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6 OUR LIFE • December 2022 THE UNWLA IS “KEEPING UKRAINE WARM” THIS WINTER When we read the news ema - nating from Ukraine, we are so fortunate to be in our warm, safe homes. Tragically, Ukraine is facing what promises to be “the worst winter since the independence of Ukraine,” according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Indeed, with russia continuing to target critical infrastructure in Ukraine, many families find them - selves living in homes without heat or electricity. Russian attacks have inflicted significant damage on civilian infrastructure, leaving many homes with broken win - dows and doors; people have also lost all their possessions, including warm winter clothes. Funds are needed to prepare at-risk com - munities, especially children, the elderly, and the disabled, as tem - peratures in the coming months plunge to as low as -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit). In response to this challenge, the UNWLA launched the "Keep Ukraine Warm" fundraising initiative in Oc - tober to raise $500,000 for winter relief items (clothes, blankets, sleep - ing bags), wood-burning stoves, and window repairs in Ukrainian homes. “Keep Ukraine Warm” Funds Already Powering Up UNWLA Aid to Ukraine The UNWLA has been working with the Association Interna - tionale de Сoopération Médicale (AICM–Ukraine) since January 2022. In November, AICM pur - chased 11 generators and 150 wood-burning stoves with funds the UNWLA rushed to them. Forty stoves and one of the generators were delivered in mid-November to newly liberated towns in the Kharkiv region, which for seven months of occupation had been without access to basic necessi - ties. The level of destruction of ci - vilian infrastructure in the region, including homes, schools, and hospitals, is extensive. Hospitals Wood-burning stoves being deliv - ered by AICM. AICM delivers its first generator to a Kharkiv hospital. suffer from power outages just like the rest of Ukraine. Some - times even such a mundane thing as a generator can help save lives. The volunteer movement "Lviv Region Medical Corps" (Медичний корпус Львівщини) started its work in 2014, when the enemy invaded eastern Ukraine. For years, they have been assisting the Ukrainian army by swiftly transferring critically needed medical and hu - manitarian aid to the front lines. The UNWLA has been partnering with the Lviv Region Medical Corps for sev - eral years, and when they reached out and identified urgent needs, we responded with funding for thermal clothing and medications, which have already been de - livered to territorial defense units. Just as important as thermal clothing for soldiers who are spending hours, and sometimes days, in the freez - ing cold are the boots they have on their feet. Obtaining high-quality, waterproof winter boots has become a chal - lenge in Ukraine, so when we received a request from “Pray for Ukraine” ( see sidebar ), who support, among others, a special ops team called Shum, or “noise” in Ukrainian, we provided them with funds for high-quality, Dry Clothing and Warm Boots on the Ground Ukrainian troops wearing winter jackets funded by the UNWLA.
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