23/10/2026
**Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.**
Life is strange. One day you're helping others. The next day, you're the one who needs help.
That's what happened to me.
In March 2022, I fled Ukraine with my children and came to Sweden. We had almost nothing with us.
We stayed in someone else's home, slept in beds that weren't ours, wore borrowed clothes, and heard a language we couldn't understand.
That's when I learned what real kindness means.
People opened their homes and their hearts to us. I will always remember what they did for us.
I'm thankful to everyone who helps Ukrainian children and families. Every act of kindness matters.
My Swedish friends taught me something important: no one can take away what we know, what we can do, or how we care for others. Not even war.
Today, I help others too.
Life is about being there for each other when we need it most.
**Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. It means more than you know.**
— Tanya
Children's Embassy
Founders Boas and Mirjam
Alongside Ukraine's children since 1991