He was looking for training but found a job instead: Oleksandr’s journey with the Reboot programme
Oleksandr turned to the Ukrainian Red Cross Reboot programme hoping to gain new skills through training. Instead, he found a...
The radio that helped save lives: a story from Oleshky
“We were living in an information vacuum. The radio gave us a general picture of what was happening and reassured...
“My mission is to help people”, Valerii Puzyr, Kirovohrad region
Valerii is a physical education teacher by profession. He joined the Ukrainian Red Cross in 2017, beginning his volunteer journey...
What matters is not being fearless, but knowing how to act despite fear: Yuliia Dutchak, Ivano-Frankivsk
Yuliia is a doctor by profession. In 2022, after the start of the full-scale war, she joined the Ukrainian Red...
When you see people who need help, fear takes a back seat: Serhii Zaluzhnii, Odesa
Serhii is a volunteer with the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team in the Odesa region. He joined the volunteer...
The most important thing you need to become a volunteer is the desire to help: Iryna Kravtsova Odesa
Іryna is a volunteer with the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team in the Odesa region. During her two years...
It is a calling and way of life: Olena Herasymeniuk
Olena is a volunteer with the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team in the Kherson region. She joined the team...
There’s nothing more valuable than having someone by your side: A Home-Based Care beneficiary’s story
Sometimes the greatest help is simply having someone who cares and helps you feel that you are not alone. For...
Volunteering is hard work, but it truly makes a difference: Volodymyr Hrunskyi, Donetsk region
Volodymyr is originally from the Donetsk region. He joined the Ukrainian Red Cross following the start of the full-scale invasion....
Support in Difficult Times: Cash Assistance from the Ukrainian Red Cross
67-year-old Anastasiia lives with her husband, who has a disability, in a frontline community in the Mykolaiv region. Living close...
Turning creativity into a professional opportunity: the story of Viktoriia, a participant in the Reboot programme
When the village in Zaporizhzhia region where Viktoriia lived came under occupation, she had to leave her home and move...
I joined once – and have been here ever since: Yurii Cherniak, Volyn region
Yurii Cherniak from the Volyn region joined the Ukrainian Red Cross in 2014, when he was still in the eighth...