After retiring, Maria, 77, and Sergii, 80, left city life behind and settled in Korobochkyne, a quiet village in eastern Ukraine. They spent their days tending goats, chickens and their vegetable garden – living simply, peacefully, at home. That peace was shattered in 2022 when war reached their doorstep… In 2022, as Russian forces advanced,… Read more »
Read moreTag: Ukraine Crisis
Habitat for Humanity’s Work in Ukraine
Habitat has been working on the ground in Ukraine since September 2022 through partnerships with local and international organisations, offering interventions aimed at home and community infrastructure repairs and supplying resources and technical expertise for home weatherisation. Repairing Homes and Infrastructure in Northern and Eastern Ukraine In 2023, Habitat and its partners Catholic Relief… Read more »
Read moreUkraine Crisis Update
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago has created an enormous humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 14.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in the region and over £40 billion in damage to the housing sector, representing 37% of the total damage. The devastating conflict has forever changed the lives of millions… Read more »
Read moreFinding Peace in Poland
Irina and her 6-year-old daughter, Kira, found refuge in Poland after fleeing Mariupol two months after the outbreak of war. Like many other Ukrainians, they escaped into the unknown. They were full of fear and uncertainty about the future, but they hoped that everything would work out, and they had faith that they would… Read more »
Read moreFinding Hope in Bucharest
“When the war began, he started to have new symptoms, and he knew our life will not be same anymore.” Tetiana was living in Bakhmut with her husband and 32-year-old son, Denys, who has Down syndrome, when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, though for them, the war began in 2014. Tetiana was… Read more »
Read moreUkraine Crisis: 2 months on – Marina’s Story
2 Months On Since having fled Ukraine due to the war against Russia, Marina’s story continues to evolve as she settles into her life in Poland. Habitat for Humanity revisited Marina, 2 months following her arrival in Warsaw, to see how much her life has changed since then. It is the middle of Spring in… Read more »
Read more100 days on
Habitat for Humanity’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Habitat for Humanity teams began responding to the resulting refugee crisis by helping displaced families with shelter and other emergency needs at Ukraine’s border with Romania and Hungary. Help was also provided in major cities such as Warsaw,… Read more »
Read moreUkraine Crisis: Valentina’s Story
Fleeing Ukraine for Hungary On March 2, 2022, soon after the war broke out in Ukraine, Valentina and her two teenage sons left their hometown for Hungary where her husband was working. They crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border after a two-day journey and they currently live in solidarity accommodation in Hungary’s capital, Budapest. “It was the… Read more »
Read moreThe Ukraine Crisis
Read below for a statement from Habitat for Humanity Great Britain and a statement from Habitat for Humanity International on the war in Ukraine. Habitat for Humanity Issues Statements on the Ukraine Crisis Habitat for Humanity Great Britain issues the following statements on the Ukraine crisis: “As we watch with dismay the distressing situation unfold… Read more »
Read more