Life can sometimes be full of surprises. Unexpected encounters that give us even more impetus and energy to keep going and help our Ukrainian friends.
This time, it was a tech entrepreneur we came across on LinkedIn after one of his posts calling on his network to stand by Ukraine, who enabled us to add a new line to our StayInTouch programme.
This programme, developed in Kherson in collaboration with the local NGO Union of Help to Kherson (https://biz.in.ua), targeting a particularly vulnerable population, forced to live in a town that has become a daily symbol of Ukrainian suffering and resilience, but also of the barbarity of the Kremlin's troops. I
Every day, drones strike at random: passers-by, cars, buses... This method has a chilling name: human safaris (read The Kremlin's army is now reigning terror from the skies over this city in southern Ukraine (see Patrice Senécal's excellent article in Le Devoir). https://www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe/823819/civils-kherson-enfer-drones-tueurs-russes).
Faced with this, StayInTouch compensates for frequent power cuts by providing beneficiaries with kits containing powerbanks, rechargeable lamps and mini solar panels.
We will continue to support our friends in Kherson for as long as necessary. This week, thanks to this donor, 150 kits were distributed. And we hope to be able to keep up this pace every month.
We're counting on your generosity: with 150 euros, we can buy 10 kits and enable 10 people to stay in touch with their loved ones during the blackouts. Thank you for them!
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