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18 OUR LIFE • January-February 2024 ПІКЛУЄМОСЯ • CARE Keep Ukraine Warm: Support Women Soldiers Oka Hrycak , UNWLA Social Welfare Chair Last year, our organization launched our first Keep Ukraine Warm campaign, donating wood-burning stoves, warm bedding, and thermal clothing to soldiers and civilians in need. Generators were distributed to hospitals and warming centers. This winter again, many Ukrainians have been in need of warmth. Among them are 60,000 women sol - diers, of which 10,000 are on active duty at the front, enduring some of the harshest conditions. As a Ukrainian American women’s organization, we chose these brave women as the recipients of our sec - ond winter campaign, Keep Ukraine Warm: Support Women Soldiers. We have been working with an ener - getic, highly respected NGO based in Kyiv, Zemliachky, led by Ksenia Drahaniuk and Andriy Kolesnyk. Their goal is to support women soldiers and provide them with certain necessities of war, including fitted and tai - lored seasonal uniforms sewn by locals in a factory in Kharkiv, boots, warm jackets, and protective gear. A complete set of quality supplies is only $1,500. Dra - haniuk and Kolesnyk have been honored by President Zelensky with a Golden Heart for their outstanding work, and have been interviewed by prominent jour - nalists from the New York Times , the Washington Post , Radio Free Europe, ABC News, and other leading media outlets. (For a full list, visit Zemliachky.org.) Natalie Pawlenko, president of the UNWLA, high - lighted the campaign’s significance: “The needs of women on the front lines are unique; their gear must be tailored to their bodies. This campaign is crucial. If they can’t stay warm, they can’t continue to fight.” Zemliachky co-founder Ksenia Drahaniuk empha - sized the importance of supporting Ukraine’s women soldiers. “These women are sisters, daughters, and wives who have willingly stepped forward to defend their homeland, putting their civilian lives on hold. We must provide them with protection against the cold and against enemy fire. Each initiative we undertake as Zemliachky is a step towards security and care as they stand on the front lines.” One of Zemliachky’s goals is to gather the women’s experiences via interviews and emails to share with the public an understanding of the everyday life of an ac - tive woman defender. This interview, provided by Kse - nia and Andriy, is with Tora, a 23-year-old medic from Rivne: In an ambulance, a medic awaits an emergency call. Catching a nap on the front lines.
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