The project “NIKDERA – Nikopol District Emergency Relief Assistance for conflict-affected population” is implemented by the Representative Office of Hilfswerk International in Ukraine and Hilfswerk International (Austria) with the financial support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA).
Our goal is to improve the mental health and well-being of those affected by the war in Ukraine. We support internally displaced persons, returnees, and local residents by providing comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support. We promote social integration and protection and provide necessary food and non-food items, as well as services for people with disabilities
To improve the resilience and well-being of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, local residents, and persons with reduced mobility affected by the war, we will:
FOCUS AREA
Mental Health Sessions
Professional psychologists conduct individual and group sessions to provide mental health and psychosocial support. Group sessions foster community support and shared experiences, while individual sessions provide personalized care and attention.
Awareness Sessions
Awareness sessions for women, girls, men, and boys to prevent SGBV and SEA, promote gender equality, and improve MHM. The sessions include the distribution of dignity kits and informational materials to support safety, well-being, and access to services.
Distribution of Food and Hygiene Kits
A mobile team will deliver essential food, hygiene, and emergency kits to vulnerable individuals affected by conflict, including those with reduced mobility and families whose homes were damaged by shelling in the Nikopol District.
Social integration activities
These include educational workshops, skill-development training sessions, and art therapy for emotional expression and healing. There are also physical activities to promote health and wellness.
Training for Local Actors & Activities for PwD
Provide inclusion training for local actors to raise awareness and develop skills for working with people with disabilities. Recreational activities, mutual support
groups, and events for PwD aim to promote integration, empowerment, and equal participation in community life.
Mental Health Sessions
Professional psychologists conduct individual and group sessions to provide mental health and psychosocial support. Group sessions foster community support and shared experiences, while individual sessions provide personalized care and attention.
Awareness Sessions
Awareness sessions for women, girls, men, and boys to prevent SGBV and SEA, promote gender equality, and improve MHM. The sessions include the distribution of dignity kits and informational materials to support safety, well-being, and access to services.
Distribution of Food and Hygiene Kits
A mobile team will deliver essential food, hygiene, and emergency kits to vulnerable individuals affected by conflict, including those with reduced mobility and families whose homes were damaged by shelling in the Nikopol District.
Social integration activities
These include educational workshops, skill-development training sessions, and art therapy for emotional expression and healing. There are also physical activities to promote health and wellness.
Training for Local Actors & Activities for PwD
Provide inclusion training for local actors to raise awareness and develop skills for working with people with disabilities. Recreational activities, mutual support
groups, and events for PwD aim to promote integration, empowerment, and equal participation in community life.
FEEDBACK FROM BENEFICIARIES
Viktoriia Chorna 56y.
Viktoria Chorna, an educator and history teacher at Marganets Lyceum No. 11, took the courses “Tvoritsa Interaktyvu” and “Kanva” and became convinced that additional digital skills really enhance a teacher’s work. Thanks to experienced teacher Andriy, I learned how to create posts for social media, eye-catching advertisements and flyers, use artificial intelligence, and edit photos and videos in Canva, creating high-quality presentations and videos for students and colleagues and representing the Lyceum’s educational work on Facebook. Online services for creating interactive tasks helped me diversify my lessons and significantly reduce preparation time. Thank you for the useful practical knowledge I gained at Help-Point.
13.09.2025
Rodion Nosenko10y.
My name is Rodion Nosenko, I am 10 years old, and I attend classes on creating games in Roblox Studio because I love laptops and computers. At first, I worked in Scratch, and then I moved on to Roblox, where I learned to write code, make scripts, create games, animations, and various projects — my teacher Andriy Serhiyovych helped me a lot with this. I consider my dinosaur game to be my most successful — it’s a copy of a well-known Chrome game, but with roads, cities, and cars instead of deserts and cacti. Many players liked it because I worked very hard on it. This experience was important and interesting for me, and I dream of creating a game about a huge endless plane with monsters and further developing my programming and animation skills.
15.08.2025
Sasha & Dasha Artemenko 13y.
When sisters Sasha and Dasha Artemenko first came to Help Point, they were withdrawn and silent, but the classes “The Magic of Dolls and Living Emotions” gradually helped them to open up: at first, they just watched, touching the materials cautiously, but over time they began to smile, reproduce emotions, draw and interact with other children. Thanks to the support of the group and the sensitive work of psychologist Yana, the girls became more confident, more creative, found friends and felt that they were seen and accepted. The result is impressive: the once quiet, wary girls won the Grand Prix and first place in the All-Ukrainian talent competition. Their awards are not only certificates and treats, but above all, the sparkle in their eyes, joy, and self-confidence.
03.09.2025
Petro Tokarchuk 68y.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and understanding during this difficult time. There are people who make this world a better place. You are one of them. It is nice to know that such people are around. Your employees bring us food collected with love, and the girls support us with kind words, providing us with moral and humanitarian assistance. During the war, our house was hit twice, and we are constantly treating ourselves. No matter how strong we are, your support increases our strength. Thank you so much for your help! We are delighted and proud that there are such sensitive, generous and caring people in the world. I will always remember your kindness and will be happy to repay you in kind. We wish you prosperity, goodness, well-being, harmony and happiness!
24.07.2025
Tetiana Lazarenko 37y.
I was introduced to yoga in 2018 when I was looking for balance during a turbulent period, but after the full-scale war began, life became chaotic and classes took a back seat. The opening of the space in Marganets brought me back to the practice: I realised that the main thing is not the asanas, but trust in the instructor and the atmosphere. Each class at Help Point became a place of calm, where fears, news and fatigue remained outside the door, and inside there was only me and my breathing. I returned home feeling fulfilled, alive, and energised, which my family could sense. Thanks to the instructor, Ms. Olena, her voice, exercises, and keen sense of the group, I experienced emotions ranging from smiles to tears, as if travelling to a field, a river, or my own childhood. These classes became therapy, restoration and harmony for me — an opportunity to hear myself, calm my body and be “here and now”. Namaste. 🙏
13.11.2025
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