NGO Girls

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Mission

About NGO Girls NGO Girls ( ) is a Ukrainian national women-led non governmental organization committed to empowering women and girls in crisis affected communities. Founded in 2019, it operates with a mission 'Girls and women in Ukraine plan all pregnancies, build life strategies, and are self-sufficient and satisfied'. The NGO works to promote gender equality, advocate for women's and girls' rights, and provide comprehensive support to those affected by the large-scale invasion and subsequent humanitarian crisis. NGO Girls addresses the needs of women, girls, and children through mental health and psychosocial support, and through educational initiatives that promote sexual health and prevent gender-based violence. The organization operates 10 WGSS across Ukraine, empowers women by fostering leadership and economic independence, and strengthens local NGOs to build a sustainable humanitarian response system. It operates in 12 Ukrainian regions, with a focus on most affected territories in the North, East and South of Ukraine, and has a headquarters in Kyiv. The core team is about 50 people, mostly based in Kyiv, and the regional teams include over 250 people. In 2022-2023, the NGO's programs covered 400 000 people. Expertise in Humanitarian Response Since the first days of the large-scale invasion in 2022, the NGO Girls has stepped into the humanitarian role, although it has been engaged mostly in development before that. In the last 2 years, it has implemented more than 40 projects, most of them targeted at women and children, particularly IDPs, but also host communities representatives. As of 2024, the NGO is most actively engaged in the child protection and GBV response, including SRHR. Through strategic partnerships and community-driven initiatives, we have implemented a wide range of programs providing essential services such as shelter, education, protection and livelihood opportunities, ensuring a comprehensive response to the multifaceted chal