Emergency relief for refugees from Ukraine

This is how we help children in Ukraine and its neighbouring countries

The war of aggression perpetrated by Russian troops against Ukraine continues unabated. Harrowing pictures from the combat zones reach us every day. Countless innocent civilians are killed in the brutal attacks. Millions of children and their families have been forced to flee, leaving behind fathers, husbands and friends in the war-torn country. The countries taking in most refugees include Ukraine’s immediate neighbours. This is particularly difficult for countries such as the Republic of Moldova and Romania, which are among the poorest countries in Europe.

In and around the city of Kharkov in the Ukraine, we are working with a partner organisation to provide direct humanitarian aid to vulnerable children, between the ages of four and sixteen, some of them internally displaced. Since many of them have been traumatised by the war, the aid focuses on psychosocial support for children, but also on education and the distribution of hot lunches.

Kindernothilfe is also helping refugees in the Republic of Moldova and Romania. We are working with local partner organisations to provide refugee children and their families with food, clothing, hygiene articles and emergency shelter.

In addition to the emergency relief measures, our partner organisations are focusing on long-term, sustainable support for child refugees and their families. The focus here is on psychological care for the children, primarily because many girls and boys have been traumatised by war and displacement. Kindernothilfe also ensures that increased numbers of care staff receive specialised training to deal with traumatised children and that more Ukrainian-speaking therapists can be deployed in the projects.