The research was conducted in November-December 2016 for the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine in the framework of project “Addressing Conflict-related Threats to Social Security in Ukraine” implemented at the request of and in partnership with the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine.
This is an English-version summary of the research report, the full version of which is available only in the Ukrainian original.
The document presents an assessment of problems of psychological and social-economic adaptation of female internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the new environment, possibilities for co-operation between the IDPs and local authorities and host communities, as well as proposals for the authorities, communities and donors about improving the wellbeing of local communities through closer co-operation with the IDPs.