Volunteer Group Rebuilds Homes and Lives in Wake of War
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The neighbors refer to her as a local good witch. Like Baba Yaga from Slavic fairy tales, she rolls eggs on plates to tell fortunes, warns of diseases, and removes evil marks. After the Russian invasion, however, Galina Stepanivna did more than tell fortunes. She cooked for Ukrainian soldiers fighting in one of the war's fiercest battles in the village of Moshchun, north of Bucha.
Key Points:
- She asked the authorities for help and was told they will rebuild but only after the end of the war.
- A volunteer crew of construction workers, funded by the San Francisco-based nonprofit Nova Ukraine, go home to home, assessing the damage and rebuilding homes.
- "In Moshchun, not a single building was left standing," said Sergey Stetch, a small business owner who founded the group.
- After Ukrainian forces liberated Bucha Helping Hand became the first volunteer group to enter this city.