UA-EDR-34183275-Sida-Strengthening-Civil-Society-in-Ukraine SOS Children's Villages Ukraine Ukraine currently lacks a practical, standardised, rights-based and gender-responsive reintegration methodology for the large numbers of children returning from deportation/occupation, internal displacement or returning from abroad. Existing national initiatives set direction, but guidance is fragmented and not yet operationalized for civil society organisations to use at scale. Furthermore, barriers are not the same for every child, but risks differ for girls, boys and adolescents of different ages. Gender norms influence who is heard and who participates. Children and young people with diverse gender identities may face added stigma and exclusion and children with disabilities often encounter multiple obstacles. The national research will be designed to capture these differences and bridge the gap by generating national evidence in collaboration with the Ukrainian Child Rights Network. Findings will be translated into a usable methodology and tools so that local civil society organisations can apply a genuinely gender-responsive and inclusive approach and advocate for its uptake across targeted regions. The project has two main goals: 1. Local CSOs act as influential policy actors and implementers, drawing on national evidence and a practical rights-based and gender-responsive reintegration support methodology, to conduct coordinated, evidence-based advocacy and work with authorities and communities to align administrative routines and secure incorporation of the approach in targeted regions’ recovery plans for reintegration and child rights protection. 2. War-affected children (returned from deportation/occupation, internally displacement and returnees from abroad) and their families experience safer, more inclusive, rights-based and gender-responsive reintegration in their communities, with reduced stigma and stronger community support. This is a part of Sida`s CSO funding for 2026-2027 SOS Children`s Villages Ukraine SOS Barnbyar / SOS Children’s Villages Sweden 4243500 775600