{"id":11690,"date":"2026-01-23T22:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmallprojects.org\/?p=11690"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:59:06","slug":"winter-hugs-kherson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmallprojects.org\/en\/winter-hugs-kherson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Hugs: we distributed almost 2,000 sleeping bags in Kherson!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are delighted to announce that the distribution of 1,939 sleeping bags for the new phase of Winter Hugs, our priority humanitarian programme for this winter in Ukraine, has been completed.<\/span><\/p>

This operation was made possible thanks to the decisive support of our Canadian friends, the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (https:\/\/www.cufoundation.ca<\/a>)\u00a0and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (<\/span>https:\/\/www.ucc.ca<\/a>), as part of the CUF-UCC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, and to the remarkable work of our local partner Union of Help to Kherson (<\/span>https:\/\/biz.ks.ua<\/a>), which was responsible for implementing the action on the ground.<\/span><\/p>

The winter of 2025-2026 is being marked by a particularly critical humanitarian situation in the front-line areas. In Kherson, repeated Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure have led to prolonged power cuts, the absence of heating in many homes and direct exposure to extreme cold, sometimes for days on end.<\/p>

Against this backdrop, Winter Hugs was conceived as a simple, rapid and vital response: to provide an immediate source of warmth for families living under the bombardments.<\/p>

On the ground, our partner Union of Help to Kherson operated in an environment marked by constant risks:<\/p>