At the handover ceremony in Uzhhorod, HIA delivered 34 buses that were previously serving in the fleet of Hungary’s national intercity bus operator, Volánbusz. Some of the buses were immediately sent to flooded Kherson Oblast, where they are being used for humanitarian evacuation following the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion.
While many have already fled the war-torn regions of Ukraine, hundreds of thousands still live in areas near the frontlines. Among them are pensioners, people in need of care, and families who simply cannot afford to leave everything behind in search of safety. To improve their living conditions, Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA), with support from…
Children need to be children – no matter the circumstances. Whether they are displaced within Ukraine, or had to flee their home country completely, HIA aims to bring respite to their life, making them forget – even if only for a day or two – that they are far away from the place they once…
In cooperation with the Bishopric of Uzhhorod in Zakarpattia of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Hungarian Interchurch Aid has delivered and distributed durable food and hygiene kits for more than 2500 internally displaced people living in and around Uzhhorod on 17 January. Most of them arrived to the westernmost region of Ukraine from the eastern, war-torn…
The Sopron branch of Hungarian Interchurch Aid has been supporting Ukrainian refugees living in the area since last summer. Aiming to build a community, the staff of the Social and Development Centre have so far held several community-building events for Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war. On Saturday, 28 January, the centre again hosted a community-building…
The city of Pokrovsk, located in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine, has long been a focal point of conflict. Many residents had already fled, but as the fighting intensified and the “ring of fire” closed in on the city, the mandatory evacuation of those who remained became unavoidable. Among them was Kateryna, a mother…
Taking on a leading role in ACT Alliance’s response in the war-torn country, Hungarian Interchurch Aid is at the same time also supporting refugees fleeing Ukraine. More than a year of being away from their home, their friends and family members, the situation takes an especially heavy toll on children. To this end, 300 children…