by Jodie | Jan 12, 2023 | Allgemein
Even if you don’t want to believe it: The embattled areas also have people who want to stay there. The reasons for this are varied. Some are afraid of fleeing. Others have never been elsewhere and are worried that they will not be able to integrate. Still others...
by Jodie | Nov 16, 2022 | Allgemein, Art Camp
Childhood in a war zone – it is hard to imagine what traumas remain. This summer our teams evacuated many children: from Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Bachmut and many other hotspots of fighting. We have seen the conditions in which the little ones had to...
by Jodie | Nov 9, 2022 | Allgemein, Response
One of the main risks of working in a war zone is car accidents.Unfortunately, it has now hit us as well. Our team members Timo, Roma and Jodie were on a mission in Bakhmut when suddenly a car crashed into our van from the left. Soldiers were on a commando mission and...
by Jodie | Nov 7, 2022 | Allgemein, Response
Oksana is standing at the entrance of a bomb shelter. It is cold, the air is damp, the surroundings a battlefield of metal. The area where Oksana is waiting for us is a combination of a junkyard and a car repair shop. Layla, her Chihuahua puppy, is tied to her...
by Jodie | Nov 6, 2022 | Allgemein, Response
We are not a religious group. But from the very beginning, at the start of our work in the Donbas, it has become a tradition for us to come together and “pray” before each mission.”Praying” in this context for us, it means holding hands,...
