Socially inclusive transport service launched in the east
25.07.2025
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The Luhansk Association of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities has launched a new important service — socially inclusive transport — in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The initiative is being implemented as part of the project ‘Protection, Health Care and Inclusion for Vulnerable Populations’ with the support of OCHA Ukraine, in partnership with Step-In and VIS (Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo).
The first trips have already taken place in the Pavlohrad district, where LAOPD drivers and coordinators are helping people who cannot independently reach hospitals, government institutions or other important locations.
What the service includes:
- Lifting platform for easy boarding/alighting;
- Adaptation for wheelchairs — safe and comfortable transportation of people with disabilities;
- Child car seats — for transporting children in accordance with safety standards.
The service is free and available to all residents of communities where the LAOPD team operates within the project. It's not just about mobility. It's about equal access to services, support and dignity for everyone.
In the next post, the team will tell you who exactly they transport, how to apply and in which communities the service is already available.
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