Open Space Works Ukraine | Annual Report 2025

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Thematic researches

Evaluations

Public events

273

Key informant interviews (KIIs)

Focus group discussions (FGDs)

The impact of the suspension of USAID funding on Ukrainian CSOs

implemented together with the CSO network “Civic Initiatives of Ukraine”

Mapping Gender Analytical Centers in Ukraine

commissioned by Ukrainian Women’s Fund

Empowering Youth in Humanitarian Action in Ukraine research

commissioned by Humanitarian Leadership Academy

In Service of Those Who Serve: Understanding the Capacities of Veteran Support Actors in Ukraine

commissioned by Pro Peace

State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS), country report on Ukraine and Poland

(final product to be published in Autumn 2026) | in partnership with Migration Consortium, commissioned by ALNAP

No more excuses: Prioritising local leadership in cash assistance in Ukraine

commissioned by STAAR

Evaluation of International Resilience Foundation Resilience Lab programme

commissioned by International Resilience Foundation

Mid-Term Evaluation of the project on Lifesaving WASH, MHPSS and Winterization assistance to vulnerable households

commissioned by AWO

External Evaluation of Empower Ukraine Programme

commissioned by European Disability Forum (EDF)

The Role of Ukrainian Women-led Organisations in Humanitarian Action in Ukraine and Poland in 2022-2024

commissioned by Humanitarian Leadership Academy

Localization strategy development workshop | Save the Children International in Ukraine

Save the Children International in Ukraine | May 2025

Research Workshop "Amplifying Community Voices: Reflection and Lessons from Research on the Perception of Humanitarian Assistance in Ukraine"

Ground Truth Solutions | March 2025

Thinkshop on Digital Transformation in Higher Education

Ukrainian Catholic University | December 2025

MEAL ToT for humanitarian practitioners

in partnership with Humanitarian Leadership Academy | January 2025

Humanitarian Observatory for Central and Eastern Europe

evidence-based updates, analysis, and research on humanitarian issues, focusing on localization, governance, and regional crises

DevDrinks

commissioned by European Disability Forum (EDF)monthly, informal networking events for professionals in the humanitarian, development, and, in some contexts, technology sectors

Behind the Aid Podcasts (2-3 season, 13 series)

explores the resilience of Ukrainian civil society and the realities of humanitarian work, highlighting the shift from rapid response to systemic change

The human cost of the U.S. aid cuts policy brief

together with Ground Truth Solutions

SHIFT Research Launch Event | Local Organisations and Alternative Humanitarians

organized by Humanitarian Leadership AcademyPresented topic: Women and youth in humanitarian action

February

London

Ukraine, 3 years after invasion: how those who react work together

organized by KUNO - a network of humanitarian professionals in the Netherlands Presented topic: Localization in humanitarian action

March

online

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW 2025)

Presented topics: Localization in cash assistance, the power of narratives in HA

March

Geneva

Brussels Forum 2025

organized by German Marshall Fund Presented topics: Ukrainian CSOs after USAID funding cuts

June

Brussels

CAFI network organizations meeting

Presented topic: Women-led organizations in humanitarian action

June

online

Youth engagement into humanitarian action in Ukraine

organized by Education Cluster events (Ukraine)

July

online

Meeting of the Humanitarian Observatory for Central and Eastern Europe in Warsaw (HOCEE)//

Presented topic: future of humanitarian justice in Central and Eastern Europe

September

Warsaw

Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group meetings (Ukraine)

Presented topic: Mapping of Gender Analytical Centers in Ukraine

October

online

Humanitarian Research Hub // organized by Alliance UA SCO

Presented topic: Accountability in humanitarian research

October

online

Locations (FGDs):
Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Dnipro, Lviv, Izium, Myrhorod, Borodianka, Chernivtsi, Kamianske, Kotlovyna village (Odesa oblast), and Moldova (Balti, Chisinau, Tiraspol, Comrat)
Target Groups:
Teachers, families of fallen soldiers, youth, veterans and their family members, internally displaced persons (IDPs), representatives of national and ethnic minorities, communities in liberated/frontline proximate areas, older people, and people with disabilities, Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, women entrepreneurs.

members of Core Team

Additional experts and partners involved

13.03

Presentation Narratives and humanitarian response in Ukraine

21.03

Open space and discussion: Impact of USAID funding freeze

06.05

Online presentation The Role of Ukrainian CSOs in Humanitarian Cash Assistance

22.05

Presentation on Empowering Youth in Humanitarian Action in Ukraine , The Role of Ukrainian Women-led Organisations in Humanitarian Action in Ukraine and Poland

24.09

Online presentation “Mapping of Gender Analytical Centers in Ukraine”

27.11

Validation workshop and preliminary findings presentation on the study “in service for those who served: Understanding the Capacities of Veteran Support Actors in Ukraine”

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‭+38 (093) 665 50 97‬+38 (067) 448 09 12

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Annual Report | 2025

In 2025 our team conducted 31 focus group discussions (FGDs) and 273 key informant interviews (KIIs)

OSWU organized 13 public events in 2025