Ukraine
Number of projects
For Ukraine, 2024 was the
The need for aid for the Church of Ukraine was still enormous during the third year of the war. In 2024 alone, we financed 312 projects totalling 8.4 million euros. With the war devastating the energy infrastructure in many areas, heating projects and the acquisition of generators and heat pumps became top priorities. At the same time, supporting priests and religious was crucial, as they remained steadfast with their faithful amid the chaos of war, often facing hardship themselves, both materially and emotionally. To help them cope with the immense challenges, we provide support through Mass stipends
312
third year of war. According to the United Nations, 6.86 million
Funded projects
Type of projects
Ukrainians have now fled abroad, while a further 4 million are internally displaced within the country. Both the Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic Churches continued to tirelessly support the suffering population during the reporting year. From the start of the war in February 2022 until the end of 2024, ACN has supported the Catholic Church of both rites with altogether 967 projects totalling 25.2 million euros.
63
52
54
Construction/ reconstruction
Means of transport
Mass stipends
1
1
5
Emergency aid
Media help
Bibles & books
36
47
53
Training of priests
Subsistence aid
Formation of faith
Head of Section Magda Kaczmarek
A Benedictine sister in Mykolaiv packing relief supplies for the victims of the war.
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