💔 With the start of the full-scale invasion, the life of every family in Ukraine changed forever. But even in the most difficult times, it is important to find support and opportunities for development.

💬 The story of Aliona is about the challenges of war and the small but very important victories of her child thanks to the classes in our space 👉

"At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we were in Kherson.

We temporarily moved to my grandmother's private house because we felt safer there than in a multi-story building.

We stayed there for about a month, then returned to our apartment.

The war greatly changed our family and our lives. My husband went to serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

I found out about the space from an acquaintance, Ms. Iryna. Thank you very much to her for this. We have been working with a speech therapist since the very beginning, right when the space opened. And the child was very happy, going to the classes with joy.

Have you noticed any improvement in your child's condition or your own after classes or consultations with specialists?

We had a few speech problems. These problems have already disappeared, thanks to the space. The child is always eager to go to class, very happy.

She sees other children, communicates with them. She really, really loves going to this space."

The project is implemented within the EMPOWER project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) jointly with the European Union and implemented by GIZ Ukraine.

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