The overall objective of the 18 month Programme is to strengthen women’s rights, opportunities, and resilience by mitigating the aftermath of COVID-19, identifying opportunities for addressing gender gaps and improving capacities of civil society organizations (CSOs) to promote gender equality, dismantling gender stereotypes and holding duty bearers accountable for the implementation of gender equality commitments (under Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area).
- WE ACT 4 removing barriers for women leadership
- WE ACT 4 protection women from GBV
- WE ACT 4 COVID-19 frontline female health workers

Specific Objective 1) To mitigate negative economic, social, psychological, health, security implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls across Ukraine;
Specific Objective 2) To support the promotion of gender equality in Ukraine from a European integration perspective through increased opportunities for women’s participation in economic and public life.

Outcome 1. Negative economic, social, psychological, health, security implications of COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls across Ukraine are mitigated
Output 1.1. CSOs are capacitated to provide and sustain effective GBV prevention and response services to address specifics demands caused by immediate and longer-term aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic or other similar crisis situations in 12 regions of Ukraine.
Output 1.2 Holistic support to female health workers – COVID-19 first responders is ensured.

Outcome 2. Long-term promotion of gender equality in Ukraine, notably from a European integration perspective ensured through increased opportunities for women participation in economic and public life
Output 2.1 Country gender analysis with focus on the state of implementation of the Association Agreement/DCFTA between Ukraine and the EU produced.
Output 2.2 Local CSOs are supported in their work with international partners and the government in ‘engendering’ development interventions.
Output 2.3. Enhanced Government and CSOs capacities to promote women leadership in professional and public diplomacy.