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epa06051192 Pastor Antal Balazs holds a religious lesson to children in Beregardo, Transcarpathia, Ukraine, 06 May 2017. (issued 26 June) Reformed congregation has an important role in the lives of the families forced to the edge of society and slowly falling apart under the financial burdens of the past couple of years... Beregszasz and its closest vicinity – the villages of Asztely, Beregardo, Bulcsu, Deda, Kigyos, Macsola and Makkosjanosi – belong to the Diocese of the Transcarpathian Reformed Church. Across the almost exclusively Hungarian inhabited territory approximately 350-400 children live at or below the minimum of subsistance. An average salary equals to 115 while an average pension to 40 Euros in the region, but the price of food, rent and that of the fuel, however, comes near to whatever it costs in Hungary. The economic crisis that followed the armed conflict in East-Ukraine has resulted in unforseen and unwanted everyday challenges all over the country and for people living close to the Hungarian border. Deprived children lack not only toys and summer camps but often have to go without essential foodstuff, warm clothing or bathing facilities and equipment. ..Transcarpathian children are supported by Hungarian churches and the Hungarian state with various programs and donations, like catering, housing and holiday programs. Church congregations, schools, orphanages, foster homes and hospitals of Transcarpathia are also regularly aided by shipments of food, clothing and money from Hungary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Hungarian Reformed Charity Service have launched charity collections to help Transcarpathian children. EPA/Balazs Mohai HUNGARY OUT ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET