School can be hard enough for kids to navigate without the added stress of war.
With that in mind, people in Krakow, Poland, have been showing support for children who fled the conflict in Ukraine by filling a wall in a primary school classroom with encouraging messages.
The wall is covered with posters and heart-shaped signs bearing both the Ukrainian and Polish flags.
There's no word yet on when the children will be able to return home safely, but for now, we can rest easy knowing that these young students are being loved by their new community.
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We are proud to share important news with you about The Groza Care Foundation, our non-profit branch.
Groza Care is aiding the effort to help Ukrainian children displaced by war. This undertaking will fill a void in much-needed humanitarian services for refugees.
Through our project, The Ukrainian Rainbow, we will cushion the impact of the war on these children, allowing them to thrive again. To achieve this, we are setting up learning and emotional support hubs in Poland. These hubs will allow children to continue their education and receive emotional support services free of cost.
We have partnered with local organizations such as Notice Me, which cares for the physical and health needs of displaced children. We have also received tremendous support from international organizations such as the Poland Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.
Our sponsored learning and emotional support hub in Wroclaw, Poland, will open its doors to 55 children this April. Thanks to our partnership with a local Polish foundation, this location will also provide housing, language education, and job training for Ukrainian refugees.
At the same time, our program supports displaced Ukrainian educators by employing them so that they can receive a reliable income and benefit from returning to a normal routine. They will serve as the school's director and teachers. These adults are in a unique position to help our youngsters continue their education while coping with the horrors of war.
Our goal is to aid over 200 children at this location. We aim to open more hubs in Poland and other countries harboring large populations of Ukrainian refugees.
We ask that you please spread the word about Groza Care and our Ukrainian Rainbow Project (#UkrainianRainbow). Your voice will help attract new donors and talent, helping hundreds of kids.
Your tax-deductible donation goes towards teacher and support staff salaries, classrooms, supplies, and equipment.
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In the late 1930s-1940s, Michael Bond, author of Paddington Bear, saw Jewish refugee children (Kindertransport children) passing through Reading Station from London, arriving in Britain escaping from the Nazi horrors of Europe.
Mr. Bond, touched by what he saw, recalled those memories 20 years later when he began his story of Paddington Bear. One morning in 1958, he was searching for writing inspiration and simply wrote the words: “Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform…”
“They all had a label round their neck with their name and address on and a little case or package containing all their treasured possessions,” Bond said in an interview with The Telegraph before his death in 2017. “So Paddington, in a sense, was a refugee, and I do think that there’s no sadder sight than refugees.”
Paddington Bear - known for his blue overcoat, bright red hat, and wearing a simple hand-written tag that says “Please look after this bear. Thank you.”
Paddington embodies the appearance of many refugee children. His suitcase is an emblem of his own refugee status.
“We took in some Jewish children who often sat in front of the fire every evening, quietly crying because they had no idea what had happened to their parents, and neither did we at the time. It’s the reason why Paddington arrived with the label around his neck”. -- Michael Bond
Michael Bond died at 91 in 2017. The epitaph on his gravestone reads, "Please look after this bear. Thank you."
Please look after all the young Bears in Ukraine.
~David Lundin
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