At the handover ceremony in Uzhhorod, HIA delivered 34 buses that were previously serving in the fleet of Hungary’s national intercity bus operator, Volánbusz. Some of the buses were immediately sent to flooded Kherson Oblast, where they are being used for humanitarian evacuation following the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion.
The first, 20-ton consignment of emergency aid has already arrived to the frontline city of Kherson. HIA’s next relief operations will also focus on the phase after the water recedes, to facilitate restoration of normal life with the donation of water pumps and electric generators. Barnabas Szatmári, Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s Emergency Response Director in Ukraine…
Viktor Mikita, Governor of Transcarpathia visited Budapest on 12 April at the invitation of László Lehel, President-Director of Hungarian Interchurch Aid. One of the main objectives of his visit was to learn about the coordination behind the relief programme in Ukraine, which has helped 500,000 people since the beginning of the war, as well as…
Western Ukraine, and especially Lviv has experienced a huge influx of people ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Many have fled to other countries – via Poland, Slovakia or Hungary – but close to 300,000 decided to stay in the city and surroundings, creating a huge need for accommodation. Out of this need…
Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) is a member of ACT Alliance with an active presence in Ukraine dating back to 1998. Having established country-wide operations in 2014, in February 2022 HIA has doubled down on its efforts to provide help to the victims of the war – both in Hungary and Ukraine. From tangible, in-kind aid…
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 situation has changed little. The combat events in the Kharkiv region can only mask the hardships endured for more than half a year by the…
With the onset of war in February of last year Hungarian Interchurch Aid was presented with an extraordinary challenge: supporting those fleeing Ukraine in Hungary as well as those who staying in the country, suffering the consequences of the conflict. HIA thus focused on providing for people in need on both sides of the border,…