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Donate to Ukraine Emergency Appeal

Conflict in Ukraine is still impacting millions of people.

This year, 12.7 million Ukrainians are in need of emergency aid because of displacement and ongoing violence.

Your donation this winter can give Ukrainian families and refugees essentials like water, food and blankets in the darkest of times.

Donate to help Ukraine

How your donation helps Ukrainian families in crisis

Your donation will help protect families in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries. We’re working with local partners to provide essential to vulnerable communities directly impacted by the Ukraine conflict, including:

  • food and nutrition programmes, including daily hot meals
  • clean drinking water, hygiene and sanitation, including hygiene kits
  • mental health support and psychological programmes
  • support in regions currently in conflict, including distribution of essential medicine
  • cash assistance programmes.

Out of every £1 raised, we spend 94p on charitable activities and services and 6p on fundraising and support costs.

Where your donation to Ukraine goes

Hot meals for Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian refugees eating hot meal and Palenca in Moldova.

Thousands of people fleeing for safety have passed through the Palenca border crossing into Moldova.

We've provided over 18,000 meals for Ukrainian refugees arriving at Palenca.

Just £20 could provide 20 hot meals for people who've fled Ukraine.

Emergency shelter and nutrition support

Liliya and her infant daughter sitting on a bottom bunk surrounded by toys.

Liliya fled her home with her children due to the Ukraine conflict.

She now has a safe, comfortable place to sleep at a Refugee Accommodation Centre. She's also receiving nutrition and breastfeeding support at the centre.

Just £50 could provide four families like Liliya's with warm blankets for the cold upcoming winter.

Food and hygiene essentials

Ruslana and her son Vova browsing food at an Action Against Hunger dignity centre in Moldova.

Our Dignity Centres mean Ukrainian refugees like Ruslana and her son can choose essential items, like hygiene supplies and food, for free.

Our centres support thousands of people monthly.

Just £100 can provide ten people like Ruslana with hygiene supplies for one month.

Tatiana's story: Courage in the face of conflict

When rockets bombarded Kyiv, Tatiana faced an impossible decision.

"It was very scary. We lived in the basement for four days. We had no other choice but to flee."

Tatiana, now settled in Balti, Moldova, is one of 8 million people who've fled Ukraine since war began. She now plays a vital role at one of our distribution centres, welcoming fellow Ukrainian refugees with hot meals and essential hygiene supplies.

"It is only natural to me to help. I used to volunteer in Ukraine too to support vulnerable communities.”

As snow settles on the ground, Tatiana sees more people walking through the centre's doors. With conflict in Ukraine still spiralling, over 1.8 million people are in need of food aid this winter. You can help us reach them.

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Mental health support in Ukraine

Over 10 million people in Ukraine are facing mental health problems – including 1.5 million children. Many have lost their loved ones and homes. And the psychological impact will be felt for decades.

Your donations are helping us support families with specialist mental health support. In 2023, 12,457 people impacted by the conflict in Ukraine benefited from our mental health support programmes.

Your emergency donation can help us train more psychologists so we can reach people who urgently need psychological support.

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Natalia, Ukrainian refugee in Ivanivka

Natalia, a Ukrainian refugee, receiving mental health support from Action Against Hunger.

Natalia received therapy sessions from one of Action Against Hunger's psychologists, Olga. Natalia shares:

"I came to this psychological support session for the first time because of the war and because my father died.

These sessions have helped me relax and get away from the psychological trauma."


Donating to our Ukraine Appeal can help us provide more therapy sessions for people who have faced unimaginable trauma like Natalia.

Dikalova, Mental Health Programmes Manager

Dikalova, Meantal Health Programme Manager in Ukraine.

Dikalova heads mental health and psychosocial support programmes in Ivanivka in Ukraine. She shares:

"We work in groups of up to 15 people, led by a psychologist and a psychosocial worker. We teach simple techniques to relax and get rid of negative emotions."

Your donation can help train more mental health professionals like Dikalova, so we can run more psychological support sessions for people in need of therapeutic support.

Maksim, 15, Ukrainian refugee in Dnipro

Maxsim, 15, a Ukrainian teenager receiving psychological support.

Maksim is staying at a refugee centre where we provide mental health support sessions to children and teenagers. He shares:

"Some of the therapy sessions have helped me improve my self-esteem. We do activities where we write and draw.

My sessions had a transformative effect."


Making an emergency donation can help us reach more children and young people who've lived through the trauma of war and conflict in Ukraine.

The crisis in Ukraine

  • 5M

    5 million people caught up in the conflict in Ukraine need food support. Food prices rising has left families struggling to access food .

    Just £20 can help us provide 20 hot meals for people that need it the most.

  • 50%

    Over 50% of Ukraine's electricity has been destroyed, leaving vulnerable people unable to heat their homes.

    Just £50 can keep four families warm this winter with blankets.

  • 8.5M

    Over 8 million people urgently need water, sanitation and hygiene assistance. Proper hygiene is essential to prevent waterborne diseases.

    Just £100 can keep 10 people safe from disease for one month with hygiene kits.