Internally Displaced Women Have Become Agents for Change in Their Communities

UN Women with Ukrainian Women’s Fund have been supporting community mobilization for empowerment (CME) processes in Eastern Ukraine. 58 self-help groups have been formed, involving 364 women and 52 men, with 13% of these members being internally displaced persons (IDPs). IDP women in Donetsk and Luhansk regions started to identify and find solution for local gender-specific needs of most vulnerable groups. Empowered vulnerable individuals gained confidence and motivation, and advocated with local authorities to incorporate the needs of IDP women into local development plans and budgets. The video is produced in the framework of the joint UNDP-UN Women programme, “Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in Crisis-Affected Communities of Ukraine” funded by the European Union.