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That's a generation of young Ukrainians that will have some challenging memories and perceptions to deal with, Sam. I can only imagine that time with you and your family will help restore his faith in humanity.
I have personally kept off this thread until we were paired which we now are. Please keep posting as, I suspect, those of us who have the space to go through this journey will need all the help we can get. It’s quite a responsibility and not something which I expected to have in this lifetime.Ok so good news on the Visa front.
The family now have visa’s / permission to travel letters. They will now plan a journey from **** - literally from the East, across to Lviv and then to Poland. Once in Poland we can help organise flights or trains over to the U.K. and safety.We hope We hope will be with us by the end of the month, but travel across Ukraine is very difficult and unpredictable.
This was yesterday morning’s gift from **** - landing
250 metres from their home. Thankfully in adjacent farmland and I am assuming unexploded
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I am pleased to hear you have matched and agree it’s a big responsibility.I have personally kept off this thread until we were paired which we now are. Please keep posting as, I suspect, those of us who have the space to go through this journey will need all the help we can get. It’s quite a responsibility and not something which I expected to have in this lifetime.
It’s a complete disgraceAfter all the Government bluster this looks like the reality for many.
‘No results, no hope’: Homes for Ukraine glitches lock refugees out of UK
Three case studies of people fleeing Ukraine to be left in limbo after Home Office approved their visas but never sent themwww.theguardian.com
I heard on Radio 4's Today, this morning that the UN warned the UK when the scheme was announced, of the problematic nature of such a scheme. Based on past experiences of identical schemes in various countries.
Separately, a UK NGO audited / polled those in a southern English town who were registered to offer accommodation or who had arranged accommodation via Facebook groups etc. and found that the majority were single men over forty, offering single accommodation to unaccompanied Ukrainian women in their late teens or twenties.
Many of the men had records of domestic abuse on social services files. Some were screened out by the system due to serious violent criminal convictions.
I don't have the words to comment just now.
Thankfully the vast majority of people are well meaning open hearted people trying to do the right thing by those that need helpThe whole world is full of predators , scam artists, and the like. Unfortunately that is the the world we live in now.
I don’t think anyone is or can be surprised that the UK system is open to abuse, and there can be no defence of its weaknesses.
The whole world has always been full of predators
The whole world is full of predators , scam artists, and the like. Unfortunately that is the the world we live in now.
Well Mrs Scaf met our guests at Luton this afternoon and they are settling in and unpacking.
They seem lovely and are so grateful to be safe.
A quiet weekend for them I think and then Monday we have to start registering them for Doctors, benefits etc…….. although we may have found the mother work already as a TA at a local school.
I dont back home till Sunday, until then Mrs Scaf is in charge.
the young lad is playing with Lego that’s been in the loft for about 10years, but is happy and relaxed.
Thirded. If that's a 'thing' I'd be very interested to hear how this develops.Absolutely second that Loz.
Well Done @Scaf