I live in a small village in the Poltava region. I am a single mother. I have four children. The boy is 15 years old and three girls are 13, 10 and 5 years old. The youngest girl has a disability. She has diabetes. She is insulin dependent. I buy syringes, needles, test strips for her myself. This is very expensive. I can't work - I have to be with her all the time. She has a special diet and injections. I give her the injections myself.

My first husband,the father of three older children, seldom and rarely pays alimony. He does not officially work anywhere. He has large alimony debts. I have no money for lawyers and courts. The second husband - the father of the youngest daughter -is already a pensioner. He gives UAH 500 (14 dollars) per month.

The eldest son is studying at a vocational school. He has a small scholarship. We plant a garden. But there is very little money for medical drugs for the child.