us without us

2020

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Completed

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The rights of women with disabilities: action in development

For many years, it was unacceptable to talk about people with disabilities in Ukrainian society: there was a strange belief that people in wheelchairs, the blind, the deaf, and all those who were different in some way should not attract too much attention. Fortunately, times are changing. The language is changing, attitudes are changing, and NGOs are emerging that advocate for equal rights and [...]

2020
2021

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Inclusive services for all: improving access to education and other services for children with disabilities in eastern Ukraine

2021

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Art education without limits

Since 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy and the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine have successfully implemented a pilot project for seventeen art schools from different regions of Ukraine, which focuses on organizing an accessible environment, an educational process that takes into account the needs of all children, including those with disabilities, and the implementation of the Convention on Inclusive Education. Seventeen art schools that won the [...]

2020

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The rights of women with disabilities in the context of decentralization

2021

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GCRF AHRC: "The Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities in Ukraine"

The National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine (NAPWD) in cooperation with the University of Edinburgh Napier, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine implemented a GCRF AHRC research project in Ukraine: "The Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities in Ukraine", funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council and the UK Global Challenges Research Foundation. Within the framework of the project, a study on [...]

2021

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Assessment of the accessibility of shelters for IDPs in Dnipropetrovska, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv and Zakarpattia regions.

This initiative was implemented by a consortium represented by the National Assembly of People with Disabilities and Pro.UD | Universal Design.

2022

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Promoting the rights of persons with disabilities through the development of inclusive laws and policies

Due to the hostilities and the occupation of the territories of Ukraine, the NAPD focused its project activities on supporting NGOs of people with disabilities. More than 50 meetings were organized, 128 regulatory acts were processed, and amendments were made to laws on mobilization, border crossing, and social services. Proposals have been prepared on accessibility of infrastructure, reform of the MSEC, and integration of disability issues into national policy. Also [...]

2022

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Orientation and mobility: the basis for rehabilitation of people with visual impairments

Teaching people with profound visual impairments spatial orientation and mobility (SO&M) is one of the most important conditions for compensating for visual impairment and leading an independent quality of life. Any human activity, in education, work, everyday life, and personal life, is associated with the ability to navigate in space. All activities related to rehabilitation, habilitation, and training of people with profound visual impairments should begin with the formation or [...]

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Promoting the rights of women and girls with disabilities by strengthening their participation and leadership in communities

2023

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A perspective for children with disabilities in Ukraine

During 2022, the project was physically present in 4 regions, but in fact covered many regions of Ukraine, including families who left the territory of Ukraine. Participation in the activities of advisory bodies on early intervention at the regional level Unfortunately, with the outbreak of war, the issue of EI development remained outside the priorities of local authorities, and the coordination councils established in previous years [...]

2022

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Affordable gynecological services for everyone

2013
2021

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Crisis in Ukraine: Disability-inclusive response and recovery led and coordinated by organizations of persons with disabilities

2023

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Improving rehabilitation services in the healthcare system

Key achievements: Infrastructural improvements The project improved the material and technical base of rehabilitation centers and updated physical therapy equipment, which significantly increased the efficiency and quality of service delivery to people in need. The project was aimed at improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Ukraine, ensuring their right to equal access to healthcare and legal protection.

2022

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Providing multisectoral humanitarian assistance to the conflict-affected population in Ukraine

2023

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Preparation of the main part of the Universal Periodic Review to promote the rights of persons with disabilities

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism established by UN General Assembly Resolution 60/251 of March 15, 2006, which also established the Human Rights Council. Each country undergoes the UPR once every 4 years. At the end of October 2012, Ukraine will be reviewed for the second time (the 1st review took place in 2008) by other member states [...]

2012

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Campaigns

Campaign of the National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine for the signing and ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Ukraine

After the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was opened for signature, the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine, with the support of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Pensioners, Veterans and Persons with Disabilities and the UN Office in Ukraine, initiated an all-Ukrainian campaign to lobby for the signing and ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Ukraine. The campaign consisted of the following [...]

2008

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Improving the quality of life and standards of services for children with disabilities through building and strengthening civil society in Ukraine (MATRA)

2011

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Inclusive education for children with special needs in Ukraine

Overall, the project has passed a number of significant milestones: -Creation of a regulatory framework in Ukraine focused on promoting inclusive education in schools and communities in the two pilot regions and at the national level. -Strengthening the role of civil society organizations and developing their capacity to support and promote inclusive education in the two pilot regions and at the national level. -Strengthening the capacity of key [...]

2013

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