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We are happy to announce that this week we have started Polish language classes for our guests from Ukraine. All interested persons 4 times a week take part in two-hour lessons. We have also purchased textbooks and workbooks that can be used by the refugees. Learning Polish is definitely an important step towards independence for the families living with us and we are happy that so many people take advantage of this intensive course.

We invariably support our guests in all official and living matters. Thanks to donations and financial support, we provide the families with food, hygiene and chemical products as well as medication

Afternoon activities for children and young people take place continuously in our centre. Our young guests love all kinds of sports activities. That is why, when the weather permits, they not only play football but also ride bicycles and scooters.

Since March, we have been working with secondary schools to run educational workshops to introduce schoolchildren to the history of children who were " stolen" by the Nazis during World War II and taken to Germany for Germanisation. So far, over 300 students have taken part in the workshops.

We planned that in the first stage of the project we would focus on presenting the story that took place almost 80 years ago. Only during subsequent meetings will we talk to young people about how they see these events and how they interpret, among other things, the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, Article II, letter e of which states that "forcibly transferring children of a group to another group" is genocide.

Usually we welcome volunteers to Krzyżowa only in autumn. This year, new people also came to us in April. Three new fantastic colleagues have been with us at the Foundation for several weeks: Keti, Nastya, who are volunteers, and Claudia - an intern.

Where do they come from, how did they get to Krzyżowa and what are their first impressions - you can read about it in short self-presentations.

We are very happy that our new friends are already with us and we wish them creative, interesting and full of good emotions during their time in Krzyżowa!

The week just passed was decidedly more peaceful and reflective. On Monday, the last Easter holiday was celebrated in the Catholic Church and some of our guests are now preparing to celebrate Easter according to the Julian calendar. At this special time, the thoughts of all of us are focused on the dramatic events in Ukraine. We wish each other peace, health and safety. We are very happy that more people from Ukraine, who are staying in Krzyżowa, find work. This is very important for our guests. We intensively help and support families staying with us in their efforts to gain independence and self-reliance.

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Krzyżowa 7, 58-112 Grodziszcze, Poland

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