LILIYA AND YULIA: TWO SURVIVORS GIVE BIRTH

Sister Lilya (1st person from left, 31 years old) and her son Ygor (7 months) and her sister Yulia (3rd person from left, 28 years old) with their baby in conversation with Mario Göb (1st person from right, Ukraine coordinator Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe) and Tetiana Basiuk (2nd person from right, from the local aid organisation "Child Wellbeing Fund"). Both survived a missile attack on their home with their older sons in March 2022 They were sleeping on the second floor with the children Both women were pregnant at the time The shrapnel is still stuck in the bedroom wall today. All survived unharmed and were able to flee to relatives Julia gave birth to little Ygor one month later

Together with Diakonie Poland, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe supports over 20,000 refugees from Ukraine in Poland with cash assistance in the form of cash cards In the gymnasium of Ognisko Pracy Pozaszkalnej nr 1 (Extracurricular Work Centre) is the registration centre of Diakonie Poland. Here, Ukrainian refugees are registered and counseled by Ukrainian-speaking Diakonie Poland staff before being issued debit cards Relieved: Hanna Nielepa fled to Poland from the Luhansk region in July 2022 with her two children Evelina and Matei In her hand, she holds the debit card and an information leaflet from Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe in Ukrainian