Poland
Country Program
The war in Ukraine caused the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since the end of the Second World War. As of February 2024, there are 5,67 million Ukrainian refugees registered outside their home country. Most of them, ca. 1,1 million, live in Poland.
LWF established an emergency operation in Poland with the support from the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, an LWF member church, to aid refugees fleeing from war. LWF Poland's main priorities include providing emergency relief items, multipurpose cash assistance, mental health and psychosocial support, education, and trauma and stress referrals.
Over the last year, Poland has made considerable progress in integrating more than 1.56 million Ukrainian refugees into the national system. Others, however, remain vulnerable, including women, children, teenagers, older people, and those with disabilities who require specialized assistance.
LWF provides psychosocial and integration support through it’s five community centers (Wroclaw, Gdansk, Bielsko-Biala, Zgierz, and Bytom Miechowice). These centers collaborated extensively with local stakeholders, such as parishes, governmental bodies, and non-governmental organizations.
LWF also provides humanitarian support through a local organization to migrants who have crossed the Belarussian/Polish border
What we do in Poland
Partners and donors
LWF is calling for donations to support the churches and people of Ukraine, who are displaced or in need following Russia’s military invasion of the country.
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