Supporting Ukraine with Medicine and Hygiene Supplies

Petro and Mariia, along with their daughter and granddaughter, moved from Zaporizhzhia to Ternopil about 10 months ago. Their former city is now largely deserted due to frequent alerts and shelling. With schools unable to hold regular classes, their granddaughter has been studying online. The constant danger forced the family to find a safer place to live.

Despite not having their own home and facing some unmet needs, they feel secure and are grateful for their safety and the aid they receive in Ternopil.

Lyudmyla is a 26-year-old Ukrainian woman who was forced to flee with her daughter Milana, while her husband serves at the frontlines of the war and her parents are in an occupied village.

Though she has supportive friends and her sister-in-law nearby, caring for herself and Milana while worrying about her husband is incredibly difficult. Lyudmyla is grateful to receive essential supplies as they provide a small measure of comfort during these challenging times.

Slavko and Hanna are a retired couple from the Kherson region in Ukraine. Their home was flooded during the Russian occupation after the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station was destroyed.

Forced to crawl out a window of their house and escape by boat, they traveled westward to Ternopil, where they received support, including HHI hygiene kits, from the community.

Angela, a 30-year-old from Kherson, Ukraine, bravely endured two months of occupation in her hometown before making the difficult decision to flee with her sister and grandmother. Their journey west took three long days, but they finally found safety with family in Ternopil.

Angela hasn’t let hardship stop her from giving back. She’s become a valued volunteer in her new community, helping to distribute hygiene kits just like the one she received when she arrived.