Today, we brought a little warmth to the children of Ukrainian defenders — those who are missing, have been killed, or are being held captive. We gave them school backpacks, packed and ready for the journey into a new school year.
We embraced children — our future: we talked about freedom, about learning, about dreams still searching for their calling, and about Ukraine, which they already carry in their small but strong hearts.
Together with our partners @for_family_values , @nataliia_fedorchuk1 and @zhinky_tro , in the incredible space @tsinnosty in the heart of Kyiv.
For some children, that day meant sitting at a desk in a bright classroom. For others, it meant going down into a shelter — and that is where they continued writing the first lines of a new school year.
Childhood should stay childhood even in the middle of a war.
These children have already been through things no child should ever have to experience. Some have lost their fathers. Some wait every day for news of whether their dad will come home. Some have lost the homes that russia took from them.
And yet, this generation growing up right now under the hardest circumstances will be the one to rebuild Ukraine.
We are doing everything we can to ensure that, despite adversity and war, these children can keep light in their eyes and faith in a better future.
Ми обіймали дітей - наше майбутнє: говорили про свободу, про навчання, про мрії, які ще тільки шукають свою професію, і про Україну, яку вони вже носять у своїх маленьких, але сильних серцях.
Разом із партнерами: «Міжнародний жіночий рух “За сімейні цінності”», «Жінки ТРО», «ХЕЛСІ 360» — у Просторі «Цінності» в Києві.
Хтось сів за парту у світлому класі. Хтось — в укритті. Дитинство має залишатися дитинством — навіть на війні.
Ці діти втратили батьків, дім, спокій. Проте, саме це покоління відбудує Україну.
Ми робимо все, щоб у їхніх очах залишалися світло і віра.
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