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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New refrigerators to feed the hungry

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Food, home, chance! – the Emmaus-Oselya Community’s goals echo Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s motto. Standing firmly against social indifference, the community’s social centre with its complex portfolio of assistance works tirelessly to guide the homeless people in their care back into society. One of the most important helping activities has now become a bit easier to…

“We will survive these difficult times”

June 13, 2023March 28, 2024

Hungarian Interchurch Aid is supporting the people of the settlements flooded by the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion with successive aid operations. Thanks to its constant presence in the region since its liberation in November last year, HIA has been able to respond immediately to the needs that have arisen following the catastrophe. The first aid consignment…

Displaced children find solace at Point Camp

January 8, 2024February 16, 2024

In the village of Vyshka in Zakarpattia, Western Ukraine, kids’ laughter echoes through the deep valley. The youthful cheers can be attributed to the displaced children between ages 6 to 16 who gathered at Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s autumn camp in the Carpathian Mountains. With ACT Alliance’s support, experiences of carefree childhood and mental healing are…

Those who don’t make the news – Winter in the basements of Kharkiv

October 18, 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…

Heating hearts & homes: briquettes for the marginalised in Zakarpattia

January 10, 2024February 16, 2024

Zakarpattia, a mountainous region located in western Ukraine faced economic hardships even before the war, but with inflation on the rise, pensions have drastically lost value. The harsh winter months pose significant challenges for the elderly population, especially when it comes to staying warm. With the attacks on energy infrastructure, electricity is also not a…

Three years of assistance on report: HIA’s response in Ukraine & Hungary

February 19, 2025February 20, 2025

Committed towards helping the war-affected people of Ukraine, HIA is implementing the largest aid programme of its history. In our 3-year report below, we aim to present the achievments of the response, while explaining each of HIA’s modalities of assistance, accompanying them with the voices of our beneficiaries. As an introduction, please read László Lehel,…