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Image Students and teachers at the opening of the Pishanka school in Kharkiv. Photo: LWF/ L. Gillabert LWF and UNHCR open underground schools in Kharkiv, Ukraine "A chance to save a generation” (LWI) – “It’s so exciting! I haven’t been in school for so long. I haven’t seen my friends for so long. I really like seeing my teachers!” For three years, 14-year-old Anastasia Stoychan has been…
Image Valerii and Nataliia Shapovalov come with their grandchild to the heating point to play chess and give the child an opportunity to socialize. Photo: LWF/ L. Gillabert Ukraine: Providing warmth and hope in Kharkiv How LWF fosters community support in war-torn Kharkiv (LWI) - A warm home, a hot meal, electricity, and uninterrupted sleep—these are no longer guaranteed for many people in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The city’s critical infrastructure is…
Image A woman serves food at a soup kitchen for refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Together LWF responds to the war in Ukraine
