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THE SITUATION ACTIONS SUPPORT

UKRAINE EMERGENCY APPEAL

Support injured and disabled people affected by the conflict in Ukraine

Rehabilitation
Rehab
£120
Wheelchair
Wheelchair
£75
Prosthetic leg
Prosthetic
£30

For £120 you can provide an injured child with long-term rehabilitation care.

£75 could give a disabled child a wheelchair, enabling them to move around independently.

With just £30 you can fit a child amputee with a prosthetic leg, helping them to walk again.

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THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE IS TRULY HEARTBREAKING.

Over the past few days, intense heavy bombing has been devastating towns and cities in Ukraine, killing more than 136 innocent people. As the death toll climbs, so does the number of wounded.

It is estimated that over 8 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Hundreds of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes and seek shelter, cramming into schools in the hope that they will be safe or desperately trying to leave the country.

A woman with a child walks in front of a damaged residential building in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where a military shell hit, on February 25, 2022. © Daniel LEAL / AFP

HI's EMERGENCY TEAM IS TAKING ACTION

We have deployed a team of emergency experts to Ukraine and neighbouring countries to assess the humanitarian situation.

Our staff are working around the clock to reach populations affected by the conflict and determine how HI can provide assistance.

Our priority is to help the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict, including injured people, people with disabilities, elderly people and those with chronic illnesses.

We are assessing needs for:

  • Post-operative rehabilitation care
  • Distribution of paramedical equipment
  • Psychological support for injured and traumatised people.
  • Ensuring people with disabilities are included in the wider humanitarian response.

It is vital that we act quickly in the face of such a huge crisis, but we can’t do it without vital emergency funds.

Can we count on your support to help the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict in Ukraine?

CIVILIANS AT RISK FROM THE INDISCRIMINATE USE OF EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS.

Cities across Ukraine have been the target of devastating weapons strikes. Main cities like Kharkiv and the capital, Kyiv, have been subjected to heavy bombing. According to initial reports, 136 civilians have been killed and 300 injured.

Humanity & Inclusion calls for an immediate end to the hostilities, and for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure from the effects of war. The use of explosive weapons in populated areas must stop. Civilians in Ukraine must have access to humanitarian aid, and their movements must be protected when they flee the conflict.

“Consequences of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas are tragically predictable. Most of the people killed or injured are civilians. Widespread bombing causes complex injuries and psychological trauma. Populations are displaced and vital infrastructure like schools, hospitals, bridges, electricity supply, and clean water supply are destroyed. Contamination by explosive remnants is left behind, and can threaten the population for decades. There is only one solution: To stop the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.”
Alexis Gaiptman, Executive Director, Humanity & Inclusion Canada

18.4 million
people in need of humanitarian assistance
including 9.7 million children

8.7 million
people facing emergency level of food insecurity

14.5 million
people needing emergency health services in 2021

634,800
people displaced by conflict in 2021

"PLEASE DON'T FORGET AFGHANISTAN IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME"

Mohammad Rasool, Base coordinator for HI in Afghanistan.

Mohammad Rasool manages HI's programme in Kandahar and Nimroz provinces where our teams are providing rehabilitation and psychosocial support. In this interview, Mohammad describes the situation on the ground at the moment.

SUPPORT INJURED AND DISABLED PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE

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