Ukraine
Country Program
LWF responds to the war in Ukraine through two humanitarian country programs in Poland and Ukraine respectively, and through Lutheran churches in Ukraine itself and in the neighboring countries Poland, Slovak Republic, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia.
The LWF Country Program in Ukraine mainly works on shelter rehabilitation in Kharkiv city and Kharkiv oblast (district) in the East of the country. Other areas of intervention include winterization (heating points), education/ school rehabilitation, Protection including Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Multipurpose Cash Assistance and Livelihoods.
LWF Ukraine works with local authorities, partners and contractors. Partners include the Government of Ukraine, the City of Kharkiv, the city of Chernihiv, related agencies in the ACT Alliance, civil society organizations, United Nations agencies, and the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, an LWF member church.
LWF shelter rehabilitation project in Kharkiv
Mark Mullan, LWF team leader in Ukraine, presents the shelter rehabilitation project in Kharkiv. Together with UNHCR, LWF renovated 525 apartments that had been damaged in the war, enabling 1,500 people to return to their old homes.
Video: LWF/ Anatolyi Nazarenko
Partners and donors
Photo: LWF/ Anatolyi Nazarenko