Six months of assistance on report

August 24, 2022August 29, 2022

Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) has been active in Ukraine since the establishment of the organisation in 1991. It has been scaling up its Ukrainian work since the outbreak of the 2014 conflict. With the onset of war on 24 February, HIA immediately started to prepare its response both in Ukraine and in Hungary. Now, half a year later we’d like to present you with this report on our efforts in this humanitarian crisis, accompanied by selected stories from the field.

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Life-saving oxygen for hospitals in Ukraine

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

Hungarian Interchurch Aid handed over oxygen production machinery to three hospitals in Ukraine with the support of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the US State Department. By setting up these oxygen stations and training medical staff on their use as well as providing other medical equipment, HIA contributes to the operational…

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

October 10, 2022February 16, 2024

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…

Community and safety: One year of support in the heart of Budapest

July 20, 2023February 16, 2024

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,…

Ambulances and medical supplies for Ukraine

September 15, 2022February 16, 2024

The war in Ukraine has been raging for months has claimed many lives. In many cases, the life-saving work of doctors also depends on being able to provide the wounded and sick with the right equipment. From the very first days of the war, Hungarian Interchurch Aid has been supporting medical institutions in Ukraine with…

Situation Report – 15 January 2024

January 15, 2024January 16, 2024

HIA has reached 502,267 people so far, providing access to basic humanitarian aid, protection activities and other life-saving services in Ukraine and Hungary Taking winter and cold into account, in Kharkiv, HIA – through his local implementing partner “Life Goes On” – helped people in need with 300 tons of briquettes and also with building…

From Kherson to Kherson through Estonia: Yulia’s story

July 22, 2024July 26, 2024

Yulia’s past two and half years have been particularly difficult, even for Ukrainian standards. She endured occupation, then their house in Oleshky was flooded, and they lost almost all of their belongings. Finally, she was able to flee with her family through 3 countries before returning to Kherson oblast, only a couple of kilometres from…