TEAM 6: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Written by Kerri Taylor, Executive Director of Unbound Now Houston. I was privileged to join Unbound Now at the Ukrainian/Polish border for the last ten days of May. I say privileged because as a representative of Unbound Now, I got to make a contribution in meeting the needs of the Ukrainian and Polish people at […]
TEAM 5: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Written by Jessica Sykora, Unbound Now Director of Development Almost 13 million people are believed to have fled their homes in Ukraine since the conflict began, according to the United Nations, making this situation the fastest and largest mass migration of people since WWII. This is the fact that motivated me as I flew with […]
TEAM 4: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Written by team member George Young I want to share some of what I have learned about the Ukraine refugee crisis so far, and how Poland has stepped up in a huge and heroic way. With the sudden influx of refugees from Ukraine flowing into Poland (3-4 million), many humanitarian organizations and the Polish government […]
TEAM 2: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
Our second Unbound Now team arrived home yesterday from the Ukrainian/Poland border. Susan Peters, Unbound’s Global Director, led the team which spent a week talking to hundreds of refugees in Ukraine and collaborating with other NGOs. Here’s Susan’s update: The vulnerabilities of migrants to trafficking increases as they cross the border. Imagine your country is at […]
TEAM 1: UPDATE FROM UKRAINE RESPONSE
I’m writing to update you on the results from Team 1’s initial “scouting” trip to the Poland/Ukraine border. The Unbound team spent 5 days assessing the need and connecting with the local and international partners we will be serving. I had the privilege to be there, and I am excited to share with you how […]