Ukraine

“Despite the poor conditions and the ongoing shelling, our team refused to do anything but complete the task.”

“I worried that we wouldn’t be able to keep the house warm during the cold months.” 

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Have you seen the prices for firewood? Where will we get the money if a truck of firewood costs UAH15,000 (US$400)?”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Now children can study online, and adults can earn some money working online. It opens up a lot of opportunities.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Making the land safe and free of explosive remnants of the war is the first step to rebuilding resilient and prosperous rural communities in Ukraine.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“It’s not possible to stay here. It’s very dangerous. But he doesn’t want to go anywhere. I don’t know what to do in this situation.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“While these facilities are ultimately a temporary solution, they are essential to bolstering trust in the health-care system and serving as replacements for damaged facilities for up to ten years.”  

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I believe that my mission is to motivate people who have just left home to keep living on, not to close in and isolate, but help them try and adapt to new realities.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“You can be completely exhausted after a long day at work. Then, late at night, you receive a call from someone asking for help.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Should power outages happen again, communities will be able to feel a sense of normality.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Our priority has always been pensioners, people with disabilities, and single mothers.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“I was born during the war, far from my native country. And now, at the end of my life, I face war again, in my homeland.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I begged my husband [that we should] go anywhere, just not to stay here. There was only one thing in my head: save the children, take the children away from here.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“We had to hide and wait to be able to proceed. That day a residential building was hit, and when we went out of the basement of the school many people realized that they no longer had a place to go. Some came with us the same day.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
At least 17.6 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2023.

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Our goal is to help internally displaced people meet their basic needs,” explains Olga, a project manager with Première Urgence.

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“We strive to provide emotional, physical, legal protection and comfort for each survivor. Our mobile teams are premised in local communities, where the need for services is the highest.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“In Dnipro, I used to spend UAH 15 (roughly half a dollar) per day for a large bottle of water. You may not think it’s that much money. But if you take into account all the monthly expenses, it really is,” says Yulia.

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
The World Health Organization reported there had been more than 260 verified attacks on health facilities, 100 days into the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I’m planning for today and maybe for tomorrow, but beyond that I don’t know. We have no plan. I just want to go back to my home and to return to our village as soon as possible when the situation allows us to travel there again.”

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“The biggest worries are that with more fighting, more elderly people will be left behind, isolated and in urgent need of food, water and health and mental health support.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
As 2023 begins, some 17.6 million people need humanitarian assistance.

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“Everyone thought this horror would end in a few days, but weeks passed, and the children started to get sick. It was cold there, and with so many people in enclosed space, the viruses spread quickly,” says Olena.

Ukraine | 2022 | CERF
“The dog’s presence alone helps improve the children’s [mental] state.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“The money from UNICEF helped us to survive a few months,” adds Venera.

Ukraine | 2022 | CBPF
“The […] generators received from the United Nations will allow the operation of two hospital buildings at once.”

Ukraine | 2021 | CBPF
“We have nothing here, nothing. We have to go to Avdiivka to get bread, salt and even matches. There is no public transport here. Nothing at all. We used to have a bus that went to Donetsk five times a day. We did not have any troubles then,” says another passenger.

Ukraine | 2021 | CBPF
“To protect from COVID-19, I had to spend a big portion of my pension on hygiene products. It is now a matter of life or death. That’s why sometimes I do not eat enough food or buy all medications I need. I simply cannot cover all of my needs.”