On the Ground Blogs

The June 6 destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine was a catastrophic turn in the war for Ukrainians in the region. Project HOPE visited residents to see the devastation firsthand.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compromised one of the most essential building blocks of health: clean water. With support from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, Project HOPE is bringing it back.

Amid the backdrop of war, Project HOPE psychologists are bringing hope and healing to thousands of people across Ukraine.

In Sierra Leone, Project HOPE’s programming is transforming pregnancy and childbirth while equipping a new generation of neonatal nurses — all done by the work of volunteers.

Read a dispatch from Project HOPE’s director of media relations from the front lines of conflict in Ukraine.

Read a dispatch from a Project HOPE team member deployed to our emergency response in Gaziantep, Türkiye.

A year-end message from Project HOPE President and CEO, Rabih Torbay.

This month, we commemorate World AIDS Day and celebrate the nearly 20 years of impact that PEPFAR has made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. 

Ethiopia’s rural communities are bearing the brunt of a humanitarian crisis brought on by extreme drought and conflict. Read a dispatch from photographer James Buck on what he saw the day health care returned to a local community after more than a year.

On World Refugee Day, Project HOPE honors the strength and courage of the 20 million refugees who have sought safety around the world — including the women and children who have fled Ukraine.

Read another dispatch from Project HOPE President and CEO Rabih Torbay, who has been on the ground assessing the devastation in Ukraine.

Project HOPE President and CEO Rabih Torbay shares his observations from inside a hospital in Kyiv, where the trauma of war is matched only by the resilience of Ukrainian health workers and citizens.