Humanitarian Research

Meta-Study on Ukraine`s CSO Transformation and Collaboration between International
Cooperation and Philanthropies

Open Space Works (OSW), with Foundations for Ukraine (F4U) and GIZ, is running a six-month study on how Ukrainian CSOs have transformed since the full-scale invasion, how philanthropic actors (PA) and international cooperation (IC)
Period: 2026

Humanitarian Research

Supporting mutual aid, without unmaking it

A study of what happens to Ukraine`s volunteer mutual aid groups, their autonomy, their priorities,their speed when international funding and structure arrive. Ukraine`s case study is led by Open Space Works (OSW) and is part of a five-country research project spanning Ukraine, Haiti, India, Palestine, and Sudan. The study is initiated by ALNAP in partnership with Local to Global Protection (L2GP).
Period: March-November 2026