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From scars to blessings: a warm home for winter
Nina was born on the steppes of Kherson 68 years ago. War directly entered her home through the roof and the windows in the form of artillery shells and bombing. Nevertheless, leaving her home she’s never left before was never an option for Nina. The front line has moved twice across her native Blahodatne during…


Returning childhood to a Zaporizhzhia community shelter
With 22% of the population being internally displaced and over 5000 of them living in community shelters, the city of Zaporizhzhia is in dire need of accommodation. Those that had to leave everything behind are not picky, but the need for improvements is felt in most of the temporary accommodations housing internally displaced people with…


HIA to deliver 100 ventilators to Ukrainian hospitals
The Government of Hungary donates 100 ventilators to Ukrainian hospitals with the help of Hungarian Interchurch Aid. The medical institutions of Dnipro, Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Kherson, Kyiv, Odesa, Mikolayiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv oblasts are about to receive VG70 and Boaray 5000D ventilators from HIA, with the assistance of the Public Health Office of the Ukrainian…


Return to happiness: Summer camps for displaced children in Ivano-Frankivsk
Far from the concrete jungle, embraced by the forest, rivers, and in close proximity to the mountains, a recreation centre is hosting a summer day camp for children. We are near Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in western Ukraine, where many displaced people found a new home after fleeing the war in the east of the country….


A dream regained – Dima from Mariupol
One year ago, everything was going according to his plans. Dima – as his friends call him – just turned 18 in January, and was preparing for a long career in football. He had been doing quite well, climbing the ranks and playing regularly for the under-19 side of Mariupol FC, his hometown’s football club….


After life: searching for solid ground after losing everything
Few people can imagine what it must be like to have to give up a carefully constructed life. Leaving one’s home is a painful experience for most of those who need to flee. This pain can be measured in time, for it is different for a young person just about to start a life and…