Stabilization Support Services

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Areas of Expertise

Stabilization Support Services has expertise in a range of areas, including:

Main Aims and Objectives

The purpose of SSS is to seek institutional grants from large donor bodies and governments in order to provide support and services to help stabilize countries in crisis. These services include the following:

  • Procuring medical equipment to be used to help nations during times of conflict and post-conflict;
  • Providing medical support such as access to primary health care, and augmenting hospital facilities through the delivery and installation of portable field hospitals;
  • Providing medical training support services such as pre-hospital and trauma life-support training, training members of humanitarian mine clearance programs, and specialty advanced medical courses;
  • Providing equipment and training to assist with domestic security and counter-terrorism services including the provision of technology and training to deal with IEDs and EOD removal;
  • Post conflict support to humanitarian mine action interventions dealing with landmines and the explosive remnants of war (ERW);
  • Procurement and provision of high end non lethal support to security agencies working in complex emergency settings;
  • Providing technical solutions and encrypted communication support; and
  • Mentoring, training, and other forms of capacity-building support.

Upholding the Principles of Conflict Transformation

SS has implemented a two-year program focused on the “minimization of negative social impacts of military conflict on Donbass region and annexation of Crimea”, plus an initiative to strengthen liaison officers of IDP’s at the Ministry of Social Policy. Both initiatives have been grounded in the principles of conflict transformation.

Where and with Whom?

SSS works with IDP’s, government employees, and local/international NGOs assisting IDP’s throughout Ukraine.

Main Activities in the Field of Conflict Transformation

Civil Society Engagement and National Reconciliation

In partnership with the UK Government, between July 2015 and March 2016, SSS implemented a civil society engagement and reconciliation program that focused on 5 key program components. These programs are outlined below.

Liaison Officer Program – SSS established a Civil Society Organization (CSO) based Liaison Officer Program within the Ministry of Social Policy (MOSP) that focused on strengthening the capacity of the MOSP to engage with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and vulnerable communities and surrounding issues relating to the social consequences of the conflict in Donbas. During the project timeframe, over 51,000 IDP’s received access to essential services and were assisted through this component.

  • Small Grants Program – Local IDP-initiated community development and engagement programming was conducted throughout Ukraine. This program provided funding for IDP based initiatives aimed at the development and empowerment of IDPs and their communities, as well as the harmonization of relations between IDPs and local host communities. In total, 63 projects were funded through a small grant program, which led to 19,000 people being reached through a variety of different IDP initiatives.
  • Peace-building Workshops – In partnership with the Union of Women of Ukraine, a CSO based series of women-led peace building workshops entitled “Reconciliation through Women” were delivered. The fundamental logic of this program was to unite Ukrainians by providing help in coping with the consequences of the conflict and creating possibilities for dialogue and reconciliation in society. These peace-building workshops for women reached more than 2,000 female activists around Ukraine and the events resulted in reconciliation at the familial level, the integration of IDPs into host communities and launched a national discussion about how to bring peace to Ukraine.
  • Psychosocial Support – A psychosocial program was delivered in Mariupol for children and families who suffered trauma as a result of the conflict. In total more than 1,000 IDP children and 800 IDP parents received psychological support and therapy increasing their quality of life and enabling integration into host communities.
  • Photo Exhibit – In order to foster understanding throughout Ukraine for the plight of IDPs, an IDP photo exhibit was created to highlight the stories of different IDP individuals and families. This exhibit was taken to 6 Ukrainian cities, in addition to being displayed in Brussels, Belgium and London, UK.
  • Winter Shelter Program – In partnership with Depaul International, winter shelters were opened in Kyiv, Odessa and Kharkiv. These shelters provided access to services including beds, meals, legal advice and medical services for homeless IDPs and other vulnerable communities. In total, 1759 people benefited from this programming.

Supporting Ukrainian Government Bodies and Civil Society

In partnership with the UK Government, SSS has built upon Phase 1 of its Peace Support Project and embarked on a two-year program focused on three key component areas supporting Ukrainian government bodies and civil society. These programs are outlined below.

  • Liaison Officer Program – In Phase 1, SSS established a Civil Society Organization (CSO) based Liaison Officer Program within the Ministry of Social Policy (MOSP) that focused on strengthening the capacity of the MOSP to engage with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and vulnerable communities and surrounding issues relating to the social consequences of the conflict in Donbas. Phase 2 builds upon our previous Liaison Officer Program and extends the number of LO’s to 30 across Ukraine.

As a part of the Liaison Officer Program, SSS is programming the following:

  • Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) – For this program, SSS is partnering with Ukrainian CSO La Strada, who have a proven record of technical expertise in providing similar trainings and advocacy work in PSVI around Ukraine. The program will host 23 x 1-day training courses for Ministry of Social Policy officials and representatives of policing institutions on legislative changes around gender-based violence, conveying standard practices to regional level officials. Additionally, 4 roundtable discussions on PSVI and gender equality for government officials and civil society activists will be held.
  • Winter Shelter Program – In partnership with Depaul International, SSS will expand its programs with Depaul International. This will include the opening of winter shelters in Kyiv, Odessa and Kharkiv. Additionally, legal services, outreach services, medical services and daycare centres will be provided for winter shelter beneficiaries.
  • Ministry of Defense Military Psychology Training Program – In an effort to concentrate on the prevention of post-traumatic stress and other negative issues, in addition to providing front line psychological support, and supporting the recovery of the mental health of military personnel affected by combat operations, SSS will operate a military psychology training program. This program will train 1,250 Ukrainian military officials who are in specialized roles that require expanded knowledge of military psychological techniques and the provision of psychological support to military service women and men.
  • Psychosocial Support for IDPs – This program will continue the SSS partnership with the Union of Women of Ukraine, who provide psychosocial support to IDP children and their families. This support assists IDPs with adjusting to their new realities and coming to terms with the conflict they have witnessed in eastern Ukraine. This program will run for 6 months and will provide psychosocial support services to at least 3,000 people living in conflict affected eastern Ukraine.

Night Vision Goggle Project

In early 2015, SSS implemented a project that delivered 238, PVS 7 Night Vision Goggle Systems to the Ukraine Security Forces belonging to the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry of Defense (MOD). This project was funded by the Canadian Government to deliver NVG’s to the Government of Ukraine, This project was conducted as part of an overall effort to enhance the Ukrainian security forces capacity to conduct security operations in adverse conditions, while at the same time facilitating the standardization of equipment and training.

Medical Support Project

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has claimed the lives of over 5200 combatants – more than 2600 of which were members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The provision of medical services and equipment at the front lines of the conflict is critical in order to treat injuries before they become fatal. In response, Stabilization Support Services delivered a project to protect the lives of soldiers through the provision of mobile medical infrastructure, clean water and essential trauma management supplies.

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