Businesswoman Ivana Tykac dispatched a truck loaded with humanitarian aid to Lviv, Ukraine, for Ukrainian orphans, children in foster homes, women, and seniors. The truck carried hygiene products for children and adults, basic medicines, food, fruits, and vegetables. “Most of the items we sent are essential, but we often take them for granted in our daily lives,” says Ivana Tykac. “We rarely realize how much seemingly ordinary things, like being able to brush our teeth or eat a piece of fruit, can affect our mental well-being. The recipients of this aid in Ukraine are primarily orphans, children in foster homes, and the elderly. Since we can’t move them all to safety in the Czech Republic, we decided to help them on site. By giving them a slice of normalcy, we’re giving them strength and hope for change – that things will get better again.”
The truck sent to Lviv by W4W is part of the extensive Most pro Ukrajinu program with a total value of 100 million CZK from Sev.en Energy. Both organizations have been working closely together since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
As early as April, W4W launched a project to integrate Ukrainian refugees, primarily women, into the Czech society. Thanks to financial support and assistance with entry procedures, up to 85% of several hundred Ukrainian mothers with children have been rapidly integrated. “Becoming independent of state support and integrating into society is not only a significant psychological benefit for refugee families but also a substantial financial contribution to the Czech state,” explains Ivana Tykac about the integration strategy.
Thanks to a long-term financial support from Sev.en Energy, the Most pro Ukrajinu program is directed promptly to where the help is most effective. “People fleeing war need shelter, a support system, and a sense of safety from the worst outside. We excel in providing these, so we focus on them,” says Ivana Tykac, founder of W4W, and adds, “However, not everyone was fortunate enough to escape. That’s precisely why we’re sending our aid truck to Ukraine. It will at least alleviate some of the suffering for a few hundred of those who are currently enduring hardship.“
W4W has been focusing on assisting single mothers and fathers with children who are temporarily in difficult situations but actively trying to change their circumstances. At the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, W4W also provided its accommodation capacities to women and children who urgently needed a shelter. The Most pro Ukrajinu program cooperates with the schools through W4W, aiming to create the most natural environment possible for refugee children. In addition to the language education and leisure activities, they provide a psychological and therapeutic support, among other services.
