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RESEARCH INSTITUTE: ONE THIRD OF HUNGARIANS HELP REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE

 

Every third Hungarian citizen has actively helped people fleeing Ukraine, the Kopp Mária Institute told MTI on Wednesday. According to the family policy research institute, 58% of
those making donations sent money, 40% food, and 39% other items. The institute said that 36% of Hungarian women and 25% of men had made donations or volunteered to help refugees
from Ukraine. Volunteers were mostly pensioners or married people with two or more children and those with a higher education.
Over 75% of respondents in the institute’s survey said the government was doing well in responding to the needs of the refugees, while 13% had the opposite view (10% were unsure).
One third of respondents indicated they were aware that Hungary had so far received over 600,000 refugees from Ukraine, while another third said thought the figure was below
500,000 and a quarter of respondents put the figure between 500,000-600,000. Most respondents singled out the Maltese Charity and the Hungarian Red Cross as the chief providers of
humanitarian aid, while the majority was also aware of efforts coordinated by the government and religious and civil charity organisations, the institute said.