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Hundreds of families and thousands of children and adults who arrived in Lviv after being displaced within Ukraine received humanitarian aid from Care in Action between March and May 2022. Behind these statistics lie hundreds of living stories: real faces that show sincere smiles and tears.

Over April and May we have regularly supplied food to 2,500 displaced people in the Lviv Region. With donations we have bought essential food supplies, and also delivered donated food, clothes and aid. One of our partners wrote “Thank you for helping with the food, toiletries, and other help you bring. Every day, so many families come to request help and tell us their story. We feel so joyful that together we can help them with something. "

Teenagers have so little attention and communication in these times: there is high uncertainty, and an almost complete lack of support for education and training. So we are delighted that our 21st Century Skills Camp created a wonderful atmosphere for young people and an opportunity to gain skills. We will soon open a Children and Youth Centre to provide even more positive experiences and IT training for young people.

A month of war in Ukraine had passed, new people were coming to Lviv, and those who arrived earlier could not return as planned due to the dangerous situation in their hometowns and villages. We searched for a place where a crisis center could be set up as a stable home for mothers and children. We found the perfect place...

78 Foster families express their gratitude for the material and psychological support that we are offering in wartime in five regions of Ukraine. "Your donation was very necessary for us, because the prices in Ukraine have increased a lot and we used your donation for groceries." Our 9 therapist-led support groups are helping foster parents and refugees to find solutions and give children the care they need.

Care in Action continues to work tirelessly to support vulnerable children and families in Ukraine. The German volunteer team supports efforts in Ukraine through fundraising, procurement, collection and other assistance. “It is wonderful to see all that can get accomplished when people of good will put their hearts, heads, and hands to a common task.”  From all of us, we send a massive thank you to our donors who make our work in Ukraine possible!

The first refugees are moving in to our new Care Centre! And we have videos to give you a tour of the rooms and facilities. It has been an eventful week, both in Lviv as they set up beds and equipment that came in a large truck-full donated from Italy, and in Germany where our volunteers made a big push to buy the final supplies needed to make it a great space for children.

“Nearly half of children in Ukraine may be at risk of not having enough food” – United Nations. We are increasing financial and education support for families through our Sponsorship programme so they can get through these hard times. Life is changing for children and students in our programmes, some have left Ukraine, and new families need our help.

More than 3,500 refugees and people in crisis because of the war received our aid in March. They felt that they had the support of loved ones during a very difficult time. In total, we delivered 15 large vans with over 700 boxes of food, baby milk, toiletries, nappies, medicines, cleaning products, bedding, clothes and toys.