Extra help for homeless people and refugees in extreme cold

–20 degrees at night and still –12 during the day. It’s almost impossible to imagine. Yet this is the reality for many people in Ukraine. Due to ongoing russian bombardments on energy facilities, many people are left without gas or electricity and therefore without heating. That alone is devastating. But we have seen that it can get even worse.

In these extreme conditions, there are also people who have no home at all. Often, they receive just one serving of warm soup with a piece of bread per day. During this action, we were able to treat many homeless people to raisin bread and various treats.

On a small square in Kyiv, we were already recognized by our buses from previous actions. Even before we started distributing, a long line had formed. Because of the extreme cold, we also handed out extra thick winter jackets.

Feeling how cold we were ourselves after just an afternoon of distributing made us realize even more how hard life must be for these people, day after day. Being able to make even a small difference in these circumstances truly feels like a privilege. This was a very meaningful and valuable action to be part of.