Final Evaluation Report of Plan International’s Ukraine Humanitarian Response

Plan International Ukraine (PIU), funded by the Disaster's Emergency Committee (DEC), implemented a two-phase humanitarian response project in Ukraine from September 2022 to June 2024. The project was executed in collaboration with Depaul and Partnership for Every Child (P4EC) and aimed to address the urgent needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs), children, adolescents, and their families across several Ukrainian oblasts. Project objectives included responses to the child protection and psychosocial needs of children, adolescents and their caregivers in Ukraine who were affected by the crisis, and ensure their access to safe accommodation as well as quality, gender, age and disability-appropriate support services.

This evaluation, commissioned to Mainlevel Consulting AG, assesses the project’s performance, focusing on key achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and good practices to inform future humanitarian efforts. The evaluation was conducted to assess the effectiveness, impact, sustainability, and overall performance of the project. This evaluation focuses on the project period from 1 March 2023 to 30 June 2024, with a no-cost extension after February 2024. The overall project duration was 1 September 2022 – 30 June 2024 (no-cost extension after February 2024), divided into Phase 2A (March 2023-August 2023) and Phase 2B (September 2023-June 2024). The evaluation’s objectives included documenting outcomes, evaluating the project’s coherence with Plan International’s broader strategies, and providing actionable recommendations for future interventions.

Key recommendations focus on monitoring visits and post-project follow-up; sustainability challenges; engagement with minority groups; temporary shelters; gender mainstreaming; retention of response personnel; local partners' capacity; and adoption of successful project models into evidence-based policies.