Poland
Bellamy Young on the difference we can make when we care
In the She Leads with CARE podcast, Bellamy Young spotlights the powerful stories of women driving change in their communities. In this interview, she shares how these stories have reshaped her views on leadership, resilience, and global equality—and why their voices matter now more than ever.
Read MoreLeaving Ukraine
Luba made the heart-wrenching decision to leave her home in Ukraine, carrying her baby, Romchik, to safety in Poland. Her journey is part of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees seeking aid as the conflict intensifies. With CARE Poland and local partners, she found the support she needed to start anew.
Read MoreWinter and war at Ukraine’s edge
At the beginning of the war, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees came through Przemyśl, a small historic city about two hours drive from Przewodów, near the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian House, a cultural center in the middle of town, quickly responded, turning their facility into a temporary accommodation center by rolling bunks into their theater, constructing new bathrooms, and converting
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CARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
Songs of home: preserving culture and hope in Ukraine
Looking like a cross between harp and guitar, the bandura is an instrument steeped in Ukrainian history and culture. For Diana Polishchuk, a Ukrainian refugee living in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki just upriver from Warsaw, Poland, playing bandura has become a way to process her feelings and her turbulent recent history, while giving others a poignant reminder of home.
Read MoreUkraine: Helping women navigate unfamiliar systems to get help
As Ukrainian refugees arrive and find themselves in a completely new place, they can find foreign health and legal systems and hard to navigate. In Poland, CARE has partnered with local organizations primarily specializing in helping women with their specific needs.
Read MoreUkrainian Exodus: refugees share their harrowing stories
Almost three million Ukrainian refugees, mostly women, children, and the elderly, have fled the country since the Feb. 24 Russian invasion. More people stream into Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Moldova with each passing day. Ukrainians have demonstrated extraordinary resilience, and neighboring countries have embraced them with a generosity not often granted.
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