16/09/2026
We would like to share with you a very heartwarming story from Ukraine, where we have an amazing team who work tirelessly day and night for the families we support in the outlying villages. Needless to say, we do all we can to help this team, as well as the families they are supporting.
One of the ways in which we do this is by providing livestock. This is not just a nice
idea; these animals are essential.
Everything was peaceful in Ludmilla’s yard until the unthinkable happened. One of her beloved ducks didn’t come home for the evening roll call! Ludmilla did what any devoted parent would do:
She scoured the bushes and eyed the local cats. She came to the conclusion that a fox had claimed her missing duck. This is country life and it happens.
Fast forward to a few days later, and Ludmilla is attending to her daily chores when she hears a familiar sound. She looks up and there waddling down her path, as if it was a red carpet, is her missing duck; but not alone. No, decidedly not alone! She was proudly leading her new family of fluffy, brown ducklings they hadn’t become fox fodder after all.
She had gone off for a secret liaison and returned home as a mother, completely unconcerned by the stress she had caused!
Your support doesn’t just buy livestock. It sometimes buys moments of happiness and joy when a mother duck comes waddling home with a surprise!
