1 year of assistance on report

February 22, 2023March 26, 2025

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) is a member of ACT Alliance with an active presence in Ukraine dating back to 1998. Having established country-wide operations in 2014, in February 2022 HIA has doubled down on its efforts to provide help to the victims of the war – both in Hungary and Ukraine. From tangible, in-kind aid to cash assistance, community-based relief and protection activities, HIA’s response to this crisis is multisectoral and flexible. In the first year of the conflict, HIA has implemented its aid programme in 20 regions of Ukraine. Often operating in hard-to-reach areas, HIA’s help reaches beneficiaries from westernmost Zakarpattia to Kharkiv in the East and Kherson in the South.

Find out more about our work in Ukraine by reading our 1-year report. In the document we aim to explain each of HIA’s modalities of assistance, accompanied by selected stories from the field. You can read the publication online on Issuu below by clicking the middle of the image, or download the whole report from the bottom of the page.

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Situation Report – 16 August 2023

August 17, 2023October 13, 2023

Many villages along the Dnieper River no longer have access to drinking water as a result of the explosion of the Kakhova Dam. Drinking water was distributed by HIA and its local implementation partner Zlatograd Foundation to 2,068 families, reaching 3,320 persons (including 104 PwDs). During the past 18 months HIA purchased and transported 2,196,039…

Winterization survey carried out and donations handed out in Kharkiv

September 23, 2022February 16, 2024

Hundreds of people spend the night in dark basements, remaining shops only carry basic goods, people depend on picking mushrooms and fishing to get by While the world looks to the newly liberated areas of eastern Ukraine, little is said about those who have been destitute since the first day of the war and whose…

Situation Report – 17 May 2022

May 17, 2022May 18, 2022

By purchasing and transporting 676 metric tons food, essential non-food items and medical equipment, HIA response has reached 93,256 people so far, providing emergency access to basic humanitarian aid, protection activity and link to transportation services encompassing 10 regions of Ukraine. With the imminent refugee crisis in mind, HIA decided to deliver a two-pronged approach…

Behind the frontlines – but not without help

April 7, 2022February 16, 2024

Many of the displaced lack even the most basic supplies, often leaving with only a bag of clothes. With the war raging for more than a month now, over four million people have taken refuge in other countries. More people have stayed within the borders of Ukraine – in total 7 million are internally displaced….

“We will survive these difficult times”

June 13, 2023March 28, 2024

Hungarian Interchurch Aid is supporting the people of the settlements flooded by the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion with successive aid operations. Thanks to its constant presence in the region since its liberation in November last year, HIA has been able to respond immediately to the needs that have arisen following the catastrophe. The first aid consignment…

Heating hearts & homes: briquettes for the marginalised in Zakarpattia

January 10, 2024February 16, 2024

Zakarpattia, a mountainous region located in western Ukraine faced economic hardships even before the war, but with inflation on the rise, pensions have drastically lost value. The harsh winter months pose significant challenges for the elderly population, especially when it comes to staying warm. With the attacks on energy infrastructure, electricity is also not a…