Every day the displaced families who fled the war-zone in Ukraine feel unsafe, vulnerable and are in danger of abuse, hunger and illness. There are currently 1.6 million of them. The onset of the Ukrainian winter adds more uncertainty and despair to their lives. But there’s a way to improve their situation. With your support some of these people will be able to move into a place they can call home.

In August 2016 we started a fundraising campaign to renovate a hostel in the village of Radisne, 45 miles north of Odesa, three floors of which are to become a home for up to 200 internally displaced persons from Donbas, including people with disabilities, single mothers and impoverished families (campaign details: www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/ukraine-aid/radisne). To save their own lives and the lives of their loved ones, these people left everything behind, their houses, their property and their employment.

A year into the project, thanks to your generosity, the following work has been already accomplished:

• building roof repaired

• on the 3rd floor of the building:

- sewage system repaired

- two new electricity shields installed

- old tiles removed in toilets, kitchens, washrooms and storage rooms

- 200 sq. meters of the 3rd floor corridor walls - 75% repaired

- old room doors removed and new ones purchased and ready to be installed

- water supply system repaired

- floor fully rewired and individual electricity meters installed in each room

- old toilet cubicles dismantled

- corridor floor dismantled and ready to be tiled

- armoured entry door to the 3rd floor purchased and installed

By the end of the year, 17 families, including the families who have children with disabilities, will be able to call Radisne hostel their home. To make this happen we need your help. We need to raise another £4500 to replace the windows on the 3rd floor and to make the floor warm enough for living.

Please support our campaign and help the families feel hopeful again!