As part of its response to the needs of displaced people who had to leave their homes because of the war in Ukraine and found a temporary shelter in Slovakia, IOM continues delivering humanitarian aid in cooperation with its partner organisations in different sites across Slovakia.

IOM humanitarian aid delivery to a community centre in Ruzomberok in September 2022. Photo © International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2022.

On 19 September 2022, IOM in coordination with the Caritas – Spišská katolícka charita delivered one electric stove, two big pots and six sets of dishes to the Ukrainian community centre in Ruzomberok, operated by the Caritas. These items will serve people who live in an accommodation without a possibility of cooking. A coordinator of the facility can now prepare warm meals for them directly in the centre.

IOM also delivered a technical equipment to facilitate daily Slovak language lessons for adults and children and for sessions aimed at assistance for people from Ukraine looking for a job.

This centre serves as a community space for Ukrainian people in the Ruzomberok region, with a children’s playground and study room for daily language courses and sessions to facilitate applying for and finding a job. At the same time, this centre operates as a distribution centre for food and hygiene humanitarian assistance.

More information:

IOM humanitarian aid provided in Slovakia for people from Ukraine since 24 February 2022

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This activity was generously funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.