News from Djerela and short interview with Tanja

Dear all, Some news from Djerela. With the funds collected here so far, they could not only provide financial support to single families with people with disabilities in need and offer them social assistance. It also allowed them to keep up and expand the psychological support: now they have several targeted support groups led by trained psychologists. This alternative care support keeps being highly relevant since reopening the day care centre of Djerela in Kyiv is still too dangerous. But Djerela keeps planning alternatives: Currently they prepare their house on the countryside outside of Kyiv to care for and host groups of people with disabilities and their families. They say: ‘We want to try to do it after May 15. If everything is calm. We hope so.’ Meanwhile, 20 people with disabilities managed to flee to a Danish partner organisation. Those, who could not flee yet, do not plan to evacuate (or cannot). Here is a short interview with Tanja, who fled Kyiv to Denmark with the help of Djerela and tells us about what the war meant for her and what she hopes for once the war is over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2_ODh6VeRg Many thanks again for your support – every Euro helps! Best, Carla