Six months of assistance on report

August 24, 2022August 29, 2022

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) has been active in Ukraine since the establishment of the organisation in 1991. It has been scaling up its Ukrainian work since the outbreak of the 2014 conflict. With the onset of war on 24 February, HIA immediately started to prepare its response both in Ukraine and in Hungary. Now, half a year later we’d like to present you with this report on our efforts in this humanitarian crisis, accompanied by selected stories from the field.

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Once displaced, but at peace in a newfound home

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Holding 8-month-old Mykyta in her arms in the courtyard of a residential building, Yulia’s vision for the future is considerably better now than a couple months before. Displaced to Kamianske, Dnipropetrovs’k Oblast from her native Volnovakha, she applied for cash assistance provided by the Ukraine Response Consortium-partner Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). Her lack of savings…

A dignified way to help through uncertainty

November 22, 2022February 16, 2024

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is getting worse by the day. The number of people in need is increasing as the possibilities to earn a living decrease and countrywide power cuts grow longer. The future is bleak in times when so many in Ukraine have only humanitarian assistance to rely on. The attacks on the…

Situation report – 08 May 2023

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

Since the beginning of the war, 134 generators have been delivered to Ukraine by HIA During the past 15 months HIA purchased and transported ~1,700 metric tons of food, hygiene items to Ukraine HIA introduces the voucher system, a new way to help those who are in need. Since 27 March 292 people were assisted…

SITUATION REPORT – 26 JULY 2022

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

HIA has reached 123,772 people so far, providing emergency access to basic humanitarian aid, protection activities and other life-saving services both in Ukraine and in Hungary. HIA purchased and transported 753 metric tons food, essential non-food items and medical equipment to support the victims of the conflict in Ukraine. In Hungary HIA is implementing Multisectoral…

Refugee children face new challenges as new school year starts

September 20, 2022February 16, 2024

The start of the new school year was a hot topic amongst Ukrainian families staying in Hungary already during the summer months. For the kids, September means new friends, experiences, but also new challenges and most definitely, new concerns for parents. While in Ukraine the war still defines the way children may attend school, refugees in…

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…