Play areas for the kids living in the shelters of Ivano-Frankivsk

Play areas for the kids living in the shelters of Ivano-Frankivsk

Thanks to the cooperation of Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) and its local partner organisation, NGO ’Centre for Equal Opportunities’, new play areas have been added to 7 institutions supporting internally displaced people in the Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk. The child-friendly spaces set up in four community shelters and three medical clinics are designed to host…

Help in the fight against ‘General Winter’

Help in the fight against ‘General Winter’

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) and its partners are very concerned about the intensifying military strikes on the Ukrainian population and infrastructure. As winter approaches, the disruption or loss of communal services pose an unprecedented challenge to humanitarian organisations. Meeting the most basic needs has already been difficult for thousands of internally displaced people in Ukraine, which…

Firewood to the host communities providing for internally displaced people in Zakarpattia

Firewood to the host communities providing for internally displaced people in Zakarpattia

Hungarian Interchurch Aid, member of ACT Alliance is providing a grant of 2 million hryvnias to the region’s forestry department to purchase 3,000 cubic metres of firewood. As part of the preparations for the heating season, János Gerevich, head of Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s branch office in Ukraine, Viktor Mikita, Governor of Zakarpattia and Vitaliy Petrenko…

Winterization survey carried out and donations handed out in Kharkiv

Winterization survey carried out and donations handed out in Kharkiv

Hundreds of people spend the night in dark basements, remaining shops only carry basic goods, people depend on picking mushrooms and fishing to get by While the world looks to the newly liberated areas of eastern Ukraine, little is said about those who have been destitute since the first day of the war and whose…

Refugee children face new challenges as new school year starts

Refugee children face new challenges as new school year starts

The start of the new school year was a hot topic amongst Ukrainian families staying in Hungary already during the summer months. For the kids, September means new friends, experiences, but also new challenges and most definitely, new concerns for parents. While in Ukraine the war still defines the way children may attend school, refugees in…