Women in need

I have colorectal cancer. I have already undergone two surgeries and completed a course of chemotherapy, and today I had another surgery to reverse my stoma. My family and I were in Kherson when the full-scale invasion began, and we lived under Russian occupation. After the city was liberated, my husband was killed during shelling in 2023. I fled to Kryvyi Rih with just one suitcase and my four cats. Before my illness, I was working. Now I rent an apartment and have a Group II disability. My only income is a disability pension of 2,595 UAH and assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs). I kindly ask for financial and material support.

On July 5, my apartment was damaged during another aerial bomb (KAB) attack on Zaporizhzhia. All the windows were blown out, and my belongings were damaged. I temporarily moved in with friends together with my three children, but we cannot stay here for long because they also have their own family living with them. I have no relatives to turn to for help, and the city authorities cannot assist because the apartment has not yet been legally transferred into my name. It belonged to my grandmother, who has passed away, but I could not complete the inheritance paperwork due to a lack of funds. I kindly ask for help with renting temporary housing or repairing the windows in my apartment.

I have suffered abuse from my husband, who is a clergyman. He controlled me financially, cheated on me, humiliated me, and subjected me to physical violence. I now live separately and am raising our three young children: a 2-year-old daughter and two sons, aged 3 and 4. My oldest son was born with congenital disabilities. I became pregnant with our fourth child against my will. The baby has been diagnosed with Edwards syndrome, a severe genetic disorder caused by an extra chromosome. This condition is associated with multiple congenital abnormalities, but my religious beliefs do not allow me to have an abortion. We are from the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. Because of the abuse, I reported my husband to the police, filed for divorce and child support, and am now waiting for the legal decisions. Unfortunately, I have no money to cover our basic living expenses. I kindly ask for your support.

I have breast cancer (differentiated invasive carcinoma). I have already completed eight courses of chemotherapy: four cycles of red chemotherapy and four cycles of white chemotherapy. I was preparing for surgery, and there have been positive results — the tumor and metastases have started to shrink. My doctors have prescribed additional white chemotherapy, but unfortunately the medication is currently unavailable at the hospital. I have to buy it myself: two vials every three weeks, costing about 5,000 UAH each treatment. I cannot afford this. I am raising two children on my own: my 13-year-old daughter and my 7-year-old son, who has a disability. We live on my son's disability benefits and financial assistance provided to low-income families. I kindly ask for your help and support.

I am a single mother of four children, three of whom are minors: 3, 9, and 11 years old. We live in the Kramatorsk district in my former mother-in-law’s house, as staying in our own village is more dangerous because it is located closer to the front line. I cannot find a job because there is no work in the village, and I am unable to travel far since I have no one to look after my youngest child. The kindergartens are closed. The only income I receive for our family is 2,100 UAH in support as a mother of a large family. I have been denied other social benefits because my youngest child has already turned three years old and I am not employed.I kindly ask for help with food and financial support for my son's eye examination.

I am an internally displaced person from Lysychansk, Luhansk region. Together with my 15-year-old daughter, I relocated to Kharkiv. In February, I broke my leg and suffered a double fracture with displacement. Unfortunately, I still cannot walk properly or return to work. Before the injury, I worked as a cleaner. My daughter and I live in rented accommodation. In 2024, my husband was killed in the occupied territory after stepping on a landmine. Unfortunately, I do not have a Ukrainian death certificate, because obtaining one requires going to court, and I do not have the money for that. For now, we survive on IDP assistance payments. I kindly ask for help with food and financial support.