Home, for many of us, is a safe place. It’s the product of nesting, collecting, and carefully filling a space with our personality and memories. So it’s hard to imagine what being torn from it, or even having it destroyed, could feel like.
But as today marks the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than half of the country’s children and families are still displaced from their safe places. Long after the cameras have gone, the destruction to homes and family life goes on.
War is such a huge, but sometimes ethereal, concept to many of us in the UK. It’s often hard to feel that we can help, even if we want to. Solovey & War Child are specialists in supporting children affected by conflict, working to deliver human support on the frontline to keep children and communities safe and healing.
As a business that’s made up of humans, and with a strong belief that a safe home is everyone’s right, COAT wants to support those who most need a sense of safety in the world right now by supporting Solovey & War Child.
We’ll donate a share of profits from today and this weekend to Solovey & War Child to help children and families uprooted by war. If you can and you’d like to show support too, head to War Child to donate.
Who are Solovey?
Solovey was born from an idea by Yasha Estraikh, a Ukrainian living in the UK. Seeing what the Ukrainian people and his family were experiencing following the invasion of Ukraine, he found himself looking for ways he could offer meaningful support. 100% of the profit made by Solovey is donated to War Child, supporting the over 2.8m Ukrainian children who need humanitarian assistance. solovey.co.uk
Who are War Child?
War Child is the only specialist charity for children affected by conflict. For more than two decades, they’ve been driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child living through war. They deliver life-changing services and support in communities affected by conflicts to keep children safe and help them to heal and learn for the chance of a better future. warchild.org.uk
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