Situation Report – 10 May 2022
- In the past two months, HIA has been able to continuously expand its assistance to new geographical regions. HIA’s humanitarian operations now stretch from the west of the country to the Dnieper bend in the east, encompassing 10 regions of Ukraine. HIA response has reached 81,729 people so far, providing emergency access to basic food and non-food items, health & hygiene products, protection and link to transportation services.
- With the imminent refugee crisis in mind, HIA decided to deliver a two-pronged approach to assist those suffering from the effects of war. In the war-torn country HIA response was helped by its long-standing regional office in Berehove. Today, the Berehove Office supports over 200 community shelters in Zakarpattia with in-kind support and restoration materials.
- The Lviv Emergency Response Office was set up a few days after the start of the war, and coordinates HIA’s humanitarian operations in Ukraine. Its warehouse and logistics base play an instrumental role in the effort to provide relief to local partners even further east. Thanks to HIA’s long-lasting partnerships with NGOs in Dnipro or Zaporizhzhia in close proximity to the frontlines, HIA is able to deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn regions of the southeast. Through Lviv Office HIA employs two types of cash assistance: to empower large masses of people at once, multipurpose cash assistance will allow for a more people-centred relief, granting beneficiaries freedom of choice and returning a degree of dignity into their lives. Believing in the power of community, HIA also to provide flexible cash grants to groups and congregations coping with the destructions caused by the war.
- In Hungary, HIA’s efforts are focused on offering both short- and long-term accommodation to the refugees arriving. Institutions in Debrecen, Miskolc and Budapest host refugee families in need and support them with food, shelter and psychosocial support.
- HIA purchased and transported 662 metric tons food, essential non-food items and medical equipment so far to support the victims of the conflict in Ukraine.
