UKRAINE: Assistance to Undocumented Migrants Project summary: 2004 was an historic year for Ukraine, as it saw the beginning of a new phase in its geopolitical significance. For the first time, a non-Russian member of the ex-Soviet Union has a border with the European Union (EU). Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) wishes to step up its activities in favour of undocumented and other migrants who already use Ukraine as a transit point – now they will be able to enter the EU directly from Ukrainian soil. The State Committee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Migration has predicted that EU expansion will lead to a 17% rise in the number of undocumented migrants entering Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Interior, about 50,000 illegal migrants from more than 45 countries are currently living in Ukraine. They come from China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, as well as other former Soviet states in the Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as from conflict zones like Chechnya. In 2003, over 4,000 undocumented migrants were apprehended by Ukrainian border guards, including 2,253 who tried to cross the borders in Zakarpattya and Lviv oblasts. Most of these people ended up in detention camps. At the moment there are three such camps in Zakarpattya, in the towns of Mukachevo, Pavshyno, and Chop. According to Ukrainian law, people arrested at the border must stay in camps until they are identified and finally deported, which can sometimes take up to two months. Initially the camps were not intended to host large numbers of people; therefore, they are constantly overcrowded, especially in spring and summer. The camps routinely lack public funding, as the number of detainees can grow unpredictably. Overcrowding increases the risk of communicable diseases - migrants often suffer from acute respiratory diseases, internal diseases, various skin disorders, as well as nervous problems. Additionally , the poor sanitary conditions in the camps are exacerbated by lack of garbage containers, drinking water tanks and other necessary items. Back in 2000, URCS launched a Population Movement programme to provide assistance to detention camps Mukachevo, Chop, and Lviv, funded by the International Federation. It aimed at improving migrants’ living conditions and providing social assistance. This year, URCS wants to add health care services and psychological support to the services it provides for this most vulnerable of groups. Other groups are equally significant, and the URCS wants to upgrade its support to refugees, asylum seekers, and Former Displaced Persons such as Crimean Tatars. The project logframe matrix is attached. 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Logical framework planning matrix: Assistance to Undocumented Migrants (PM) Indicators Sources of verification Assumptions/Risks Overall Goal Human suffering of · Statistics · Reports undocumented migrants at · Beneficiary feedback · Surveys detention camps (DCs) in Zakarpattya is alleviated Project objective Sanitary conditions, health, and · Data reflecting · Reports URCS access to migrants is psychological status of approx. beneficiaries’ well-being ensured 1500 undocumented migrants at · Beneficiary feedback · Surveys DCs in Mukachevo, Pavshino , and Chop are improved Expected Results Result 1 Adequate sanitary and hygienic · # and % of beneficiaries · Reports conditions are ensured at pilot having received hygiene DCs goods Result 2 DC guards are cooperative Nutrition of migrants is improved · # and % of beneficia ries · Reports having received food parcels Result 3 Risk of communicable disease · Regularity of medical · Reports spread in DCs is reduced supplies · # of beneficiaries checked by a physician (per month) Result 4 Opportunity exists to provide Migrants receive adequate · # and % of beneficiaries · Reports support in most common psychological support having received languages spoken at DCs psychological support Activities Resources Sources Preconditions Result 1 1.1. All the migrants at pilot DCs Hygiene goods regularly receive hygiene items and other basic necessities. 1.2. DCs are supplied with Disinfectants disinfectants. Water tanks, garbage containers 1.3. Water tanks and garbage containers are purchased and delivered to DCs. Foodstuff Result 2 1. Twice a month migrants receive food parcels composed taking account of national and religious Kitchen wares dietary specificities 2. Aluminium kitchen wares are purchased. Medications & health care items Result 3 1. DC health care units are supplied Expertise (medicine) In-country expertise with basic medications and health care items 2. A physician attends beneficiaries twice a month, providing check-ups and consultations on treatment and disease prevention Expertise (social work) In-country expertise Result 4 Expertise (social work) 4.1. Social worker makes a target Volunteer support group needs assessment 4.2. Social worker provides psychological support, with assistance of volunteers speaking respective languages .