As tensions along the eastern border of Ukraine increase, ADRA is committed to supporting humanitarian efforts to deliver aid and support to those affected by conflict.
With ADRA Ukraine staff and volunteers in Kyiv, Kramatorsk, Mariupol and Mukachevo, ADRA is preparing to respond in any part of the country.
Already, humanitarian organisations are working together to identify the greatest needs and to prepare to respond. Anticipated needs include winter clothes, blankets, food and other basic items. And, on both sides of the “contact line”, water supplies have been disrupted, leaving over 400,000 people without access to water.
Additionally, ADRA has long-term programs that will continue to require support throughout this period of uncertainty. This includes continuing their program in the east of Ukraine where thousands of residents in the remote villages along the contact line are without access to water and other basic needs.
Efforts are being made to procure food, water and sanitation items, and non-food items to store in warehouses in other regions of Ukraine to be distributed if the banks and shops close. Similar work is happening to procure cash/certificates/vouchers to be distributed if the banks and shops close. ADRA is also working to obtain petrol to fuel ADRA and partner vehicles to evacuate the vulnerable population where the local authorities are not able to do so.
We will keep you updated with ADRA’s response in Ukraine.
UPDATE: 28 February, 2022
Our team in Poland is helping ensure that every displaced person in need receives care during this ever-changing crisis. According to UNHCR, there are already nearly 400,000 displaced people due to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
As more people seek to flee the conflict in Ukraine, our teams are reporting crowd surges and increased volatility at the borders. We continue to work at multiple border locations to ensure the safety of all who are seeking refuge in the midst of this humanitarian crisis. Our country offices are not only working with ADRA personnel and volunteers, but also with local Adventist churches to provide housing for thousands of displaced persons as well as supplies for those entering refugee centers.
If you would like to support through giving, you can do so at ADRA.org/helpnow.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the official humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
