This winter is expected to be the harshest yet since war broke out in Ukraine in 2022. Relentless shelling has cut entire communities off from essential services. Attacks on energy infrastructure have left women and girls facing blackouts, freezing temperatures, and the loss of water and heating.

For older Ukrainians, new mothers, babies, and people with disabilities, these conditions are not just harsh, they are life-threatening. UNFPA Winter Dignity Kits are tailored to their needs, offering warmth, protection, and care when everything else has been stripped away.

As winter approaches and temperatures plummet, this work has never been more important. Can you make a lifesaving contribution to bring healthcare and dignity to women and girls in Ukraine, and wherever help is needed most?

Two UNFPA mobile health specialists, Maryna and Vita, prepare a UNFPA Dignity Kit for a survivor of domestic abuse.

In the darkness of ongoing blackouts, women and girls are not only fighting the cold, they are facing increased risks of sexual violence. Today, 2.4 million people are in urgent need of sexual violence protection and response services.

UNFPA mobile health teams travel into isolated areas to reach survivors with psychosocial care and support. As winter sets in, women trapped in abusive relationships will become even more isolated and less able to seek help, making the work of mobile health teams more important.

“Many women who experience economic violence do not have access to money, even for basic hygiene items. But when a person has a job, an income, and a place to live, they start to feel that they can stand on their own,” shared Maryna, a UNFPA mobile health specialist in Dnipro, Ukraine.

UNFPA Winter Dignity Kits provide the essential hygiene items that help women reclaim their dignity and can be the first step toward safety, independence, and long-term recovery.

This year alone, supporters like you have delivered over 29,000 Dignity Kits to women and girls surviving the war. And gifts have kept mobile health teams on the road and reaching cut-off communities with the sexual and reproductive healthcare they urgently need.

But severe funding cuts have already left more than 750,000 women and girls without access to lifesaving care. With winter approaching, the need is growing by the day.

Your gift today can deliver UNFPA Winter Dignity Kits and keep mobile health teams on the road, ensuring no woman has to face the cold, or crisis, alone. Will you help deliver hope, health, and dignity to women and girls in crisis with a gift today?

Thank you for being there for women and girls this winter.

— USA for UNFPA