Labour and Health Social Initiatives (LHSI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO), established in 2002 and based in Kiev, Ukraine.

LHSI Mission

To promote sustainable human development by evolving social services and expanding access to public health services for vulnerable categories of citizens in difficult life circumstances, ensuring child development, protecting the rights and empowering youth, and contribute gender equality for a better Future.

Priority areas of LHSI activities 2025-2027

Social policy:

• Development of social services for vulnerable categories of citizens, including children, persons with disabilities, veterans, IDPs, survivors of violence;
• development and implementation of evidence-based programmes for the prevention of socially negative phenomena in society, in particular in the field of labour;
• provision of expert assistance to authorities, communities, institutions and organisations in creating regulatory and organisational mechanisms for the implementation of social policy;
• promotion of innovations and capacity building in the field of social policy.

Public health:

• Ensuring equal access to public health services for vulnerable groups, including at the community level, mobile teams and through digital tools;
• support for early detection, treatment and follow-up of people with tuberculosis and other socially dangerous diseases, especially among most-at-risk groups;
• analysis of international experience and implementation of prevention, information and rehabilitation programmes, promotion of healthy lifestyles.

Children and youth:

• Promote respect for the rights of children and young people, including the right to safety, protection from violence, quality education, family upbringing, health care and participation in decision-making that affects them;
• adapt international programmes and implement child development programmes through play, creativity and non-formal education as a means of cognition, psychosocial support and life skills;
• facilitate partnerships and exchange of experience between non-governmental, youth and children's organisations from different countries to strengthen partnership.

Contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine:

• Implement programmes of social support, integration, access to services, housing, employment and psychosocial support for IDPs, veterans and their families, war-affected groups from different regions of Ukraine, including those who have moved abroad
• Develop and implement programmes for reintegration, mental health, vocational training and social support for war-affected groups.
• Establish partnerships with international organisations and experts to attract, adapt and.

Issues of gender equality and protection of the rights of vulnerable groups are cross-cutting issues in all areas of the Organization's work.