Dnipro Hope Mission supporter, Hannah Evans, is a third year Speech and Language Therapy student. She recently visited Ukraine to spend time volunteering with Equilibrium, our Equine Rehabilitation and Recovery Programme led by Margarita. She writes about why she went and her experiences below.
If you’ve known me for
DHM trustee Helen Evans, reflects on her recent trip to Ukraine:
Having recently travelled to Ukraine via Slovakia by bus, I wanted to try and depict the differences between a stable European country and that of Ukraine. As you travel over the border there don’t appear to be many
Equilibrium Rehabilitation and Recovery Programme in western Ukraine.
For many of Ukraine’s children, playtime has ended. Air raid sirens can last for hours. Missiles are flying, bombs are falling, and drones are everywhere. Often friends have left for far-away countries. Fathers are fighting on the frontlines. Worst of all,
Our partner Sasha has been running art classes for those who remain in his community. The war has changed the lives of these women – their daughters and grandchildren have been evacuated; their husbands and sons have gone to war; they have lost relatives and friends
DHM is privileged to be supporting a smallholding called The House of Mercy (it’s part of a wider project addressing homelessness in Kyiv – the ‘Time of Good Changes’ Project) Here, our partners, Dima and Olha, provide accommodation, work, and social, emotional, and spiritual support for single homeless men.
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, the need for humanitarian support is more critical than ever. The 1,200 km front line stretches across the region, making access to vulnerable communities increasingly difficult. DHM’s partners are working to deliver life-saving aid, but they need your help.
Every Mile Counts!
Our devoted
Introduction
In early March I led a small team of volunteers from the UK-based charity, Dnipro Hope Mission, to visit our ministry partners in Ukraine. In the following reflections, I aim to capture not only the outward journey of travelling to and from Ukraine but also the inward journey of
Mark Allchorn, Chair of DHM Board of Trustees, reflects on a weekend of fellowship and faith:
Some of the trustees of DHM recently had the opportunity to stay at Nether Springs, the mother house of the Northumbria Community, not far from
In this message on the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, Dnipro Hope Mission’s Chair of Trustees, Mark Allchorn writes very movingly about his trip to Ukraine back in 2016. His words give us a great insight into
This is Margarita’s Story.
As she stands in front of the new stables built with grant funding given to DHM, she thanks everyone in the DHM family: Greetings, my name is Margarita, I am the Director of the public organisation Equilibrium, which was formed after the full-scale invasion