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Kinder im Oblast Charkiw suchen unterirdischen Schutz vor russischen Angriffen. Von der Welthungerhilfe geförderte psychosoziale Unterstützung für von Konflikten betroffene Kinder in Charkiw verbessert ihr Wohlbefinden und bietet ihnen positive Bewältigungsmechanismen für den Umgang mit stressigen und traumatischen Erlebnissen wie diesen.

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War Knows Only Losers

Help for People in Ukraine

Fight for life and suffering due to the war in Ukraine

Since February 2022, Russia has been waging full-scale war against Ukraine, bringing immeasurable suffering to the people. The United Nations estimates that more than 55,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the war. Millions have been stripped of their material livelihoods by the war. Almost 6 million people, primarily women and children, have fled the country, most of them to other European countries. Around 3.7 million more are internally displaced within Ukraine.

The war is a humanitarian disaster

The attack on Ukraine directly threatens the lives of millions of people. Many people have fled to safer areas or to neighboring countries. Those who remain are facing a humanitarian catastrophe marked by immense suffering. Alongside the psychological strain of living in life-threatening conditions, many have lost their sources of income. This is compounded by the harsh Ukrainian winter, with temperatures dropping to minus 20 degrees Celsius, and by destroyed electricity and heating infrastructure.

Currently, 10.8 million people depend on humanitarian assistance. Through the Alliance2015 network, we are providing cash assistance that enables affected people to respond flexibly to their most urgent needs.

Krieg in der Ukraine: Ein zerstörtes Dorf in der Nähe von Kiew.

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Cash assistance helps families get through the winter

From February to September 2022, Liudmyla Bilous (55) from the village of Wasylenkove in the Kharkiv region lived under Russian occupation. During that time, schools, shops, and medical facilities were destroyed. Today, the occupation is over – but there is still no sense of safety. Drones repeatedly target civilians, she reports. Fear is pervasive, and many people are psychologically exhausted.

Liudmyla lives with her 88-year-old mother and her 85-year-old mother-in-law, acting as their primary caregiver. Winters are extremely cold. In this situation, they face increased expenses for heating fuel, utilities, food, warm clothing, and medicine. Cash assistance helps them cover these essential needs.

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It is hard to imagine how families near the front line endure the cold and the ongoing uncertainty. For many, humanitarian assistance is not about comfort – it is about surviving the winter with dignity.

Oleksandra Titorova

WHH Team Member in Ukraine

Our activities in Ukraine

We have been active in Ukraine together with partner organizations since 2022. By 2024, we had implemented 18 projects, reaching a total of 321,000 people. Among other things, we have:

  • provided IDPs and communities hosting families with cash for daily needs,
  • responded to emergencies by delivering food and hygiene kits to remote areas where people are suffering due to escalating hostilities,
  • provided mobile psychosocial services to support traumatized children and adults,
  • assisted civil society organizations and local support groups,
  • enabled families to prepare for winter by providing money for home repairs and heating materials as well as stoves, firewood and briquettes,
  • offered vocational training to people who lost their jobs, tailored to local needs and individual qualifications,
  • helped people find work through job fairs, paid internships and job placements,
  • supported micro-businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises with grants for reconstruction or relocation to revive the local economy.

Currently, our work focuses on cash assistance, as it remains the most flexible form of support – even under the most difficult conditions. 190,000 people have already received cash assistance.

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Please support people in need – in Ukraine and all over the world!

WHH allocates your donation with great responsibility where it is most urgently needed. The project presented here is an example for our global fight against hunger and poverty.

How is WHH helping in Ukraine?

We work together with our Alliance2015 partner Concern Worldwide. Currently, our work focuses on cash assistance. Traumatized children and adults received support from mobile psychosocial services. We also helped with reconstruction through grants to businesses and entrepreneurs that revitalize local economies. In addition to emergency relief measures, we identify what anti-crisis support the region needs in the medium and long term. More information about Ukraine.

Where do donations go?

WHH allocates your donation with great responsibility where it is most urgently needed. The project presented here is an example for our global fight against hunger and poverty.

Can I donate goods through WHH to people in Ukraine or to refugees?

WHH cannot accept donations of goods. We collect monetary donations, which we use together with our Alliance2015 partners to support the people in need in Ukraine as well as refugees. However, we very much appreciate your offers and kindly ask you to donate your goods to local organizations that specialize in this field.

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