Acción Ucrania · Asturias

Ukrainian community in AsturiasУкраїнська громада в Астурії

An association that runs projects with the community and works with neighbours, organisations and institutions in Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés.

  • Since April 2022
  • Oviedo · Gijón · Avilés

01 The community

A community that organises itself.

Acción Ucrania began when four people decided to get organised in Asturias. Today its members, its volunteers and a mutual-support network sustain the association’s projects.

We are an association independent of creeds, political parties and companies, with headquarters in Oviedo and branches in Gijón and Avilés. We work in cooperation with neighbours, organisations and institutions across the Principality.

2022
Founded on 7 April · Register no. 13.345
3
Offices: Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés
50
Active members (2025–2026 report)
2,000+
People in the WhatsApp and Telegram mutual-support network

About the association

“They helped me find a home for me and my children. I will always be grateful.”
ValentynaHousing
“Paperwork and bureaucracy are suffering. Thanks to Iryna we managed them successfully.”
AnnaPaperwork and accompaniment
“People are not aware of what we are going through. Thanks to the NGO we can feel some hope again.”
KaterinaCommunity

02 Projects

What we do together

The association’s projects in Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés, with the community and with partner organisations.

01

Accompaniment

Health, paperwork and housing: the association walks alongside community families.

  • Translation and health accompaniment (appointments and hospitals)
  • Paperwork with town halls, the Principality and other bodies
  • Immigration, temporary protection and DGT procedures
  • Search for dignified, stable housing

02

Language and independence

Tools to learn Spanish, work and gain independence in Asturias.

03

El Cristo residence

Monthly food collection with the Fundación Banco de Alimentos de Asturias, and activities with the young people of the residence.

  • Food collection at the Food Bank’s warehouses
  • Delivery to Residencia Ramón Menéndez Pidal in El Cristo (Oviedo)
  • Photos for identity cards, with a volunteer photographer
  • Trip to Cabárceno in 2024, with the collaboration of ALSA

04

Community network and culture

A connected community sharing information, culture and mutual support.

  • WhatsApp and Telegram mutual-support network with more than 2,000 people
  • Cultural, community and solidarity events
  • Awareness-raising about the situation of the Ukrainian people
  • Coordination with Ukrainian groups in Asturias
  • Inclusive leisure for minors, refugees and people with disabilities

See the projects in detail

03 Get involved

Work with the community

As a member, with a donation of whatever amount you decide, with your time or through your organisation. Choose what suits you best.

Become a member

€5/month

The membership fee is €5 per month. Fill in the form and the association contacts you to arrange payment; we never ask for bank details on the website.

Become a member · €5/month

Make a donation

You decide

A one-off contribution, paid securely through Stripe. On the payment page you can change the amount and enter whatever you like.

Make a donation

Volunteering

Your time

Translation, help with paperwork, courses or activities in Oviedo, Gijón or Avilés.

I want to volunteer

Organisations and institutions. Councils, foundations and organisations in Asturias already work with the association. Partner organisations · secretaria@accionucrania.org

04 Training

Spanish courses for people from UkraineКурси іспанської

The association’s classes for learning Spanish. Sign up and we will contact you with timetables and places.

  • Avilés
  • Oviedo
Sign up for the course

05 Contact

Write to us

We are nearby. Write to us in Spanish or Ukrainian.

  • OviedoHeadquarters · Hotel de Asociaciones, C/ Rosa María Menéndez López 48
  • GijónBranch · Hotel de Asociaciones, Av. Manuel Llaneza 68
  • AvilésBranch · C/ Santa Apolonia 52, 2º DC