Y Update – August 4
A survey conducted by the IOM last month showed that 15% of Ukraine’s population has been displaced. At the same time, 5.5 million people who were previously displaced have returned home, most to Kyiv city and region, as well as Kharkiv, Odesa and Chernihiv regions. The organization said many of the people who have been displaced are facing economic hardship. It said that 60% of those who were employed before displacement have lost their jobs and as many as 9% have had no income since the outbreak of the full-scale war in late February.
With the approaching colder months, many are worried about their living conditions, the IOM said. As many as 44% said they needed help with repairs and more than one fourth feared needing to leave their current accommodation due to insufficient heating ahead of winter.
Because of this growing housing need for this approaching winter, Y Ukraine have started building temporary housing for those who lost their homes. There are many elderly and mothers with children who desperately need shelter. In order for our projects to be fulfilled, we are needing teams to come and help construct prefabricated simple homes.
If you can send a team to come and help for a couple of weeks, please private message me for details. Also, finances are needed to purchase the building materials. We have a wonderful opportunity to provide shelter for those who need it. Please pray about how you may be involved in our endeavor either by sending teams
Teams in Europe Volunteers
teams@ywamkyiv.org
Dear Friends,
I apologize for the delay and the absence of prayer letters thee past few days. We are presently having a small vacation and have been out of town and out of range for internet.. We’ll be back to normal next week.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team