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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People look through supplies in an area of Nyugati station in Budapest where newly arrived refugees from Ukraine can receive food supplies, basic clothing and medicine free of charge. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220307_AH2_73...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A woman serves food at a soup kitchen for refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A Ukrainian refugee child enjoys a bit of food after passing through  the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 6 December 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Zainab (left) from Côte d'Ivoire takes orders, as a food truck, named "Bon Appetit" parked near the Global Village provides food to participants in ICASA 2017. The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2017 gathers thousands of researchers, medical professionals, academics, activists and faith-based organizations from all over the world, all looking to overcome the HIV epidemic and eliminate AIDS as a public health threat.
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  • 6 December 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Zainab from Côte d'Ivoire takes orders as a food truck named "Bon Appetit" parked near the Global Village provides food to participants in ICASA 2017. The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2017 gathers thousands of researchers, medical professionals, academics, activists and faith-based organizations from all over the world, all looking to overcome the HIV epidemic and eliminate AIDS as a public health threat.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20171206_AHP_118...jpg
  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People look through supplies in an area of Nyugati station in Budapest where newly arrived refugees from Ukraine can receive food supplies, basic clothing and medicine free of charge. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220307_AH2_73...jpg
  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People look through supplies in an area of Nyugati station in Budapest where newly arrived refugees from Ukraine can receive food supplies, basic clothing and medicine free of charge. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220307_AH2_73...jpg
  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People look through food and other supplies being handed out to newly arrived refugees from Ukraine at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220307_AH1_42...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A woman prepares food in a soup kitchen for incoming refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Volunteers prepare food at a soup kitchen at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A woman serves food at a soup kitchen for refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH1_4...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A woman serves food at a simple soup kitchen set up for incoming refugees at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH1_4...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A young woman pours coffee after a meal at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A traditional meal is served at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_236...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A traditional meal is served at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_236...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A man washes his hands before a meal at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_235...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A man washes his hands before a meal at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_235...jpg
  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers prepare bags of supplies, including articles like diapers, toothpaste, food and other necessities, for people seeking refuge from Ukraine. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220308_AH1_43...jpg
  • 6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A volunteer worker waits to distribute snacks and drinks to refugee families at a newly established support centre for Ukrainian refugees, run by Hungarian Interchurch Aid at the Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Hungarian Interchurch Aid offers support to refugee families from Ukraine, who in many cases have to wait several days for onward travel from the airport in Budapest. At the support centre, HIA provides food supplies, diapers and other necessities for children, some toys to play with for the children, as well as simple accommodation for families at the airport or in nearby hotels.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220306_AH2_66...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Fumes rise from a kettle at a soup kitchen for refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A refugee family from Ukraine enjoy a hot meal after arriving at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A family eats a meal of soup, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A family eats a meal of soup, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Smoke rises from a soup kitchen chimney at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: Food and drink wait to be distributed at an AIDRom support point near the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_93...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Smoke rises from a soup kitchen chimney at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: People gather at a soup kitchen for incoming refugees at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers pack bags of supplies, including articles like diapers, toothpaste, food and other necessities, for people seeking refuge from Ukraine. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220308_AH2_74...jpg
  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers pack bags of supplies, including articles like diapers, toothpaste, food and other necessities, for people seeking refuge from Ukraine. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220308_AH1_43...jpg
  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers pack bags of supplies, including articles like diapers, toothpaste, food and other necessities, for people seeking refuge from Ukraine. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220308_AH1_43...jpg
  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers pack bags of supplies, including articles like diapers, toothpaste, food and other necessities, for people seeking refuge from Ukraine. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220308_AH1_43...jpg
  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers pack bags of supplies, including articles like diapers, toothpaste, food and other necessities, for people seeking refuge from Ukraine. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220308_AH1_43...jpg
  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Supplies on offer from the International Red Cross, at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220307_AH1_42...jpg
  • 6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Volunteer workers wait to distribute snacks and drinks to refugee families at a newly established support centre for Ukrainian refugees, run by Hungarian Interchurch Aid at the Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Hungarian Interchurch Aid offers support to refugee families from Ukraine, who in many cases have to wait several days for onward travel from the airport in Budapest. At the support centre, HIA provides food supplies, diapers and other necessities for children, some toys to play with for the children, as well as simple accommodation for families at the airport or in nearby hotels.
    Hungary-2022-Hillert-20220306_AH1_41...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: Food supplies wait to be handed out to incoming refugees from Ukraine, at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_96...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Two girls enjoy a hot meal after arriving at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: People look for food and supplies at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
    Romania-2022-Hillert-20220317_AH2_93...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A family eats a meal of soup, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A Ukrainian refugee woman sits down to have a bowl of soup at a soup kitchen at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH2_8...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Soup kitchen for refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220311_AH1_4...jpg
  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Refugees enjoy a hot meal after arriving at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
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  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: People gather at a soup kitchen for incoming refugees at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari works in his garden in Al-Mazar. He is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 14 September 2018, Laxmipur, Nepal: Food is served after the service, as more than 800 congregants, guests and dignitaries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of the Lutheran World Federation.
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  • 14 April 2016: The Souda Camp in the island of Chios, one of the few refugee camps in the Greek islands where refugees can still move freely. Both refugees and volunteer workers report lack of information, long waiting times for the little food available, and poor nutrition and sanitation.
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  • 14 April 2016: The Souda Camp in the island of Chios, one of the few refugee camps in the Greek islands where refugees can still move freely. Both refugees and volunteer workers report lack of information, long waiting times for the little food available, and poor nutrition and sanitation.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari (right), his wife Fatima (centre) and son Hassan (left) are among families to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari carries a hatchet through his garden in Al-Mazar. He is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Crops grow in a garden in Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, a Lutheran World Federation project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Crops grow in a garden in Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, a Lutheran World Federation project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari walks in her garden in Al-Mazar. She is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari works in his garden in Al-Mazar. He is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari works in her garden in Al-Mazar. She is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari shows her garden to Mohammad Salem, Lutheran World Federation area manager, Irbid. Fatima's family is one of many who have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari (left) and her husband Mahmoud Al-Omari (right) work in their garden in Al-Mazar. They are among many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari fetches tools from a shed in his garden in Al-Mazar. He is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari opens a barrel in his garden in Al-Mazar. The barrels are used to keep rain water collected via drain pipes in times of the year when there is no water in the houses taps. Mahmoud is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari works in her garden in Al-Mazar. She is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Mahmoud Al-Omari oversees a water cistern in Al-Mazar, used to salvage rainwater from a drain pipe in a time of the year when there is no water in the houses taps. Mahmoud is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari works in her garden in Al-Mazar. She is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari looks out over  her garden in Al-Mazar. She is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Fatima Al-Omari works in her garden in Al-Mazar. She is one of many beneficiaries to recently have received support from the LWF in setting up home-based farming in the area of Al-Mazar. By providing tools and seeds, the project has helped 150 families grow food for themselves and, in some cases, also earn an income from selling their surplus at local markets.
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  • 25 February 2020, Jerusalem: A students enjoys the food they have prepared during catering class at the vocational training centre in Beit Hanina. The Lutheran World Federation's vocational training centre in Beit Hanina offers vocational training for Palestinian youth across a range of different professions, providing them with the tools needed to improve their chances of finding work.
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  • 25 February 2020, Jerusalem: A students enjoys the food they have prepared during catering class at the vocational training centre in Beit Hanina. The Lutheran World Federation's vocational training centre in Beit Hanina offers vocational training for Palestinian youth across a range of different professions, providing them with the tools needed to improve their chances of finding work.
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  • 25 February 2020, Jerusalem: Students enjoy the food they have prepared during catering class at the vocational training centre in Beit Hanina. The Lutheran World Federation's vocational training centre in Beit Hanina offers vocational training for Palestinian youth across a range of different professions, providing them with the tools needed to improve their chances of finding work.
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  • 2 March 2020, Hebron: Food for sale in the Souq area of the Old City in Hebron.
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  • 31 May 2019, Mokolo, Cameroon: People queue for food at a distribution point in the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees. The Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees, located in the Far North region of Cameroon, hosts some 58,000 refugees from North East Nigeria.
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  • 2 November 2019, Ganta, Liberia: a woman holds a handful of sliced pumpkin, to be made into food for patients at Ganta Hospital. Located in Nimba county, the Ganta United Methodist Hospital serves tens of thousands of patients each year. It is a founding member of the Christian Health Association of Liberia.
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  • 12 April 2019, Jerusalem: A man purchases food near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.
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  • 12 April 2019, Jerusalem: Smoke rises as grilled food is prepared near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.
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  • 12 April 2019, Jerusalem: Smoke rises as grilled food is prepared near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Chefs at the Hossana school for the deaf, run by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, make food over a fire.
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  • 15 September 2018, Laxmipur, Nepal: Food is served after worship. "You are the light of the world" was the theme, based on Matthew 5:14, as hundreds gathered at the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church in Laxmipur on 15 September to worship together with ecumenical guests and visitors from the Lutheran World Federation. The Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church was established in 1943, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on 14 September.
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  • 14 September 2018, Laxmipur, Nepal: Food is served after the service, as more than 800 congregants, guests and dignitaries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of the Lutheran World Federation.
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  • 14 April 2016: The Souda Camp in the island of Chios, one of the few refugee camps in the Greek islands where refugees can still move freely. Both refugees and volunteer workers report lack of information, long waiting times for the little food available, and poor nutrition and sanitation.
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  • 21 March 2023, Oxford, England, United Kingdom: Dinner is served in the chapel of Mansfield College. On 21-24 March, representatives of Lutheran World Federation member churches from across Europe gather at Mansfield College in the English city of Oxford, United Kingdom, for a regional Europe Pre-Assembly to the LWF 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Nataliia Bakumenko from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, prepares potatoes for cooking in the kitchen area of her home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. Nataliia lives with her 10-year-old son Artem.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Nataliia Bakumenko from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, prepares potatoes for cooking in the kitchen area of her home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children. Nataliia lives with her 10-year-old son Artem.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Motylenko Halina from Kyiv prepares a meal in the kitchen of her home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Motylenko Halina from Kyiv prepares a meal in the kitchen of her home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Motylenko Halina from Kyiv prepares a meal in the kitchen of her home in the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała. Owned by the Cieszyn Diocese of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the House of Betania in the Wapienica area of Bielsko-biała has become the home of a number of refugee families from Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February 2022. The church has renovated the buildings in order to accommodate families in a dormitory style, with private rooms for each family and a shared kitchen, dining room, playing room and hygiene facilities. The house currently hosts 7 families making up a total of some 20 people, most of them women and children.
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  • 18 October 2022, Bytom, Poland: Katiia Kharytoniuk (37) cooks an evening meal for her daughter Sofija (5), after a long workday. Katiia arrived as a refugee in Poland from Uman, Ukraine, together with her two daughters Sofija (5) and Liliia (14) in March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After three months staying in the home of a Polish family, she now lives with her daughters in a building at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland parish in Bytom. The family has two rooms for themselves, and share a kitchen, bathroom and a playing room for children with a couple of other families from Ukraine. Katiia is an economist, and before fleeing the war, worked as a sales manager at a factory manufacturing furniture. The father of the family remains in Ukraine, as at times of war, men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country, under martial law.
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  • 18 October 2022, Bytom, Poland: Five-year-old Sofija, from Ukraine, enjoys an evening meal in the kitchen of the building where her family is currently staying. Sofija arrived in Poland with her sister Liliia (14) and their mother, Katiia Kharytoniuk (37), from Uman, Ukraine in March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After three months staying in the home of a Polish family, the three now live in a building at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland parish in Bytom. The family has two rooms for themselves, and share a kitchen, bathroom and a playing room for children with a couple of other families from Ukraine. Katiia is an economist, and before fleeing the war, worked as a sales manager at a factory manufacturing furniture. The father of the family remains in Ukraine, as at times of war, men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country, under martial law.
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  • 18 October 2022, Bytom, Poland: Five-year-old Sofija, from Ukraine, enjoys an evening meal in the kitchen of the building where her family is currently staying. Sofija arrived in Poland with her sister Liliia (14) and their mother, Katiia Kharytoniuk (37), from Uman, Ukraine in March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After three months staying in the home of a Polish family, the three now live in a building at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland parish in Bytom. The family has two rooms for themselves, and share a kitchen, bathroom and a playing room for children with a couple of other families from Ukraine. Katiia is an economist, and before fleeing the war, worked as a sales manager at a factory manufacturing furniture. The father of the family remains in Ukraine, as at times of war, men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country, under martial law.
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  • 18 October 2022, Bytom, Poland: Five-year-old Sofija, from Ukraine, enjoys an evening meal in the kitchen of the building where her family is currently staying. Sofija arrived in Poland with her sister Liliia (14) and their mother, Katiia Kharytoniuk (37), from Uman, Ukraine in March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After three months staying in the home of a Polish family, the three now live in a building at the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland parish in Bytom. The family has two rooms for themselves, and share a kitchen, bathroom and a playing room for children with a couple of other families from Ukraine. Katiia is an economist, and before fleeing the war, worked as a sales manager at a factory manufacturing furniture. The father of the family remains in Ukraine, as at times of war, men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country, under martial law.
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  • 23 May 2022, Rostov, Russia: Field in the Rostov-Oblast region, Russia. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 28 March 2022, Arusha, Tanzania: 19-year-old girl Wanumbilia, whose name means ’happiness’, enjoys an afternoon meal on the campus of the Usa River Rehabilitation and Training Centre for children with special needs, in Arusha, Tanzania. Wanumbilia has Hydrocephalus, and lives and studies at Usa River. An institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, the Usa River Rehabilitation Centre’s 54 staff support a group of 147 students with special needs, through vocational training, secondary school, and income projects.
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  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
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  • 8 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A man logs outgoing donations. In Budafok, Budapest, a dozen volunteers work daily to service a collection point for donations and other material support for Ukrainian refugees, organized by Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA). HIA receives, sorts and logs donations from the public, and channels them onward to the border areas between Ukraine and Hungary, as well as into Ukraine, where as an early response the HIA have set up two refugee support centres in the subcarpathian region. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the border into Hungary to seek refuge.
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  • 17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni.
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  • 21 March 2023, Oxford, England, United Kingdom: Bishop Tor Berger Jorgensen of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain speaks as dinner is served in the chapel of Mansfield College. On 21-24 March, representatives of Lutheran World Federation member churches from across Europe gather at Mansfield College in the English city of Oxford, United Kingdom, for a regional Europe Pre-Assembly to the LWF 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Children of different ages enjoy lunch at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Glib, a child refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with his friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Glib (centre), a child refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with his friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. Also pictured is 8-year-old Sola (left), another refugee from Ukraine.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Glib, a child refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with his friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
    Poland-2023-Hillert-20230307_AH2_940...jpg
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