Returning from three months in Romania, our founder Alison Butcher
has reported that many of the groups of Ukrainians who we were supporting have moved on from temporary accommodation. The group living in the cinema at Saveni have moved to where they can find work and stability while they wait to return home to Ukraine. Similarly the people living in the collective farm have dispersed, and the office of the Deaf Association of Botosani County is no longer being used as a transit house. The desire of many Ukrainians who found shelter in Romania is to return home, despite the ongoing threat of war. They are aware of those areas of the country which have quietened down after the initial Russian attacks, and are desparate to be reunited with their families. Agents of Change will help where we can. In the meantime we continue to provide local support to a small number of Ukrainians whose medical and health needs are too serious for them to contemplate moving. Having found safety and friendship they, like others from Ukraine, are wondering what will happen next. Meanwhile our work in Romainia continues, with concerns about food production due to a long drought. The glut of apples which we were happy to help distribute last year is likely to be replaced by the collapse of the harvest this year, and a grant we received for food security is being used for hauling water to irrigate crops. Agents of Change’s 30 years of experience and partnerships continue to be put to good use.