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 »
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Ukraine Crisis: Why I Opened My Home To Refugees
Solidarity Through Accommodation When the war began in late February 2022, Arpad felt the urge to help and made a conscious decision when considering his options. Arpad and his wife Klara signed up as a host family through Habitat for Humanity Hungary’s Solidarity Accommodation Program. Since signing up, Arpad provides safe shelter for refugees that… Read more »
Read moreWorld Refugee Day 2022
The importance of housing in a refugee crisis The Ukraine refugee crisis is not just a humanitarian tragedy, it also shines a light on the worsening housing crisis that affects millions of people globally. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24th February this year sparked the fastest movement of refugees since the Second World War, surpassing… Read more »
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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 »
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Fleeing Ukraine With Our Cats Olga, along with her daughters Nastia (11) and Lilja (20), and their two cats, fled Ukraine in early March. Their harrowing story encapsulates just how vital the support of our donors is in being there for people who are facing the devastating loss of being forced to leave their home… Read more »
Read moreReStore Warsaw Supports Refugees from Ukraine
Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Warsaw, Poland has been working tirelessly to support refugees that have arrived into the country by providing essential items that will help make refugees from Ukraine feel more at home in their new mid to long-term accommodations. Maciej Kosiorek, Senior Manager at ReStore Warsaw. Maciej is coordinating and organising items… Read more »
Read moreUkraine Crisis: Marina’s Story
When Marina and her daughters fled the war in Ukraine they became refugees in Poland. Since arriving in Poland, Habitat for Humanity have supported the family by securing temporary accommodation in Poland. The loud explosions jolted Marina and her husband awake just before dawn outside Dnipro, a central Ukrainian city that spreads out from 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 »
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