Victoria Yemets
Dergachi , Ukraine
30 y. o.
I am 29 years old, a mother on maternity leave raising my 4-year-old son on my own. I ask caring people to help.


What was your life like before...
Before the war began, everything was fine, and that was exactly when I found out I was pregnant. I worked, and everything was fine, except for the stress and the worry about the baby. In August 2022 my little son was born. But recently we have run into a problem: autism. They will not take him into kindergarten because he does not speak, and they also do not work full-time, so I cannot get a job because I have no one to leave my son with.
How does this affect your everyday life?
Every day I face financial problems, because I have to economize on absolutely everything in order to be able to feed my child and support his development. When you are alone, this is extremely hard. It is even harder when you cannot explain to a little person why I am not buying something tasty, because I have to save for specialists.
Your strengths and dreams
I don't lose hope, and I dream that my child will be no worse off than others.
What exactly will the funds be used for?
If there are people who want to help us, I will be endlessly grateful for the help, because I'm not asking for myself, I'll manage, but for my child.