Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) is a German non-government organization (NGO) that renders humanitarian aid in 31 countries with 13 offices across the world. DKH supports people who are affected by crisis related to natural hazards, war, and displacement and focuses on locally led responses by working in collaboration with a global network of partner organizations. Fostering localized humanitarian action and a long-term equal partnership approach lies at the very core of our work. Continuously striving to facilitate mutual learning and capacity exchange, DKH aims to identify innovative and customized programmatic approaches and cooperation models. The organization actively seeks to shift power to local partners and communities through the transfer of decision-making opportunities to directly address their own priorities. DKH is part of the Protestant Agency for Diakonie and Development (EWDE) based in Berlin, Germany. DKH DKH Ukraine Country Office was established towards in mid-2023 to collaborate with government agencies, national and local partner organizations, and the wider humanitarian community to provide emergency response and support resilience-building initiatives across the country. DKH Ukraine operates through partner organizations in Ukraine and neighboring countries. While DKH Ukraine does not directly implement humanitarian projects, it focuses on enhancing the administrative and technical capacities of partner organizations to ensure that projects are executed according to the highest standards. DKH Ukraine wants to ensure that the humanitarian response in Ukraine and the neighboring countries is meeting expectations in all relevant aspects, that DKH can fully rely on the partner organizations, and an added value becomes visible through the own presence on the ground. Its key operational fields include Basic Needs, Shelter, Winterization, Protection/MHPSS, Livelihoods, and Humanitarian Demining.