A social and artistic project "VOICES: Women, Children, and Disability" was presented in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine on August 9, 2025

This Saturday in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine), the team of the non-governmental organization Disability Rights International Ukraine presented the results of the project "VOICES: Women, Children, and Disability." The intimate presentation and opening of the exhibition brought together the project participants, the team that worked on it, and experts in the field (and with lived experiences) of protecting the rights of people with disabilities. 

DRI President, Laurie Ahern, Op-Ed in Huffington Post "Ukraine Orphanages Feeder for Human Trafficking"

"Governments, faith-based groups and churches, aid agencies and volunteer tourists, who donate cash and goods to orphanages or build and refurbish children's homes and other institutions, may be inadvertently funding human trafficking." - Laurie Ahern, DRI President

Read the full article here. 

Families Find A Way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine

Disability Rights International (DRI) and our affiliate Disability Rights Ukraine (DRU) have, over a ten-year period¹, documented the human rights concerns of more than 100,000 Ukrainian children – with and without disabilities – placed in congregate settings and left to grow up segregated from families and society in orphanages, boarding schools, psychiatric facilities, and other institutions.

New DRI Report - Families Find a Way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine

DRI asked more than 500 brave and courageous families living in Ukraine what they are now experiencing during the war and what they need. These interviews provide a blueprint of the change that must occur – by governments, donors, policymakers, caregivers, and communities during the war and recovery process. We must hear their stories and listen to their voices.