Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Reflecting on three years: What the humanitarian response to the Ukraine war taught us

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24 February 2025 marks the third anniversary of the escalation of the armed conflict in Ukraine. In this conversation, the focus is on lessons learnt from these three years of delivering humanitarian response with the goal to support and strengthen locally-led action.

Looking back at the three years of implementing the SHIFT programme in Ukraine response and their guests share their thoughts on:

  • how to support, strengthen and work together with local actors without taking power from them
  • the importance of knowing and understanding existing systems for establishing meaningful partnerships
  • how to provide effective coordination and ignite systemic changes.

Moderator:

Oksana Dobrovolska, Communications Officer, Humanitarian Leadership Academy (the HLA)

Guests

  • Kamila Wujec, Leadership Pillar Lead at the HLA, and former Regional Lead in Eastern Europe
  • Piotr Kolodzej, HLA’s Regional Lead in Eastern Europe
  • Anastasiia Korobchuk, Learning Solutions Specialist in Ukraine.

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