"Rapid Assessment of Barriers Faced by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Victims during Rehabilitation" highlights the situation in Ukraine and, in particular, in the Donetsk region based on the results of the study as of November 2023. The study was aimed at studying the general state of assistance to victims, identifying barriers and obstacles in the context of individual groups of victims, analyzing the specifics of barriers to providing assistance during rehabilitation in pilot deoccupied communities of the Donetsk region. Such an assessment is an urgent need to develop the potential of territorial communities to provide social services to people affected by explosive ordnance (EOD), and to promote their recovery, rehabilitation and further reintegration into the community. The publication will be useful to government officials, specialists from central, regional executive bodies and local governments, scientists, representatives of public organizations, service providers and everyone who is interested in the practical aspects of creating a safe inclusive environment for victims of explosive objects in communities. The publication uses photographs taken by the International Public Organization "Social Initiatives for Occupational Safety and Health" within the framework of the "Living Without Limits" project in November 2023 with the participation of social work specialists in the process of providing social support services to families affected by explosive objects in the Donetsk region, photographs provided by the State Rehabilitation Institution "Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities "Podillia", taken in the process of providing rehabilitation services to victims within the framework of the "Living Without Limits" project in November 2023, and photographs from the Freepik.com photo bank. The authors express their deep and sincere gratitude to all the specialists who influenced the long and multifaceted process of preparing this publication: Ilona Yeleneva, Oksana Vershinina, social work specialists of the Donetsk region, and representatives of the Svyatohirsk, Lymansk, and Velikonovosilkivsk communities of the Donetsk region. When using the materials, a reference to the source is mandatory.

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