Women and civil society must play vital roles in Ukraine’s postwar recovery
Source: Pass Blue
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Karbowska sprang into action. She has since been working in overdrive to provide funding and humanitarian assistance to thousands of Ukrainian women whose lives have been destroyed by the Russian invasion, even after a missile hit part of her home in the heart of Kyiv.
Karbowska is the director of strategic development for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Women’s Fund, the only such fund in the country. Under her leadership, the organization has worked 24/7 to issue rapid-response grants to organizations that provide emergency assistance to families fleeing the war — 90 percent of whom are women and children. She also helps distribute food, water and hygiene products to women and girls across the country.
Click here to read the full article published by Pass Blue on 30 May 2023.
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Karbowska sprang into action. She has since been working in overdrive to provide funding and humanitarian assistance to thousands of Ukrainian women whose lives have been destroyed by the Russian invasion, even after a missile hit part of her home in the heart of Kyiv.
Karbowska is the director of strategic development for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Women’s Fund, the only such fund in the country. Under her leadership, the organization has worked 24/7 to issue rapid-response grants to organizations that provide emergency assistance to families fleeing the war — 90 percent of whom are women and children. She also helps distribute food, water and hygiene products to women and girls across the country.
Click here to read the full article published by Pass Blue on 30 May 2023.
