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PAH'S AID IN POLAND

Polish Humanitarian Action launched a new organizational structure, “Country Office Poland,” in May 2022, to effectively respond to the refugee crisis in our country.  

The main goal is to help people who are fleeing to Poland from the ongoing war in Ukraine.  

More than 1/4 of Ukraine’s population has been forced to leave their homes to save themselves and their loved ones. Millions of refugees have decided to come to Poland and other countries. Many of them have nowhere to return to – their homes have been destroyed, fields and roads mined, schools and hospitals are out of action. There is no electricity or running water in some parts of Ukraine, and the economic crisis is worsening. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in Poland after February 24, 2022, are likely to stay for longer. Here they are starting practically from scratch, often with no means of subsistence and struggling with the challenges of adapting to a new environment. Their needs are truly enormous. 

“The Country Office Poland” is a separate structure within PAH. It combines already existing support projects with new initiatives in the long term.  

 

 

WHAT IS THE POLISH HUMANITARIAN ACTION DOING? 

In the first months of the war, our activities focused on the Polish-Ukrainian border where, among other things, we ran relief points in Dorohusk, Zosin and Hrebenne, as well as material and non-material assistance to refugees. Currently, our assistance covers a very wide area of activities, including expanded programs of distributing aid cards, supporting Polish organizations in relief efforts – financially and substantively, providing psychosocial assistance, food support for refugee children and the youth, support with employment, integration, access to Polish language and/or education, distribution of food and hygiene kits in western Ukraine in cooperation with local authorities. We make sure that our aid programs are tailored to current needs, so our office is constantly working to expand the scope of our assistance.  

In addition, PAH Poland also supports other activities in our country. In August 2022, we opened a logistics center (including a warehouse) in Bialystok to support and supply activists from the Granica Group and other NGOs, as well as individual activists who provide assistance to refugees on the Polish-Belarusian border.  

For many years, PAH has run the “Pajacyk” program in Poland, which supports the health and proper development of children and young people in Poland. Pajacyk has been funding meals in schools and day-care centers since 1998, and since 2021 has also been funding mental health measures. We have also been conducting global education projects in and out of schools for many years. 

2023/2024 – POLAND – PROTECTION / PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE / NON-FOOD ASSISTANCE / HEALTH

Project duration: September 2023 – August 2024
Location: Warsaw, Krakow, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Przemyśl; Poland
Donor: CARE International, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany

In September 2023, the PAH launched a project in the field of, among other things, psychological and social support in the field of reproductive health, gender equality and gender-based violence protection. The project targets all conflict-affected persons in Ukraine and in Poland. 

In total, approximately 2,600 persons will receive assistance…read more…

2022/2023 – POLAND – PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE / LEGAL ASSISTANCE / TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE / SHELTER

Project duration: April 2022 – December 2023
Location: Bydgoszcz, Toruń; Poland
Donor: PHA’s own funds, CARE USA
Implementing partner: EMIC Foundation

In cooperation with the Emic Foundation, we carry out activities that respond to the needs reported by people experiencing migration and refugees. Support is provided, among others, by consultants at information and advice points in Toruń and Bydgoszcz, and includes psychological assistance, job placement, assistance in translating documents, supportive volunteering and Polish language courses.

To date, assistance has reached approximately 2,100 people…read more…

2023 – POLAND – FINANCIAL AID / PROTECTION / SHELTER

Duration of the project: February 2023 – December 2023  
Location: Olsztyn, Poland 
Donor: PAH’s own funds

In February 2023, we launched a multi-sectoral project to support people with refugee experience from Ukraine. The project seeks to provide financial assistance for the purpose of securing access to housing and the labour market, opportunities for improving professional qualifications (including Polish language learning), and ad hoc financial support for expenditures related to education and other basic needs.  

In total, the aid will reach approximately 100 people…read more…

CONTINUOUS PROGRAM – POLAND – EDUCATION

Location: whole Poland
Implementation period: permanent implementation
Donor: PAH’s own funds, Active Citizens – Local Democracy Development Fund

For years, we have been developing and popularizing projects related to global education in didactic institutions. We train teaching staff and create educational content…read more

CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME – POLAND – PAJACYK: FOOD ASSISTANCE / PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE

Location: whole Poland
Implementation period: permanent implementation
Donor: PAH’s own funds, CARE USA, Plan International

The “Pajacyk” (Puppet) nutritional programme has been helping children and youth in Poland since 1998. Currently, the extended assistance allows us to provide hot meals to children from Ukraine studying in schools covered by the Pajacyk programme as well as those attending day support facilities, community and socio-therapeutic centres during the holiday season. Under the new edition of the “Pajacyk – psychosocial assistance” programme, we provide psychological and psychiatric support to children, including those affected by the refugee crisis, we promote knowledge among teachers, care providers and other school employees about refugees, and support parents and carers…read more

2022/2024 – POLAND – NON-FOOD /FOOD AID

Project duration: August 2022 – April 2024
Location: Białystok, Polska
Donor: PAH own funds

In August 2022 PAH launched a logistics center in Bialystok to supply clothing, camping and food items to POPH and Granica Group activists, border residents and other associations and organizations operating in the area and involved in helping refugees and migrants.

In total, the aid will reach some 7,000 people…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE / PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE / LEGAL ASSISTANCE / INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES

Project duration: April 2022 – February 2024
Location: Przemyśl, Poland
Donor: PAH’s own funds, CARE USA
Implementing partner: Association of Ukrainians in Poland

In total, the aid will reach approximately 16,700 people.

In cooperation with the Association of Ukrainians in Poland (Przemyśl branch), we provide multi-sectoral assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. We support our partner both substantively and technically, providing support in managing large-scale projects. We provide assistance in terms of temporary shelter in Przemyśl, psychological support, seeking employment or organising integration activities…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – AID COORDINATION

Implementation period: March 2022 – December 2023
Location: whole Poland
Donor: CARE USA

We co-create the system for coordinating activities of Polish and international non-governmental organizations and local authorities in the field of helping people from Ukraine: Non-Governmental Organizations Forum – the “Together” Forum. The system supports the mutual exchange of knowledge, information sharing and coordination of all undertaken activities…read more

2022/2023 – POLAND – HEALTH / ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Project duration: April 2022 – December 2023
Location: Krakow, Warsaw; Poland
Implementing partner: MUDITA Association
Donor: PAH’s own funds, CARE USA

Together with our partner, the Mudita Association, we provide multi-sectoral support for refugees with disabilities and their families and carers. We are committed to increasing their sense of dignity and security – in addition to shelter, we offer Polish language classes, information, psychological and legal support, as well as referrals for specialist appointments…read more

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