One year on from the start of the war, people have been forced to adapt their lives – but there is still a lot of urgent need. The UN estimates that 17.6 million people inside Ukraine are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
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Ukraine country director. “That’s what’s having a real impact, particularly on women, this constant fear of being unable to protect their family members, whether that’s their elderly parents or children, especially because many have husbands who are in the army.” “I found out about [the IRC centre] through a Telegram channel,” she says. “I signed up and took a look… I really liked it. I attend art classes. I’ve never done [art and design] before. I’ve never painted. I’ve literally never done it, so I decided to try something radically new for me. I didn’t think I could do it. I thought what I do will turn out to be horrible. But I’m doing it well, and I’m having a lot of fun. I’m very grateful to this centre.
“When the war escalated, it took time to accept the fact that it happened for real and that you have to move on, that you have to understand how to act, what to do, and where to seek help in this new reality,” she says. “I mean, we arrived in March but began to re-register documents saying that we are displaced people in April. It took us a month to come to our senses a little bit.”
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