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Taiwanese-Ukrainian-Hungarian dumpling cook-off in Sopron
The Sopron branch of Hungarian Interchurch Aid has been supporting Ukrainian refugees living in the area since last summer. Aiming to build a community, the staff of the Social and Development Centre have so far held several community-building events for Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war. On Saturday, 28 January, the centre again hosted a community-building…


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


Six months of assistance on report
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…


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


HIA has opened a humanitarian office in Lemberg
The staff of the Hungarian organization also agreed on the assistance with the deputy mayor of the strategically important Ukrainian metropolis and several regional representatives. According to the city’s deputy mayor, there were no discussion about the support of the city with foreign professional aid organizations so far and no UN coordination was established. The…


Immediate relief to evacuees following Nova Kakhovka dam explosion
With the explosion and following spillover of the Dnipro dam at Nova Kakhovka a humanitarian disaster threatens several towns, villages and Kherson city itself. Local government officials claim that 16 thousand people are affected by the resulting flooding. Evacuation has begun and HIA humanitarians are distributing 350 emergency aid kits to those fleeing rising water…


