Footprints Project

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Project Background

Save the Children has been working in Ukraine since 2014, and has dramatically scaled up its operations since full-scale war broke out. Since February 2022, its team in Ukraine has reached more than 4.7 million people, including more than 1.9 million children, of which 448,000 have received education support.

With over 4,450 education facilities damaged or destroyed and daily air alerts interrupting lessons, one in three children still cannot attend school in person. Save the Children does not want a whole generation of children to miss out on their education.

2025 was the deadliest year since 2022 as air strikes and drone attacks intensified. The need is growing and Save the Children needs support to continue its response to reach children and communities impacted by the conflict in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

Despite this relentless pressure, children continue to show extraordinary resilience, and education offers them opportunities. Save the Children is seeking support to ensure children in Ukraine have access to quality education to rebuild their futures.

Project Overview

"The war in Ukraine is tearing apart the lives of children. In kindergartens, homes or on the street: there is no longer a safe place for them. June 2026 saw the highest number of child casualties since the first months of the war," shares Sonia Khush, Save the Children Ukraine Country Director.

Save the Children has helped more than 4.7 million people, including 1.9 million children, in Ukraine since February 2022. Almost 3.7 million people remain displaced inside Ukraine, meaning children are missing out on their education.

They want to scale up its work to reach more children with healthcare, food, safe spaces and education. With support, they will help more children to access safe inclusive education at Digital Learning Centres and schools, and educate children on the risk of mines.

As the war marks its four-year anniversary, and new generations of children are ready to read, the need to support children's wellbeing, learning, and their stories and culture continues.

Save the Children will leverage Save the Children and Library For All's existing resources and networks in Ukraine, previously funded by the Footprints Network, to continue ensuring children have access to books and learning materials to further their education.

Project Outcomes

The project outcome will be measured by the number of children supported through Save the Children's Digital Learning Centres and Library For All.

Save the Children's Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Advisors in Ukraine will monitor and measure the delivery of all Save the Children projects.

Partner & Community Involvement

Partnerships remain central to Save the Children's response in Ukraine. Save the Children's local partners in Ukraine include:

Avalyst
Bilozerka Centre For Regional Development
Civic Initiatives
Donetsk Regional Organisation of the Ukrainian Union of Persons with Disabilities
GLOBA22
Hopes and Homes
Istok
League of Modern Women
Pluriton
Posmishka UA
Responsible Citizens
Right to Family
Slavic Heart
Southern Development Strategy
Teach for Ukraine
Ukrainian Child Rights Network
Ukrainian Deminers Association
Ukrainian Red Cross Society in Mykolaiv
Voices of Romini

How does this project fit into a larger strategy?

After a year of huge challenges to the global humanitarian financing landscape, including funding cuts and shifting priorities to aid, the need for flexible humanitarian funding has never been greater. Responding to the conflict in Ukraine is a continued global priority for Save the Children.

Giving through the Children's Emergency Fund means funding can be unlocked quickly and effectively, directly supporting wherever the need is greatest for children. This is crucial to Save the Children's response, as the conflict in Ukraine continues to change rapidly. Save the Children fights to reach children impacted by emergencies and conflict with the immediate lifesaving care they need to survive, then stays to provide psychosocial support and restart their learning so they can build a better future.