In Vinnytsia, Families in Difficult Circumstances Received Rechargeable Flashlights from British Volunteers

According to Nataliia Dobrovolska, director of the Vinnytsia City Social Services Centre, this is not the first time that Helping Our Ukrainian Friends has supported families in Vinnytsia. In 2024, they donated a batch of Chromebooks, which were given to orphaned children and children deprived of parental care, boys and girls from families in difficult circumstances, as well as from internally displaced families.

'For the second time, we have delivered aid from British volunteers to families registered with the Vinnytsia City Social Services Centre – these are families who, for various reasons, find themselves in difficult circumstances. We support them on an ongoing basis, including through cooperation with various partner organisations and the public sector. Currently, these families have received rechargeable flashlights to light their homes during power outages. We would like to thank the British organisation Helping Our Ukrainian Friends for their support of Ukrainian families, their compassion and solidarity with Ukraine,' said Nataliia Dobrovolska, director of the Vinnytsia City Social Services Centre.

The LED lamps provided by volunteers are quite powerful and can illuminate a large room during a power outage. The lamp automatically turns on when the main power source is turned off. It can operate continuously for up to 6 hours.

'Thank you very much for your support, which will be very useful during power cuts. My children and I moved to Vinnytsia from Siverskodonetsk, which is currently an occupied city in the Luhansk region. We live in a dormitory. We are grateful to the foreign volunteers, Vinnytsia City Council and the social services centre for supporting our family,' said Ms Liubov.

Oksana, a resident of Vinnytsia, also received help from volunteers.

‘After my husband died, my children and I were left alone. We often don't have enough money to cover our basic needs, but we receive constant support from social services and community organisations. We are grateful that we are not left alone in such difficult times,’ the woman shared.