Possibilities of financial self-sufficiency of IDP women and

older persons

(according to the results of the social research“Needs assessment among internally displaced women and

older people in Ukraine”)

International Academic and Research Conference“Internally displaced persons in Ukraine: fundamentals and

opportunities”February 27, 2015

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Table of contents• Level of income for women and aged people

among IDPs compared to the rest of the population income

• The main source of income among internally displaced women

• The main source of income among internally displaced aged people

• Manifestations of material deprivations

• Conclusions

• Recommendations

Level of income among internally displaced women

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• According to the all-Ukrainian public opinion poll taken during 12-19 December 2014 in all regions of Ukraine and in the city of Kyiv. Center "Social Monitoring" and the O. Yaremenko Ukrainian Institute for Social Research.

Rest of the population No. 1523

IDP (women of 18-59 years old) No.705

Rest of the population (women of 18-59 years old) No. 581*

Less than UAH 600

UAH 601-1200 UAH 1201-2000

UAH 2001-2500

UAH 2500-3000

UAH 3000-4000

More than UAH 4000

Level of income among internally displaced aged people

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• According to the all-Ukrainian public opinion poll taken during 12-19 December 2014 in all regions of Ukraine and in the city of Kyiv. Center "Social Monitoring" and the O. Yaremenko Ukrainian Institute for Social Research.

Less than UAH 600

UAH 601-1200 UAH 1201-2000

UAH 2001-2500

UAH 2500-3000

UAH 3000-4000

More than UAH 4000

Main income source of internally displaced women

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Personal earnings or family income

Welfare payments (pension or welfare payments)

Target financial aid for IDP

Support from relatives and friends

Other (credits, loans, savings)

Help from volunteer, non-governmental, international organisations

Main income source of internally displaced aged people

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Welfare payments (pension or welfare payments)

Personal earnings or family income

Target financial aid for IDP

Support from relatives and friends

Help from volunteer, non-governmental, international organisations

Demonstrations of material losses

• 50.1% of respondents said that personally cannot receive ultimate healthy nutrition for themselves

• 30% provide their children with ultimate healthy nutrition

• Almost 70% of respondents "often" or "sometimes" were financially unable to buy necessary food products

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Conclusions

The income of 64.9% of women and 49.8% of aged people per family member for a last month amounted to 1200 UAH per person.

For 46.2% of internally displaced women the main source of income is personal earnings or earnings of their own family members.

Among the 47.9% of internally displaced women the main source of income is allowance from government, volunteer, non-governmental, international organizations, relatives or friends.

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Recommendations

For almost half of IDP women among the economically active population the main source of income is not their own earnings, which may be a cause of unstable financial condition.It is proposed to provide IDPs with jobs according to their level of education, qualification or requalification and training to meet the needs of the region of residence. Over time, it is necessary to provide long-term financial government aid only for the most vulnerable IDPs: people with disabilities, the aged people etc.

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Thank you for your attention!!!!

Additional information:

Bondar Tetyana,

O. Yaremenko UISR,

Теl./fax: (044) 501 50 75; (044) 501 50 76

bondar@uisr.org.ua http://www.uisr.org.ua

Osaulenko Olha,

UNFPA Representation office in Ukraine,

Теl./fax: +38 044 253 00 53

osaulenko@unfpa.org http://www.unfpa.org10