NGO “Martin Club”

The public organization “MARTIN-club” was founded in 1995 by creative youth of the city of Makiivka: musicians, artists, journalists, and teachers.

In 1999, the organization was officially registered on 6.10.1999. The first chairman of the NGO “Martin Club” is a cultural critic Serhiy Petrov.

His social and human rights activities began with helping street children. Since 2009, MARTIN Club has been a member of the Donbass Children’s Human Rights Network, which he founded, along with 5 other NGOs. In 2014, MARTIN Club is based in Dnipro, where it moved from the military conflict zone as a result of the occupation of Makiivka.

24 years of experience in helping children 6 years of experience in combating domestic and gender-based (including sexual) violence 9 years of experience in supporting IDPs.

Evacuation of 16800 people from Donetsk and Luhansk regions to other safe regions of Ukraine. Comprehensive humanitarian response in 5 regions of eastern Ukraine.

• 24 years of experience
• 62 projects implemented
• 27,926 beneficiaries
• 53 services to children, adults, and organizations
• 50+ donors
• 2 businesses: a social bakery and a coffee shop
• 2000 children retained their biological families

Mission: MARTIN Club helps children and women overcome the consequences of difficult life circumstances, war, and violence, helps them acquire the resources and necessary social competencies to change their lives for the better, and thus influences the development of the whole society.

Vision: We strive to make life free and full of opportunities for children and women in Ukraine. We act in the best interests of the child, to ensure that children grow up in a safe family environment where their rights and personality are respected. We practice zero tolerance for violence. We influence the reform of the social system by joining forces with civil society organizations.

Key values: equality, diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability.

Main activities of the organization:

• Protecting children’s rights and improving their lives

We act in the interests of the child to grow up in a family environment. We oppose institutionalization. We ensure development.

• Combating domestic and gender-based violence

We support the victim by providing a safe place, protection in court, increasing their economic potential, and representing their interests.

• Humanitarian aid to the victims of war

We support families of war victims with food, medicine, financial aid and shelter.

Active projects

• Children’s support service

Establishment of a crisis support service for children in Dnipro, Novomoskovsk and Pavlohrad districts. Dnipro, Novomoskovsk and Pavlohrad districts (case management systems to provide social and psychological services for children living in families in difficult life circumstances, opening of 4 inclusive day care centers for children).

• Day center “Pink Panama”

A safe place where children of internally displaced persons or children from families of people in helping professions (rescuers, police, journalists, doctors, teachers, volunteers, etc.) aged 4 to 16 can stay for 1 to 7 hours while their parents are working, looking for work or away on business.

• Your own space

Counteracting gender-based violence by creating safe spaces for women and crisis rooms in Pavlohrad Kamianske.

• Help is at hand

Provision of humanitarian aid in the form of cash payments to residents of Kharkiv region.

Partnership in response to the war in Ukraine.

• Comprehensive support for children, youth and adults affected by the war in Ukraine

Pedagogy of Peace for the Restoration of Civil Dialogue in Eastern Ukraine, Kalush.

• Career hub “She”

Empowering vulnerable women through an offline career hub (Vona-hub) in Dnipro.

• Mobile teams of social and psychological assistance

Vulnerable women and men (IDPs and residents of communities with severely damaged social protection infrastructure) improved access to basic GBV services.

• Center for assistance to the rescued

Ensuring access to specialized assistance services for the most vulnerable women and girls.

• Safe space for women and girls “Vilna”

Improving access to specialized GBV services for women and girls in an environment of emotional safety.

• Supporting the capacity of cities and communities to counter violence

Seed funding to establish, re-establish or improve specialized GBV services in targeted communities.

• Case management specialized in the needs of victims

Provide quality case management services to survivors of GBV, including coordinated care and support to navigate available services.”

• Human rights children’s hotel “Rukavichka”

Providing temporary safe accommodation and quality case management services to children and their families.

• Social enterprise Horizontal coffee shop and Mama_1 bakery

Economic empowerment of vulnerable women through social entrepreneurship.

• “Social services friendly to people affected by war”

Providing psycho-social assistance and legal advice to IDPs who were forced to leave their homes due to the war.

• Mine safety

Strengthening the protection of civilians from explosive weapons and pollution in eastern Ukraine.