Five local organisations came together in Poltava at the outbreak of the full-scale war to form the Poltava Volunteer Association, which has emerged as one of the most important centres of assistance in the region. They include EED partner ZMIST Poltava, an online independent media outlet; the Poltava Battalion of the Indifferent, one of the biggest volunteer organisations in the region providing assistance to the army since 2014, which is affiliated to EED grantee Not Indifferent Team; City Lab; the Center for Strategic Communications and volunteer association HelpGroup, both also EED grantees.
