Hope and Homes for children

When the invasion, war, conflict, hostilities, combat, battle, skirmish, fighting. Yes, Putin’s ‘WAR’ started in Ukraine, like most people around the world, I was absolutely horrified. As the early days of the war unfolded, I received a newsletter for Hope and Homes for Children to say that there was a massive crisis in the orphanages, because the workers could not get to work and look after the children and that the children had been left to fend for themselves.

I have been following Hope and Homes for Children and what they do for a number of years now, because their work in other countries to help orphans is fantastic. I even offered to adopt a couple of children myself from Ukraine to get them out of the conflict but unfortunately, they are only looking for aid and donations, so I sent a load of my boy’s toys and teddies he does not play with anymore, to bring a sense of normality to a world with too much uncertainty now, especially for children.

Hope and Homes for children work worldwide and they go into different organisations closing down orphanages and putting children in loving homes. They also work with the governments to help stop the breakdown of families and instead help them stay together. What they are working towards is the complete worldwide closure of orphanages.

The crisis in Ukraine is worsening day by day and the organisation is currently trying to trace 100,000 children from seven hundred orphanages across Ukraine. It does warm my heart seeing the good that has come from this and knowing that people are rallying around to help with absolutely no benefit to themselves, it is purely about the people and the children of Ukraine.

As I sit here and look at my boy playing with his toys, the Ukraine war seems a world away, but it is not, it is just a two-day drive. So near but so far, it really scares me for the future of my boy, friends, family, and the world. I feel so helpless because all I can do is watch it unfold on the news.

What I can do is keep donating and if you have that bag of barely worn clothes, toys, camping equipment, anything useful that you have been meaning to donate, then pop it on the countless vans, lorries and minibuses that are going in that direction, they need all the help they can get or donate some money and or time to help out. Just do what you can please! We all should keep doing what we can, where we can and thank you to all the volunteers, aiders and anyone else who is helping in the Ukraine, you all are amazing!

Tia

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