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Right to Protection participated in the Strengthening the Role of Local Actors in the Coordination and Delivery of Cash Assistance workshop

February 25, 2025

The final workshop, Strengthening the Role of Local Actors in the Coordination and Delivery of Cash Assistance, brought together representatives of humanitarian organisations to discuss the importance of local leadership in cash assistance in Ukraine.

The participants learned about the key achievements of the Cash Delivery Collaborative (CCD) Local NGO Community of Practice and the results of the STAAR project research aimed at studying the role of Ukrainian civil society in providing humanitarian cash assistance.

The speakers shared their practical experience in implementing cash assistance projects, including Nataliia Bryl, Coordinator of the Cash Assistance programme of R2P, and Kostiantyn Yukhymenko, Deputy Director of Fundraising at the Fund.

During interactive sessions, the participants jointly considered practical recommendations for strengthening local leadership in the field of cash assistance.

The next day, Kyiv hosted the Meeting for Change, an event that brought together experts, organisations, and donors to share experiences and discuss new approaches to scaling up humanitarian initiatives.

Key results of the event:

• During the Local Talks session, representatives of local organisations shared successful examples of humanitarian projects, IDP support, and hromada development.
  
  
• Participants joined thematic roundtables that facilitated discussion of potential areas of cooperation and current challenges.
  
  
• The panel discussion focused on innovative funding models for local organisations and approaches to scaling humanitarian response using the SCLR methodology. Nataliia Bryl moderated the panel.