{"id":6068,"date":"2022-11-25T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T18:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/?p=6068"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T00:46:35","slug":"channel-grantees-support-women-impacted-ukrainian-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trockwebdesign.com\/channel\/2022\/11\/25\/channel-grantees-support-women-impacted-ukrainian-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel Grantees Support Women Impacted by War in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several Channel grantee partners are addressing the impacts of the war in Ukraine on women, in particular by providing support in the areas of reproductive health and gender-based violence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since the start of the Russian invasion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/grants\/fos-feminista\/\">F\u00f2s Feminista<\/a>, a Channel grantee, has supported their partners working in Ukraine.\u00a0 One such partner is the <a href=\"https:\/\/astra.org.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central and Eastern European Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASTRA)<\/a>.\u00a0 ASTRA has increased its efforts to provide education and access to reproductive health services to Ukrainian refugees (women and girls) since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At an ASTRA Network conference on Oct. 16, 2022, they reported that:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over 5 million refugees from Ukraine fled to Poland running away from Russian aggression, the majority women and children.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Refugees from Ukraine face increased risk of gender-based and sexual violence and their reproductive rights are under threat.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ukrainian refugees find themselves in a country with more restrictive conditions of access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services than in their own country.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In particular, they encounter difficulties accessing emergency contraception and other contraceptive methods, abortion care including medical abortion, post-abortion care, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and prenatal tests.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ASTRA also reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.federa.org.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEDERA (Federation for Women and Family Planning)<\/a>, their member in Poland, has done the following since the start of the war:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Worked intensively in Poland to provide assistance, counseling and information directly to women and girls from Ukraine, many of whom need urgent access to sexual and reproductive health care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Operated a helpline for refugees in Poland in need of sexual and reproductive healthcare or advice and a legal help.\u00a0 They also prepared and disseminated a guide to thousands of refugees in Ukrainian and English on access to sexual and reproductive healthcare in Poland. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trained volunteers in one of the regional reception centers on basic reproductive health matters, sexuality education and GBV prevention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collected data and evidence on the reproductive rights experiences and needs of refugees to shape responses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In November 2022, Nina <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Potarska, National Coordinator of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Ukraine chapter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelfoundation.org\/grants\/wilpf\/\">Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)<\/a>, a long-time Channel partner, was\u00a0interviewed about her experience dealing with domestic violence in the context of war as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/what-we-do\/ending-violence-against-women\/unite\/16-days-of-activism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nobel Women\u2019s Initiative 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence<\/a>, a UN campaign.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Potarska was a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">sked, \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Where do women activists find hope amid the war in Ukraine where Russian forces weaponize brutal sex and domestic violence surges?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">She said she searches each day for hope and ways to hold it. \u201cSometimes I feel that&#8217;s the hardest thing, not to lose your hope,\u201d she said.\u00a0 She finds it from solidarity with other women inside Ukraine and an outpouring of support from women around the world. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">She attributes increased domestic violence to the chronic, extreme stress of war.\u00a0 \u201cI think during this war situation, our society is at an extreme level of ongoing stress, and nobody knows when it will finish,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cI think it&#8217;s very difficult to keep your humanity because we are, of course, so angry about this situation.\u00a0 This kind of emotion is a destructive emotion, which burns us out from inside.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The article detailing the entire interview can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelwomensinitiative.org\/nina_potarska_family_peace_is_a_small_piece_of_peacebuilding_ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Also, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilpf.org\/focus-countries\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WILPF\u2019s open letter to the UN Security Council on Ukraine<\/a> that strongly urges \u201cthe Council to address the underlying causes of the serious threat to international peace and security and to prevent debate from being abused by its member states to \u2018grandstand their militaristic rhetoric.\u2019\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:345}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Channel grantee partners are addressing the impacts of the war in Ukraine on women, in particular by<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> 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