By Poppy Gill | Individual Giving Manager
Thank you for supporting WONDER's partner in Poland. We thought you might like to hear about the ripple effects of your support.
In Wrocaw, a group of older Ukrainian women meet to read, write, embroider, cook and learn Polish together.
Maria founded the club, the Integration Literary Club "Wings of the Native Land". Ukrainian women run it for other Ukrainian women, with support from our partner Pontes.
More than 25 women now come. Many of them fled the war alone. Some have sons at the front, and some have homes that no longer exist. Starting again in a new country is hard at any age. After 60, with a new language to learn and few jobs on offer, it's harder still.
So they built something themselves. The women who run the club understand what the others carry: "the trauma, the humour, the silence and the longing." It has become a lifeline.
"We do what we can," says Maria.
Back home, many of these women looked after grandchildren, neighbours and whole communities. In Wrocaw they're doing it again, for each other.
Your donations support Pontes in Poland, where WONDER has worked with migrant women since 2017. Pontes had support running within 24 hours of the invasion. Four years on, it still helps women find safe housing, gain qualifications, find decent work and get psychological support.
You can read more stories in our recent blog. Read it here.
One woman told us, "A person without family is a tree without roots." Thank you for helping these women put down new ones.
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By Poppy Gill | Individual Giving Manager
By Poppy Gill | Individual Giving Manager
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