by Lisa Grundberg | Aug 10, 2022 | Events, Fundraising, Trauma in children, Ukraine
Jenny Luckock and her friends Mariana Birchall, Lena Have, Ally Gabriele, Katie Routledge are training with a purpose – to raise £20,000 for Children and War UK. They’ve signed up for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 9, 2022. Jenny says: ‘This Half Marathon...
by Lisa Grundberg | Aug 10, 2022 | Fundraising, Training, Trauma in children, Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has led to a mass exodus of Ukrainian people, particularly women and children, seeking safety in nearby countries. While they may have left the daily sights and sounds of the conflict behind in Ukraine, the continuing impact on the mental wellbeing...
by Lisa Grundberg | Aug 8, 2022 | Training, Trauma in children, Ukraine
When Ukrainian psychologist Kateryna Yavna found herself stuck in the UK because of Covid travel restrictions, she had no way of knowing that things would get worse. In normal life, she divided her time between London, UK, and Lviv in Ukraine. Then in February 2022,...
by Lisa Grundberg | Jul 15, 2022 | Events, Fundraising, Ukraine
A concert for Children and War UK in June 2022 raised over £8,500. Every seat in the house was taken, and many more watched via the live link. Our thanks to the marvellous musicians who made the concert so memorable: sopranos Emma Kirkby and Angela Hicks, Sam Brown...
by Lisa Grundberg | Jul 12, 2022 | News, Training, Ukraine
Children and War UK’s work in Ukraine, and with people who have had to flee their home country, is a powerful example of our cascade approach. What do we mean by ‘our cascade approach’? We train people in Trauma Recovery Techniques (TRT) for children at risk of...