Ukraine

The Coalition Justice for Peace in Donbas (JfP) is an association of 17 Ukrainian non-governmental organisations which is committed to documenting human rights violations on all sides. It thus contributes to the process of coming to terms with them. The aim is to deal with the documented crimes in a conflict-sensitive manner. Within the framework of the CPS, for example, places of learning and remembrance are to be created where information about the crimes is provided free of ideological bias and where the crimes can be thought about in an appropriate manner. Training and public relations work on nonviolent conflict management round off the offer. This is intended to counteract the tendency to carry out conflicts by violence. The Coalition project team is based at the Eastern Ukrainian Center for Civic Initiatives in Kiev (EUCCI).

The Platform for Successful Nonviolent Activism is committed to establishing new models of constructive conflict transformation with government agencies. It serves to develop alternative models for the nonviolent transformation of conflicts, especially between citizens and the state. Furthermore, the project serves to deal with the consequences of violent conflicts and contrasts them with the possibility of nonviolent conflict transformation. Alternatives to violence become visible, so that a culture of nonviolent conflict transformation of political conflicts can be established in the long term.

Belong to "The Platform for Successful Nonviolent Activism":

• Association of Middle East Studies (AMES), Kiev
• Theatre for Change, Kiev
• Network for Responsible People, Kiev

The Foundation for Community Development is a non-governmental organisation from Kramatorsk, which dedicates its efforts to supporting vulnerable and marginalised groups in dealing with conflict and conflict-related challenges in the government-controlled areas of Donbas*s. The organisation acts in the areas of humanitarian aid, needs assessment, legal and psycho-social consultation, and the need-based design, distribution, development, and implementation of nonviolent methods of conflict management. The Foundation for Community Development approaches its tasks aiming at the utmost possible inclusion of target groups, their needs, expertise and perspectives at every stage of the process in order to develop tailored programs, easy to access and implement for target groups. Primary target groups comprise of Internally Displaced People, elderly people, youth, local and international NGOs and bodies of the local authorities. KURVE Wustrow allies with the consultation and mediation units of the Foundation for Community Development along with a German and Ukrainian peace worker, in order to establish and consolidate the popularisation of need-based and nonviolent approaches to conflict management in Donbas*s.

Vostok SOS was one of the first initiatives to address the consequences of the war. In the first weeks of the war in 2014, members of three initiatives (Luhansk Human Rights Centre "Postup", Human Rights Centre "Diya" (Crimea), Civil Sector of Luhansk EuroMaidan) joined forces to help those in need as a result of the war. Having themselves just fled Luhansk and Crimea, they provided IDPs with shelter and humanitarian aid, set up an emergency hotline and helped evacuate people from the conflict area. They participated in the search, release and rehabilitation of abductees, documented human rights violations and reported on the situation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Vostok SOS also pioneered humanitarian and psychosocial assistance for people in the frontline area. In spring 2015, Vostok SOS was registered as a non-profit organisation.

To this day, the organisation works to protect and raise awareness of human rights, including through monitoring, legal aid, information and advocacy work. With education and training programmes, the team contributes to non-violent conflict transformation and participation in the conflict area. Vostok SOS is committed to providing humanitarian and psychosocial support to people affected by war, with a special focus on marginalised groups. 

Coming from the initial crisis relief, Vostok SOS became a key player in Ukrainian civil society with profound knowledge in crisis intervention, international project experience and outstanding regional expertise for the conflict area.