HIA to deliver 100 ventilators to Ukrainian hospitals

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…

Love never harms

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…

Return to happiness: Summer camps for displaced children in Ivano-Frankivsk

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….

President of Hungary visits HIA Kindergarten project in Zahaltsi

President of Hungary visits HIA Kindergarten project in Zahaltsi

On her official visit to Ukraine, President of Hungary Katalin Novák has also visited a kindergarten built with the help of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid. The  kindergarten and the school of Zahalci, located near Kyiv were destroyed and severely damaged by fighting in the spring of 2022, and HIA has undertaken to renovate both with…

A safe space for displaced children

A safe space for displaced children

Made up by containers, the shelter “modular city” in Lviv, Western Ukraine has become a safe haven for about 1,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war in the east. The neat and modern shelter is also home to many kids – which can be immediately noticed upon entering its courtyard and playground area. Children on rollerblades, bicycles…

Refugee children prepare for the new schoolyear with the help of HIA

Refugee children prepare for the new schoolyear with the help of HIA

Just like last year, Hungarian Interchurch Aid supports refugee children on the start of the new schoolyear in September. This year, 400 refugee children living all over Hungary whose parents are unable to afford school supplies receive help from HIA. The school-starting kits include an ergonomic school bag, a gym bag, a pen pouch filled…

Light returns to Saltivka

Light returns to Saltivka

Eerie and desolate: it’s hard to believe that Saltivka used to be the most densely populated not only in Kharkiv, but also in Ukraine. The war changed everything, the city was one of the first cities to face the attack of the invading Russian military. Results are clearly visible in the neighbourhood: even today, 80%…