Additional Context: This quote is attributed to Aliona Pashchenko, a program manager of The Tenth of April. While some services have been restored, the scale, capacity, and geographic coverage has been significantly reduced since the pre-cut period. Further, instead of relying on stable funding streams from the US government for urgent needs, many local, Ukrainian NGOs must now depend on small, short-term grants, which are less flexible and adaptive to respond to urgent needs.

The Tenth of April, or TTA, is a Ukrainian humanitarian and human rights organization, supporting internally displaced and war-affected people, as well as refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and those at risk of statelessness across 11 regions of the country. Established by human rights lawyers, TTA delivers legal aid, psychosocial support, protection services, emergency assistance and community-based programs, while working to strengthen the rule of law and help vulnerable communities recover and rebuild.

Source: Oxfam