Scouts are already learning Ukrainian to help children
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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several hundred thousand people seeking refuge from the war have reached Poland. Among them are also children and adolescents. For the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP), as the largest educational organization in the country, the support of these young people is a huge challenge and a very important field of service. Among the many people who cross the Ukrainian-Polish border, there are also children - so for the Polish Scouting Association, it is very important that young Ukrainian citizens feel safe in this completely unknown environment.
"For Warsaw scouts, what is happening in Ukraine is a very personal matter. Our scout teams work with Ukrainian scouts and we know these people – we know who they are, we are in touch with them. So when the first information about disturbing events in Ukraine appeared, we immediately took action and created the Warsaw scouting emergency," scoutmaster Wojtek Puchacz, spokesman for the ZHP Region Capital, said.
"Our local leaders are trying to learn at least the basics of the Ukrainian language in order to soon be able to conduct scout collections in Ukrainian. I am convinced that thanks to this, the citizens of Ukraine, the youngest ones, will feel much better with us," Puchacz added.
