Four years after the war in Ukraine began, millions of people remain displaced, grieving and suffering. In 2025, 12.7 million Ukrainians still require humanitarian assistance, including almost two million children. Yet amid ongoing uncertainty, hope continues to take root because of the generosity and compassion of people around the world.
Through the One Proposal Project, a unified Jesuit response to the largest humanitarian displacement in Europe since World War II, the Xavier Network, including Jesuit Mission, has accompanied over 150,000 people.
Our supporters have helped deliver 820,000 activities, from emergency assistance to a warm shelter, from psychosocial support that heals the soul to education that opens up futures. Lives are being rebuilt not only through services, but through solidarity.
The Project has provided vital assistance to 22,689 people in 2025 alone.
Behind every number is a family seeking safety, stability and hope.
Anhelina’s story
Anhelina, 48, fled Kharkiv with her husband, their children and four terrified cats, carrying very little but fear and determination. Today she lives in Warsaw, supporting her daughter and granddaughter while beginning again.
A psychologist by profession, Anhelina now volunteers to help other displaced Ukrainians navigate trauma and uncertainty.
When she arrived in Poland, she did not know the language. Through Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), funded by Jesuit Mission, generous partners and supporters like you, she enrolled in intensive Polish language courses.
The five month program gave her independence in daily life and the confidence to feel at home in a new country.
“[The courses] are taught by experienced, empathetic teachers who understand what I have been through,” Anhelina says.
“The Polish people I have befriended help me understand that the current fear and pain are only a stage in our lives… There is still a lot of good ahead of us.”
Anhelina in Poland
Because she was accompanied with dignity and care, Anhelina now offers that same accompaniment to others through a volunteer initiative called Space for Peace, supporting fellow migrants with psychological care.
She believes that even in the midst of fear and uncertainty, kindness makes healing possible.
“The Polish people I have befriended help me understand that the current fear and pain are only a stage in our lives,” she says.
“They keep repeating that there is still a lot of good ahead of us, as well as a free and beautiful Ukraine. The normality that Polish people share makes me believe that one day such normality will be restored in my beloved Kharkiv. I want to continue learning the language and get to know the history and traditions of Poland better.”
“I believe in a bright future for our two brotherly nations, Poland and Ukraine. Good relations, respect and cooperation multiply goodness and light.”
Support the people of Ukraine
As we mark four years since the conflict began, we continue to pray for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, for families still separated, for children growing up amid uncertainty, and for the strength of those rebuilding their lives far from home. Download our spiritual exercise Bindings of Peace.
Your generosity can transform fear into resilience and displacement into belonging. Donate to our Emergency Action Fund today.
Thank you for standing with Ukraine in faith, solidarity and compassion.
Read the 2025 One Proposal Project report
