How to help Ukrainians in Slovakia. Donations, accommodation, clothing, volunteering

Financial aid

Kto pomôže Ukrajine is a nationwide fundraising campaign; its donations will go to 30 public organizations to help Ukrainians.

Magna is an organization that has been providing medical aid to Ukrainians from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions since 2019. 

Charita is a Catholic charity in Slovakia. Donations will be used to provide emergency assistance for Ukrainians in the war zone, including food, accommodation, and satisfying the basic needs. The organization will be eager to cooperate 

Donations from UNICEF Slovakia will go to help children and their families with food, medicine, accommodation, clean water and psychosocial support.

Donations via text message:

• to number 837 — 5 € (Človek v ohrození);
• to number 836 — 10€ (Magna);
• a text message with the word Ukrajina to number 836 — 3€ (UNICEF Slovakia).

Accommodation and transportation

Človek v ohrození: Dobrovoľníci — pomoc Ukrajina — here you can help with interpreting (Ukrainian, Russian or English), logistics or accommodation for people who have fled from the war.

Integra — here you can leave an application if you want to help with accompanying Ukrainians during their stay in Slovakia, accommodation or transport. 

Humanitarian aid

Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic has created an e-mail pomocpreukrajinu@minv.sk; you can write there to get information about what kind of humanitarian aid is needed at the moment. You can also call +421(2) 4859-3312.

Cultural centre Zrkadlový háj in Bratislava (Rovniankova 3, 851 02 Petržalka) collects things for Ukrainians every day from 10:00 to 16:00. The list of what’s needed is constantly changing; you can find it on the Misia Facebook page or on the website. If you would like to join as a volunteer, call +421 2 68 29 92 00. 

Clothes are collected in Šaľa at the Cultural Centre (Pribinovo námestie, 927 05 Šaľa-Veča) every day from 13:00 to 17:00. Here you can bring blankets, pillows, sleeping bags, warm clothes, children’s clothes and underwear, toiletries, any products with a long shelf life, thermal underwear for adults.

You can bring food, hygiene products or clothes to the warehouse of Človek v ohrození in Humenné, and from there they will be sent to Ukraine. You need to email them in advance at logistika.ukrajina@clovekvohrozeni.sk and ask what is needed at the moment. The warehouse is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 to 16:00. 

Other help

School to Go — if you are a teacher and want to help children who have left Ukraine, you can register on this platform, which allows children to study online.

At the National Transfusion Service (Limbová 3, Bratislava-Nové Mesto, Kramáre) you can donate blood to be sent to Ukraine. March 21-25 from 7:00 to 13:00. 

Useful links

Darujme.sk is a Facebook group that offers constantly updated information for residents of Slovakia on how they can help Ukrainians. 

Non-profit organization Človek v ohrození, founded in 1999 by journalists after the Kosovo conflict, has collected ways to help Ukrainians. You can also call them every day from 9:00 to 18:00 at +421917239708 (daily from 9:00 to 18:00) or send an email to pomoc.ukrajina@clovekvohrozeni.sk.

Here is some useful information from Integra for those who have decided to provide accommodation for Ukrainians in Slovakia. 

Utečenci z ukrajiny is a FB group with current information about helping Ukrainians and volunteering.