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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: “People are not aware of the risks of this journey, and what they will find when they arrive where they are going,” says Samira Alemu, who left home in Ethiopia to work in Dubai in 2016. Three years later, she tells a story of unfulfilled promises, and a difficult journey back to where she is today. “There is risk of violence, of rape and abuse, you are more exposed to the risk of disease. I lost all my belongings on the way, except one shoe,” she recalls. “You think you will find a better life, but it is not what you first think.” In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: “People are not aware of the risks of this journey, and what they will find when they arrive where they are going,” says Samira Alemu, who left home in Ethiopia to work in Dubai in 2016. Three years later, she tells a story of unfulfilled promises, and a difficult journey back to where she is today. “There is risk of violence, of rape and abuse, you are more exposed to the risk of disease. I lost all my belongings on the way, except one shoe,” she recalls. “You think you will find a better life, but it is not what you first think.” In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: “People are not aware of the risks of this journey, and what they will find when they arrive where they are going,” says Samira Alemu, who left home in Ethiopia to work in Dubai in 2016. Three years later, she tells a story of unfulfilled promises, and a difficult journey back to where she is today. “There is risk of violence, of rape and abuse, you are more exposed to the risk of disease. I lost all my belongings on the way, except one shoe,” she recalls. “You think you will find a better life, but it is not what you first think.” In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
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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: Nataliia Bakumenko from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, embraces her 10-year-old son Artem in their 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: 65-year-old Nataliia Zhuzha from Enerhodar (Zaporizjzja), Ukraine, pictured as she receives an embrace from her granddaughter Lia in 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 fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion together with her two grandchildren Timor (10 years old) and Lia (8 years old), whom she now lives with and cares for in Poland.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee boy Timor from Enerhodar (Zaporizjzja), Ukraine, pictured in his 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. Timor fled Ukraine with his grandmother Nataliia and his sister Lia (8 years old) whom he now lives with in Poland.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian regugees 39-year-old Nataliia Bilan (right) and 65-year-old Nataliia Zhuzha (left) pictured in their 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 Iryna Volkova from Mariupol provides private online training in the English language for fellow Ukrainians from Mariupol over the phone from 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. An English teacher by profession, Iryna lives with her two children, 8-year-old Yaroslav and 13-year-old Yana, and continues to offer English classes online to individual students by online media.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 8-year-old refugee Yaroslav from Mariupol, Ukraine, looks at his computer in his 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. Yaroslav lives with his mother Iryna Volkova and his 13-year-old sister Yana.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Nataliia Bakumenko from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, pictured in 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, and works at the Lutheran World Federation community centre for Ukrainian refugees in Bielsko-biała.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: 5-year-old refugee boy Yehor from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, peeks out the door of the playing room at his 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. Yehor lives with his mother 39-year-old Natalia Bilan, grandmother 72-year-old Gritsovets Valentina, and his brother 16-year-old Lisevsky Andrey Egor Bilan.
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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: 10-year-old Ukrainian refugee boy Artem from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, and his mother Nataliia Bakumenko spend a moment painting in their 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. Since arriving in Poland, Nataliia has received work at the Lutheran World Federation community centre for Ukrainian refugees in Bielsko-biała.
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  • 5 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee Iryna Volkova from Mariupol provides private online training in the English language for fellow Ukrainians from Mariupol over the phone from 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. An English teacher by profession, Iryna lives with her two children, 8-year-old Yaroslav and 13-year-old Yana, and continues to offer English classes online to individual students by online media.
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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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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman reads the Bible during Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji sing during Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Congregants from the Diocese of Kajo-Keji gather for worship under a group of tents in Palorinya refugee settlement. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji gather for Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Moyo, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) greets Anglican Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji (right). Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Moses Ezra (right), South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group and pastor of a small church in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda meets with Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left). The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Church building in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A teenage mother holds her child in her arms in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district. of northern Uganda. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt hears the testimonies of two teenage mothers in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda, as part of a visit to the LWF country program in Uganda in April 2022. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt holds a white dove handed to her by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as a sign of peace as Burghardt arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group gather to welcome visitors to the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Teak wood farmer Arumadri Adinan pictured by a group of trees he has planted with support from the Lutheran World Federation in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A blue cross marks a tree in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The cross indicates that cutting this tree is strictly by permission from the LWF. Such markings are made in an effort to avoid deforestation in the settlement, while also preserving trees that carry cultural as well as medicinal value for the local refugee and host communities. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Houses in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman kisses her child on the cheek as they visit the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran  Midwife Gladys Adania serves at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman holds a child in her lap while her other child plays with a doll at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A girl looks at her doll at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi/Adjumani district, Uganda: A boat rides on the River Nile in the border area between Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Grass grows in the River Nile, in the border area between the Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Former women's representative of Refugee Welfare Council 1, Rebecca Arual, a Dinca refugee arrived in Uganda in 2013, speaks a women's self-help group in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Tailor Scovia Maia works at her shop in the Nyumanzi settlement in Adjumani. 28-year-old tailor Scovia Maia offers up dresses and other crafted items for sale. A refugee from Nimule in South Sudan, Maia says she arrived in Nyumanzi in 2017 with skills but no tools to build a business. “Now, with help from the LWF and UNHCR, I am running a small-scale business, and I train others in tailoring too. I sleep well, and I can eat good food,” she says. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt prays with refugees in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Nyandeng Lual, Dinca refugee from South Sudan, is a woman affairs leader in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Houses in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Refugees walk through the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation World Service  team leader for Adjumani, Apollo Nangumya.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt meets with Taban Peter, Resident District Commissioner in Adjumani, West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Tailor Scovia Maia (right) meets with Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) and Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (centre) as she works at her shop in the Nyumanzi settlement in Adjumani. 28-year-old tailor Scovia Maia offers up dresses and other crafted items for sale. A refugee from Nimule in South Sudan, Maia says she arrived in Nyumanzi in 2017 with skills but no tools to build a business. “Now, with help from the LWF and UNHCR, I am running a small-scale business, and I train others in tailoring too. I sleep well, and I can eat good food,” she says. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits a tree nursery in Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt shares a greeting with refugees in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt plants a tree at the LWF World Service office compound in Adjumani, Uganda.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee man and his dog look around after arriving at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee family receives guidance from a volunteer worker upon arriving at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Shipments of donations from people across Europe wait to be transported across the border into Ukraine. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: People rest in the gym of a high-school that's been repurposed to serve as a temporary cenre for accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. To avoid overcrowding as new refeugees arrive daily in Záhony, the centre allows people to stay only 1-2 days here. Consequently, the sleeping halls are near-empty around midday as people have moved on, but fill up again completely in the evenings. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman walks with her children across the platform at Záhony train station in northeast Hungary. Ukrainian refugees arrive daily at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee boy pushes a heavy suitcase along the platform after arriving at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee woman drinks a cup of tea and a dog rests on the floor of the gym of a high-school that's been repurposed to serve as a temporary cenre for accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 9 March 2022, northeast Hungary: Smoke rises into the sky on the Ukrainian side of a border crossing point in northeast Hungary.
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  • 9 March 2022, northeast Hungary: Smoke rises into the sky on the Ukrainian side of a border crossing point in northeast Hungary.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: A doll rests on a bed at a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees from Ukraine in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: Rev. Géza Laborczi of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros, and director of the diaconal institution Oltalom in front of one of many houses offered by congregants as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine. With the recent influx of refugees arriving from the east after the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the congregation works hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: Four-year-old girl Paulina tries to show how old she is by holding up a hand of four fingers. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: Six-year-old girl Regina enters her family's new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: A newborn child, 7 days old today, sleeps in its new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina from Ukraine and her 4-year-old daughter Paulina spend time in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: A newborn child, 7 days old today, sleeps in its new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary:  Aid workers see to newly arrived refugees at a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina (centre) from Ukraine looks on as four and six-year-old sisters Regina (right) and Paulina (left) play in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. Regina With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina from Ukraine holds her newborn child, in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Pauline from Ukraine tends to her new-born child in their temporary new home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina and her children spend time in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well.
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  • 8 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: Evangelical Lutheran church on Nyíregyháza korányi Frigyes utca ('street').
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  • 13 March 2022, Sol', Slovakia: Local pastor Jakub Ferko of the Lutheran Church in Kuková in one of the church buildings repurposed to serve as accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. His is one of many congregations of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia supporting incoming refugees from Ukraine by arranging accommodation, food and shelter. Ukrainian refugee families enjoy a meal together. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 13 March 2022, Sol', Slovakia: Local pastor Jakub Ferko of the Lutheran Church in Kuková in one of the church buildings repurposed to serve as accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. His is one of many congregations of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia supporting incoming refugees from Ukraine by arranging accommodation, food and shelter. Ukrainian refugee families enjoy a meal together. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 13 March 2022, Sol', Slovakia: Local pastor Zuzana Kubacková of the Lutheran Church in Sol' is one of a range of congregations of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia supporting incoming refugees from Ukraine by arranging accommodation, food and shelter. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) places his hands on congregants' heads while sharing a blessing during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: A woman prays during Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pozdišovce.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Partizánska Ľupča, Slovakia: Rev. Jan Molcan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Partizánska Ľupča. The 150-person strong congregation has received and currently hosts 82 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war caused by the Russian invasion of the country in late February. While 22 of the refugees live in a building connected to the parsonage, 60 are being hosted directly in families of the congregation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Partizánska Ľupča, Slovakia: Rev. Jan Molcan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Partizánska Ľupča. The 150-person strong congregation has received and currently hosts 82 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war caused by the Russian invasion of the country in late February. While 22 of the refugees live in a building connected to the parsonage, 60 are being hosted directly in families of the congregation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Slovakian-born pastor Rev. Drahus Oslik takes a selfie with a group of Ukrainian refugee women at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: A Ukrainian refugee woman drinks a cup of tea at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: Jana Kovalcikova manages a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov, now hosting refugees coming into Slovakia from Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 18 March 2022, Bucharest, Romania: A family of Ukrainian refugees participate in an activity for children at the AIDRom offices in Bucharest, where they have been offered shelter. <br />
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. While many of them continue onward to other European countries, a large number of people are expected to stay in Romania to settle medium or long-term.
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