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In the midst of war, gardening gives us hope
When the sun rises over the front village of Veselyanka, Svetlana first prepares breakfast for her two daughters. After that, she puts the girls, aged 7 and 13, to work at the kitchen table: the local school has been closed for over a year, so their education happens...
GEORGIA – From residual product to animal feed
“This is not a 9 to 5 job. It is not just a company that I spend 8 hours. It is a place where I spend my self. This work is my life and I take it home. It feels like my child. I've seen the company take its first steps and I've grown in the process. I had to write...
When you hear about the violence, you have to take action
Aleks talks about distributing the seeds. Why would he take such a risk? 'You have pain and passion, that's why you have to take action' We are in Ukraine, we see the needs around us and are inspired to take action. It makes sense to us. But you, you are in a peaceful...
Ukrainian Lyudmyla found hope in the church
Since the beginning of the war, Lyudmyla hoped she could stay in her home town Kramatorsk. Unfortunately reality decided differently. She had to leave her town and her children fled abroad. Together with her neighbours she went to Kremenchuk. Since the 5th of april...
Anna received flour and potatoes after her flee
Anna Petrivna, 85, is a refugee from the village of Zarichne near Lyman (Donetsk region). On April 22, 2022, she fled with her son, her daughter Iryna and her family. Anna tells her story: When we fled, we could not take anything with us, except some documents and...
Bohdan writes after mine explosion
Bohdan experienced a mine explosion while driving in a van. He wrote a letter to thank for the help. Hello everybody, My name is Bohdan, I am a volunteer of the Helping Hands Foundation, which provides help to the people in need at Donetsk province of Ukraine. I was...
Rehabilitants work in the greenhouse
In 2021 these 3 greenhouses were build in Bilychi, Ukraïne. With the help of EO Metterdaad heating fans, lighting and water tanks were installed in the greenhouses. In this way the yields can go up, especially in winter. Besides vegetables like cabbage and cucumbers,...
Aleks is ‘managing’ the aid work
How is Aleks doing? The man who published billboards with Bible verses when the war started? We called him and asked how he and the projects are doing. Thanks God, me and my family are doing well. I am happy with the opportunity I have to help people through my work....
On his first day at work, Nikita fled the war
February 24, 2022 was Nikita's first official day at work. At least, that was the intention. Things turned out very differently because Russia invaded Ukraine. Together with his family, he left his hometown as quickly as possible to escape the occupier. He lived in...