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Restoring essential water access in frontline communities of Ukraine
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…


Empowering refugees through art: finding community in Budapest
Apart from Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s own Support Centre, HIA also supports several other faith-based organisations and initiatives through ACT Alliance’s Ukraine appeal. The cosy space of the Lutheran Church of Hungary called “Dévai Fogadó” is one of them. The cooperation dates back to the first days of war and has been ongoing ever since, much…


Lviv schools receive laptops
On 23 November, representatives of Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) handed over 100 laptops to educational institutions in the Lviv region. In total, 31 schools received brand new laptops, which were in great need due to the frequent power cuts that also hindered online education processes. That is not all however, as our colleagues were surprised…


From Kherson to Kherson through Estonia: Yulia’s story
Yulia’s past two and half years have been particularly difficult, even for Ukrainian standards. She endured occupation, then their house in Oleshky was flooded, and they lost almost all of their belongings. Finally, she was able to flee with her family through 3 countries before returning to Kherson oblast, only a couple of kilometres from…


Love never harms
Love never harms – this was the message of the workshop held on 30 August in Lumen Café Budapest by the Crisis Clinic of the Support Centre for Ukrainian Refugees(UMTK) for refugee women living in our country. Here, psychologist Judit Hirsch spoke to thirty participants about the nature of trauma, while Balázs Rácsok, the director…


Freedom under missiles is still better than living in fear
The liberation of Kherson came at a price. Upon their withdrawal from the port city in southern Ukraine, the Russian invaders cut Kherson off from public services depriving the tens of thousands of residents of electricity, heating and running water. Free as it is, the city now faces ever-increasing artillery strikes from the other, still-occupied…


