A Year in My Life: A Ukrainian Teenager Shares Her Story of Surviving War
A 16-year-old girl living in Western Ukraine shares her story of living through war, being apart from her parents and how the conflict has impacted her.
As the Ukraine Kakhovka Dam crisis worsens, thousands of families are being evacuated from the wave-zone. Terrified children have been taken from their beds to flee in the early morning.
Save the Children has mobilized to deliver emergency aid to evacuees. Your donation to the Children's Emergency Fund supports this life-saving work.
Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe, after Russia, and has an estimated population of 44 million. Sadly, children in Eastern Ukraine have grown up in conflict for the past eight years, enduring violence, shelling and being displaced from their homes. Today, fighting in Ukraine has forced more than 6 million Ukrainians to be internally displaced, and some 8 million are refugees. More than 4 children a day are killed or injured.
Ukraine’s children are caught in the crossfire of this adult war. It should never have come to this.
Save the Children has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, delivering essential humanitarian aid to children and their families. In 2022, Save the Children supported nearly 1.1 million people, including 614,000 children, across Ukraine, Poland, Romania and Lithuania. Your generous support makes this work possible. Make a one-time donation to the Children's Emergency Fund or join Team Tomorrow to connect with the causes you care about - like conflict- through your monthly donation.
The conflict in Ukraine has caused the fastest and largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II.
Every effort should be made to find a diplomatic solution and avert an even more catastrophic war. We are proud to support the MINDS Act, the first-ever piece of legislation to prioritize mental health support in U.S. foreign aid. Join us. Tell Congress to pass the MINDS Act by visiting our political advocacy arm – Save the Children Action Network – and sending a message to Congress.
In 2022, Save the Children supported nearly 1.1 million people, including 614,000 children, across Ukraine, Poland, Romania and Lithuania.
61,986 hygiene kits, containing soap, disinfectant, shampoo and toothbrushes, were distributed
34,770 people received mental health and psychosocial support
1,847 children made friends, played sports, did crafts and practiced languages through our summer camps
83 digital learning spaces, equipt with educational materials to help children access education, were implemented
35,969 famillies were supported with cash transfers
62 child-friendly spaces, where boys and girls can socialize, play, and feel like a children again, were set up
Save the Children has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, delivering essential humanitarian aid to children and their families. Your generous support makes this work possible. Make a one-time donation to the Children's Emergency Fund or join Team Tomorrow to connect with the causes you care about through your monthly donation. Advocate for Ukraine refugee children and those and displaced in Ukraine by joining our political advocacy arm — Save the Children Advocacy Network's — efforts to send a message to Congress.
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