Fostering resilience through rediscovering joy and play: psychosocial help for a Donbas community

Fostering resilience through rediscovering joy and play: psychosocial help for a Donbas community

Enduring the tragic consequences of war for almost 9 years now, the people of the Donbas are struggling for their mental health, too. Supported by ACT Alliance and Hungarian Interchurch Aid, Caritas Kramatorsk has been at the forefront of this effort. By establishing spaces of creativity and youth development in Kramatorsk and the villages surrounding…

Two years of assistance on report: HIA’s response in Ukraine & Hungary

Two years of assistance on report: HIA’s response in Ukraine & Hungary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxW8P5zCfWg Committed towards helping the war-affected people of Ukraine, HIA is implementing the largest aid programme of its history. In our 2-year report below, we aim to present the achievments of the response, while explaining each of HIA’s modalities of assistance, accompanying them with the voices of our beneficiaries. As an introduction, please read László…

Warm apartments for frontline Kherson

Warm apartments for frontline Kherson

Heat is the most important component of survival for Kherson residents in the winter of 2023-2024. With critical infrastructure still being targeted, supplying heat to the homes of Kherson residents is a challenging job in a hostile context. However, thanks to the cooperation of the NGO “League of Socially Responsible Women” and Hungarian Interchurch Aid…

Heating hearts & homes: briquettes for the marginalised in Zakarpattia

Heating hearts & homes: briquettes for the marginalised in Zakarpattia

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…

Displaced children find solace at Point Camp

Displaced children find solace at Point Camp

In the village of Vyshka in Zakarpattia, Western Ukraine, kids’ laughter echoes through the deep valley. The youthful cheers can be attributed to the displaced children between ages 6 to 16 who gathered at Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s autumn camp in the Carpathian Mountains. With ACT Alliance’s support, experiences of carefree childhood and mental healing are…

Mental & Spiritual Healing on the Foothills of the Carpathians

Mental & Spiritual Healing on the Foothills of the Carpathians

In the magnificent mountains surrounding Drohobych in Western Ukraine, there is a quiet but steadfast force at work: faith. Supported by ACT Alliance member Hungarian Interchurch Aid through its Flexible Smal Grants programme, Father Ihor and his Greek Catholic Caritas group have created a spiritual and mental refuge for the many displaced people arriving to…