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War in Ukraine
Since the escalation of the war in Ukraine more than two years ago, nothing has been the same. Since then, Help has been providing humanitarian aid and has helped around 800,000 people to cope with the consequences of the war: We distribute relief supplies, hot meals, financial aid and provide medical and psychological support.
+++ The airstrike on the children's hospital in Kyiv is part of the heaviest wave of attacks on civilian infrastructure since the beginning of the year. At least 43 people, including four children, were killed in this wave of attacks and around 200 others were injured. Help is in contact with the local health authorities in Kyiv and is assessing medical needs in order to expand our relief efforts. We are urgently asking for donations! +++
Your donation will help people in Ukraine to survive the hardship:
How is Help providing support in Ukraine?
Emergency aid for those affected
Help has been active in Ukraine since 2021 and is operating in all government-controlled regions of Ukraine. Two years after the escalation of the war, we have achieved the following, among other things:
- Around 800,000 people received direct support from Help, for example in the form of aid packages, hot meals, cash assistance or medicines.
- We have distributed around 100,000 food and hygiene packages to affected families.
- More than 30,000 people have access to psychosocial support, especially children and women affected by violence.
- A further 2.75 million people benefited from the help we provided in communities. This includes refurbishment measures in municipal facilities such as schools and equipping hospitals with medical supplies, as well as ensuring the supply of heat at community level.
Our team in Ukraine is doing everything it can to support people in need. We also provide medical and social aid for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, for example by sending out mobile medical units and looking after children in refugee shelters.
What is the situation like in Ukraine?
Millions of people need humanitarian aid
War has been raging in eastern Ukraine since 2014. As a result of the fighting in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, many people have been killed or driven from their homes. The fear of war and violence has been part of everyday life for the population in eastern Ukraine for years.
The conflict escalated in February 2022. Since then, there has been fierce fighting between Russian troops and Ukrainian forces in large parts of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of people have already fallen victim to the fighting, including many civilians. 6.4 million people, mostly women and children, have currently fled to other countries such as Poland, Moldova, Hungary or Germany. More than 3.4 million Ukrainians are displaced within the country.
The refugees were often only able to take the bare essentials with them. There is a lack of food, medicine, hygiene products and safe accommodation. In addition, large parts of the civilian infrastructure have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the fighting. The icy winter is particularly hard for those affected. 14.6 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid - more than a third of the Ukrainian population.
Your donation for Ukraine will help us to provide emergency aid for families in need.
Q&A
You can transfer your donation directly to our donation account:
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
IBAN: DE47 3708 0040 0240 0030 00
BIC: DRES DE FF 370
Keyword: Ukraine
Or you can donate online.
Our projects in Ukraine are funded by the following donors:
- Aktion Deutschland Hilft
- Auswärtiges Amt
- Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund
Find out which local partners we work with in Ukraine: Our partners
Help implements a wide range of humanitarian aid, including the distribution of food, hygiene articles and cash aid, support for necessary infrastructure such as hospitals, farms and mobile supply centers.
Given the difficult economic situation in Ukraine, Help also endeavors to support local businesses. Cooperation with local partners is an important aspect of our work.
Help works with Ukrainian non-profit organizations, business associations and local communities and carries out projects in various areas: Reconstruction and revitalization of settlements, heat, water and electricity supply, education, support for displaced families, winter preparedness and many more.
Help — Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe works closely with local communities and stakeholders and participates in clusters that develop coordinated response solutions, such as the Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster (FSLC), the Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) Cluster, the Health Cluster, the Protection Cluster and the Shelter and Non-Food Items (SNFIs) Cluster.
Up-to-date information on Help's relief efforts in Ukraine can be found on the communication channels of our country office:
If you have the possibility to host Ukrainian refugees, you can usually find more detailed information on the website of your city or by sending an email to the responsible department of the city:
- For Bonn you can get all information here
- In Cologne you can ask for further information by email: 56-UnterbringungUkraine(at)stadt-koeln.de
- In Düsseldorf please contact the following email address: ukraine-hilfe(at)duesseldorf.de
The Zentrallager Sachspenden Bonn (ZeSaBo) is currently collecting donations in kind for people in Kherson, which are to be delivered to Kherson by convoy in mid-May. Donations in kind can be handed in at ZeSaBo during opening hours (Wednesday and Friday between 11am and 7pm and Saturday between 11am and 3pm) with the note " Sachspenden für Cherson" (donations in kind for Kherson). You can find more information and lists of what is needed on the website: www.zesabo.de/sachspenden/cherson.html