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18 OUR LIFE • September-October 2023 Zaporizhzhia Volunteer Center: An Updat e Oka Hrycak, UNWLA Social Welfare Chair Father Yuriy Yurchyk, pastor of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Zaporizhzhia, has been coordinating and sharing with us the work of its community volunteers since the esca - lation of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. As Father Yurchyk reports, during the counteroffensive, work on providing for the civilian population in frontline commu - nities has only been growing, and while the military is liber - ating the territories occupied by the russians step-by-step, the team from the Zaporizhzhia Volunteer Center non-gov - ernmental organization (NGO) continues to work on provid - ing at-risk civilians affected by the war with the necessities of daily living. Regular shelling by russia has not stopped in the southern and eastern sections of the frontline, where death and de - struction have become constant companions of ordinary Ukrainians who have remained where the front line is now. The elderly, unable to move or unwilling to leave their homes, some without the care of younger relatives who have moved to safer regions, are suffering because of the shortage of ba - sic necessities. For a time, in settlements such as Orikhivska, where many homes were damaged or destroyed, it was difficult to find safety or comfort. Given the shelling, firewood could not be collected, and gas cylinders would easily catch fire. The Vol - unteer Center shared that, with the UNWLA’s support, gener - ators, refrigerators, and stoves were purchased. With the ad - ditional funding for large plastic tanks to store clean, potable water, and a real shortage on the front line, volunteers were able to create a comfortable shelter. Opportunities to cook and provide hot meals to the residents were restored. Oc - casional crafts and games were made available for children. In addition, part of the allocated funds was spent on main - tenance of the Volunteer Center team’s vehicles. Volunteers can now more readily transport the ill and injured to hos - pitals, drive to homes to do small repairs, and bring goods to soldiers at the front. Purchases of radio stations and an - tennas have enhanced communication, as there is often no telephone connection on the front line. Father Yurchyk recognizes that, lately, the volunteer team has placed more of a focus on its devastated residents. “Helping our people is the most important mission of the volunteer movement. We will try to provide assistance wherever we can. Together, we will win and rebuild destroyed homes and breathe life into deserted cities.” (transl.) Members of the Zaporizhzhia Volunteer Center. Children at the Volunteer Center enjoying a respite with crafts. Volunteers preparing for their next project.
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