Many asked me how to support my family impacted by horrors of war of Russia in Ukraine.

I, Vera Zarenin, am raising funds to help my nephews Vladislav (13) and Platon (14) to build new computers and continue their education, even as refugees. All money collected will be used to help them and other kids-refugees from Ukraine to start new lives abroad and continue their learning journeys in becoming IT specialists and programmers.

Vladislav and Platon are currently refugees and are facing lots of uncertainties and losses brought by war to their hometown Chernigov, northeastern town 70 km from Russia boarder, which was heavily bombarded and 70% destroyed. When leaving Ukraine, these kids were forced to abandon everything, including this computer my nephew Vladislav built from scratch at age of 12.

My nephews, as many other kids who were running from active war zone, left behind their friends, their teachers, their life-long projects, but we can help them to persevere and follow their dreams. These kids are resilient, adoptable and curious: they survived this war to continue learning, building new skills and standing up for the brighter future of Ukraine. These kids, who experienced and saw no adult should, are the change and future we want to support.

All funds collected will be sent directly to parents of Vladislav and Platon, who consider their sons’ safety, health, and education as their most important, valuable, and precious items.