Further emergency contacts for refugees and information how to help in English

EMERGENCY HOTLINE

• for all questions for Ukrainian refugees, by State of Austria: https://www.bbu.gv.at/ukraine

LEGAL ADVICE for Austria

• Frequently Asked Questions for Ukrainians from ministry of interior: https://bmi.gv.at/news.aspx?id=7138695A2B6150634156493D
• Caritas hotline 05 1776 380 (9-14h)

TRANSPORT

• Trains are currently free for refugees on the way from Ukraine into Europe
• Trains in Austria are free for refugees, as well as public transport in Vienna.
• UA cars in Vienna do not pay parking fees for the next days.

HOUSING in Austria

• https://homesforukraine.eu/en/home-eng/ (Ukrainian community in Vienna) – for free
• https://www.bbu.gv.at/ukraine (State of Austria) – for free
• https://www.willhaben.at/iad/immobilien – biggest estate website

MEDICAL SERVICES

• In Austria free for Ukrainian refugees.
• The Viennese authorities are looking for foster families for Ukrainian children who are arriving without families. More details here:
  Wien sucht Pflege- und Gastfamilien: Ein Zuhause für Kinder auf der Flucht – Wien (meinbezirk.at)
  https://www.meinbezirk.at/wien/c-lokales/ein-zuhause-fuer-kinder-auf-der-flucht_a5198065
• Could you open your home to a Ukrainian family in need: https://tinyurl.com/wienukrainehilfe
• Want to become a volunteer and actively help? Register here: https://where2help.wien/

Donate to organisations that further support the refugees:

• Red Cross Ukraine, volunteers and staff of the Ukrainian Red Cross would provide first aid in areas where access to medical services will be limited; communication will be established and awareness of health risks will be raised: https://redcross.org.ua/en/2022/02/donate-to-support-the-ukrainian-red-cross-to-help-civilians-in-this-difficult-time-for-ukraine/
• Voices of Children, provides psychological support to children from Donbas who have war trauma: https://voices.org.ua/en/
• Caritas Ukraine, assisting vulnerable people in Ukraine’s conflict zones: https://www.caritas.org/ukraine-appeal-22/
• The UN Refugee Agency: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/ukraine-emergency
• Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community in Ukraine. In times like these, LGBTQ+ members are often even more marginalised and exposed to vulnerability than usual. You can donate here: https://kyivpride.org/en/donate/

Thank you in advance for any support you are able to give.

FOR CHILDREN: ART CALL FOR PEACE

https://www.vis.ac.at/vis-newsletter-11-march-2022#accordion-collapse4071
In trying to support the concept of Peace in the World, the Pechersk International School (PSI) in Kiev launched an art project this week.
People around the world, children and adults, can join and share their own artwork to reflect what peace means to them.
Spread the message and join the anti-war movement, by clicking here
https://padlet.com/PSIKyiv/ArtForPeaceInUkraine
(password is PeaceForUkraine).