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The letter from Moldova by Shin Soyeon inter

On the 28thof September PeaceWinds Korea emergency aid team has arrived to Moldova, a country near Ukraine, for Ukraine refugee support.

A new member of Peace Winds Korea, Shin Soyeon informed us about the situation of Ukraine refugees in Moldova.

We would be like to share with you.

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Hello,

This is Shin Soyeon, a new member of PeaceWinds Korea.

As we arrived in Moldova to support Ukraine refugees, we had a meeting with Mayor of Chisinau City Ion Ceban and Health and Social Affairs Director Boris Gilca. Mayor of Chisinau City mentioned Peacewinds Korea's generous and active support and was concerned about actions to prepare for the upcoming winter.

Mayor said “Although Moldova is the poorest country in Europe, it has the responsibility to accommodate Ukrainian refugees because Moldova is a road that refugees will pass through even if they want to go to Romania and Poland“. When I heard mayor's words, I could deeply feel the situation in Moldova where support from anyone is desperately needed.

When I visited the refugee shelter, I felt that it was colder inside than outside. Moreover, I was worried about the upcoming winter because I heard that the day we visited the refugee shelter the weather was good than usual. But I also felt relieved after I saw the warehouse that I had only seen in photos. It was piled up with items.

But the relieve quickly vanished when I was told the following. Vladimir Rijcov, worker of the shelter, was convinced that November will definitely be hard to survive, as it usually runs out in a month or in a month and half, depending on the item, and the chance of surviving until October is about half. And I also saw that not only cold protection supplies but daily necessities are urgently needed.

An old woman at the shelter gave us candy and said that she is really glad to see us. She distributed the whole bag of candy, even she couldn't afford it to herself. I was touched by her willingness to share even in these hard times.

I keep thinking of the children at the shelter who were always bright and smiling. They attend a kindergarten in the city. But as well as they often get sick, they go to the kindergarden only two or four days a week. But the children's faces were really bright.

We will do our best to protect and keep that bright smile of their face. It was a moment when I felt a sense of responsibility as a member of the Peace Winds Korea emergency relief team. I would like to thank those who gave me this opportunity and I will continue to do my best to help and support Ukrainian refugees.

Thank you

Shin Soyeon