Ukraine Women Refugee Task Force

Task force to support Ukrainian women and girl refugees  

A range of support from medical care to trauma treatment to hygiene produces

The majority of refugees from Ukraine are women, and there was a risk of them being targeted for sexual exploitation and human trafficking. We sent teams of experienced professionals to help on the ground.

The urgent need

Millions of Ukrainian refugee girls and women are fleeing for their lives on a terrifying journey into an unknown future. There was concern that women would be exploited, falling prey to extortion, violence, rape and human trafficking.

Beyond the tragic cost of dead, wounded and refugees, wars cause the exploitation of the plight of women and girls desperate to save their families - a cruel and horrific humanitarian catastrophe in its own right. We set up a taskforce to give those women our urgent and fullest support. 

As events have unfolded, our response has evolved too. Our first efforts involved two main activities: 
  • • Helping with emergency food, medicine and transport to safety in several cities in Ukraine
  • • Assistance at the Polish borders to refugees, including food and drink, and especially with emotional support
Our efforts transitioned into the establishment and operation of two shelters for Ukrainian women and children that were set up in April and May 2022 respectively and are still in operation.

What we are doing

During the first weeks of the crisis, we established a taskforce to aid women and girl refugees from Ukraine. 


We sent teams of doctors, therapists, social workers and other professionals from Israel to provide guidance, emotional support and trauma treatment for women and girls. We are also conducting awareness-raising activities among other aid organizations operating in the field relating to protecting refugees from exploitation. 


There was a profound need for capable people to help protect vulnerable refugees from exploitation. We arranged for Israelis to bring their invaluable experience and expertise to this situation. Few countries are as well equipped to handle such matters.


The activities in the field, first at transit stations in eastern Poland and gradually in other areas, was carried out through volunteers, social workers and psychologists, nurses and educators and youth workers.


Tag is in partnership with a range of established Israeli charities, primarily Topaz, Engineers without Borders, and Task Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution.


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