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

August 16, 2023February 16, 2024

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 with stationery, exercise books as well as pencils and pens.

Kids and parents alike find it difficult to adjust to the Hungarian education system, and are not exactly sure what notebooks and accessories are needed for each grade. HIA’s Support Centre for Ukrainian Refugees has thus compiled a kit to help them get started. Thanks to longtime HIA partner Herlitz Hungária Kft., the organisation has been able to acquire the 400 sets at a discounted price for HUF 4 million. The sets are distributed in Budapest, Sopron, Miskolc and Kaposvár.

Back to life: shelter renovation in Vynohradiv

November 4, 2022February 16, 2024

For the past 8 months, Zakarpattia in the west of Ukraine has been the safest area in the war-torn country. For this reason, it is not surprising that tens of thousands of internally displaced people have found refuge and safety here and continue to do so in surges as military operations intensify. But security is…

Food & hygiene kits distributed in cooperation with Ukrainian Orthodox Church

January 19, 2023February 16, 2024

In cooperation with the Bishopric of Uzhhorod in Zakarpattia of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Hungarian Interchurch Aid has delivered and distributed durable food and hygiene kits for more than 2500 internally displaced people living in and around Uzhhorod on 17 January. Most of them arrived to the westernmost region of Ukraine from the eastern, war-torn…

Behind the frontlines – but not without help

April 7, 2022February 16, 2024

Many of the displaced lack even the most basic supplies, often leaving with only a bag of clothes. With the war raging for more than a month now, over four million people have taken refuge in other countries. More people have stayed within the borders of Ukraine – in total 7 million are internally displaced….

Those who don’t make the news – Stocks are running out

October 11, 2022February 16, 2024

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…

Dog therapy, summer camps and adventures

September 6, 2022February 16, 2024

Hungarian Interchurch Aid provides psychosocial support and good experiences to internally displaced children in Zakarpattia, Ukraine Immediately after the outbreak of war, the staff of the Berehove office of Hungarian Interchurch Aid started organising programmes for the internally displaced children looking for safety in the many community shelters of Zakarpattia region, located in the west…

Supporting ex-combatants: Knowledge, Mentorship, and New Opportunities for Civilian Life

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

The first phase of the Reintegration of Veterans program recently wrapped up in Uzhhorod, offering a powerful blend of knowledge, mentorship, and emotional support to veterans navigating life after military service. The project was launched by the Advance Charity Foundation with support from Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA), and its goal was simple but vital: help veterans begin…