Refugees twice
Belarusian refugees in Ukraine, from 2020 to 2022 According to the official statistics of the border service of Ukraine, from September 1, 2020, till December 1, 2021, 358.2 thousand Belarusians entered Ukraine. In the...
Gender stereotypes about women with disabilities
4 February is World Cancer Day. Once, Minsk’s chief neurosurgeon Alexander Baranovsky (Belarus) said that a disease is given as punishment for a particular sin. Olga Karatch is a woman with disabilities. She made...
Ukrainian and Belarusian men’s voices in expressing gratitude for the work of Our House
Initially, the focus of Our House was put on helping and defending rights of women and children only. However, since March 1, 2022, Our House initiated the campaign «NO Means NO» to help Belarusian men...
Toys-travelers: their road to Ukrainian disabled children from Germany through Vilnius
Not only people travel a lot today. As it turned out, toys also make long voyages. At the end of 2022, on December 18, a truck of humanitarian deliveries organized and sent by the...
Our House passed humanitarian aid to Dapamoga
Today, the volunteers of Our House have sent 40 huge packages, 25-40 kg each, of sorted stuff, including sweaters, pants, jackets, T-shirts, children’s footwear, teenage clothes and bed linen to their fellow volunteers from...
Hug pillows made of Cheburashka fur
On January, 21, the whole world celebrates international Hugging Day. This year, Our House is celebrating it in an unconventional way: by making original hand-made souvenirs out of a faux fur coat of bright...
Owls in crochet
An owl has become an informal symbol of Our House. It is not because we are fans of Harry Potter or David Lynch, but mostly because those who do not sleep are called owls....
What is that great smell? Oh, it’s a painting!
With turmeric! With hibiscus tea! Now I understand that talented people can create art out of everything, food included. For example, they take coffee, wave with it – and there is art on the...
Humanitarian aid from IGFM for Belarusian and Ukrainian refugees delivered to Vilnius
On December 18, 2022, another truck arrived to Vilnius carrying 15 tons of humanitarian deliveries from a partner of Our House, the German human rights organization IGFM. On a frosty winter day, a vigorous...
What dishes are cooked by Belarusian refugees from the products provided by Maisto bankas?
You may not be aware that there is one invisible group of people in Lithuania who are in a very poor financial situation due to the peculiarities of Lithuanian legislation. These are Belarusians who...
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