Ukraine Update

​​​​​​UKRAINE UPDATE- Impact on Elderly
Tuesday, June 28, 1:00 pm
 
On Tuesday, June 28 at 1:00 pm, Action for Post-Soviet Jewry will be hosting a live Zoom update on the situation in Ukraine. This is an opportunity to hear about living through the war in Ukraine and how the elderly are coping with this extremely difficult situation. 
 
The session will feature Action-PSJ Ella Gorchava Dnipro Action -PSJ Ukraine Program Director. If the situation allows Community Coordinators from Mariupol, Kamensky, Poltava, and Novomoskovsk may also participate. ACTION-PSJ’s Executive Director Debbie Kardon will moderate.
 
This is a rare opportunity to hear from Ukrainian citizens who are providing much-needed support and humanitarian aid to their elderly neighbors.  They will provide firsthand updates on the situations in their communities and their current needs.
 
The conversation will be in Russian with real-time translations. A question-and-answer period will follow.
 
As a humanitarian aid organization committed to volunteerism both here and in Ukraine, Action for Post-Soviet Jewry is uniquely positioned to provide this important opportunity to hear the personal perspectives of Ukrainian citizens committed to providing neighbor-to-neighbor services.
 
To register for this session:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qg0JlDXgTeGjENs47dWOGw ​​​​​​​

Action-PSJ provides direct humanitarian aid to the elderly Ukrainian Jews to meet needs left unmet by overwhelmed social service agencies. This aid takes many forms. It could be medication for one person, winter clothing and shoes for another, financial subsidies to pay rent and other bills, or social check-ins to combat loneliness and depression. Our local coordinators and volunteers in Ukraine are still there, sheltering from the war at home, heroically helping their neighbors.

Follow Action-PSJ on Facebook and Instagram ​​​​​​​ for updates and pictures. 

The impact of war in Ukaine on older people:

But it is an uncomfortable truth that while war does not discriminate, the international response does. Time and again, the toll of war on older people is overlooked as they struggle to survive and piece together a new normal. As this conflict unfolds, there are millions of older people confronting the scourge of war, isolated and alone.
One in three of the people needing assistance after the Russians invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014, were over 60, making it the world's oldest humanitarian crisis. 
Impact of War on Older People in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the elderly are often on their own. There are hardly any proper nursing homes, and those that exist are expensive, Lesja said. In big cities such as the capital Kyiv, volunteers are trying to alleviate the hardship and provide care. 

Ukraine's Elderly Struggle 

One elderly person explained to the Brussels Times, " Hitler destroyed my childhood, and Putin is destroying my old age. There are children dying, elderly dying, and cities being destroyed."

Your call to action:

Helping hands here supports boots on the ground there:
The foundation of Action's successful history as a grassroots organization – the ability to galvanize collective action from the local level to effect change - drives our wartime mobilization efforts. These projects are examples of this and more ways YOU can help! Be in touch if you want to organize your own drive!

• Support the work of Action-PSJ with a  financial contribution
• Subscribe to Action-PSJ’s Ukraine Emergency Updates
• Action-PSJ continuously updates the supply wish list as requests from Ukraine come in. The situation on the ground is very fluid and changes daily. We want to be prepared to ship as it is safe to do so, as the need for these basic supplies increases. We have added items to create activity kits for children and seniors. Click here for the SUPPLY WISH LIST.

​​​​​​​Please share these updates with your family, friends, and colleagues.

SUBSCRIBE HERE