Welcome a Child From Ukraine with a Special Welcome Book
Fleeing war from the only place you’ve called home is scary, especially for a child. Imagine arriving in a new country where everything feels unfamiliar and unknown. Surrounded by new faces, places, and languages, even a small expression of hospitality—a welcome wave, a friendly smile, a special memento—provide a source of comfort, reminding you that you’re not alone.
What if you could be a part of sharing this feeling of warm welcome with a child from Ukraine? By supporting this crowdfunder, you can do just that!
When you give, you become part of a welcome wave of hospitality in the UK for families who have been fleeing war in Ukraine since the Russian invasion earlier this year, including more than 2 million children.
Fund a Ukrainian Child’s Special Welcome Book for Only £5 each
Sanctuary Foundation is creating a tangible way to give a heartfelt welcome to each child coming to the UK from Ukraine. Designed to introduce children to their new life in the UK and be a special memento for this defining point of their lives, we are creating a welcome book to help children feel they are not alone in their brand new environment. For just £5 each, you can fund a Ukrainian child’s special welcome book to give them that warm, welcome-wave feeling of UK hospitality.
So far, friends like you have already given £20,000 toward Sanctuary Foundation’s £50,000 goal to print 20,000 copies! That means there’s only £30,000 left to raise!
Will you help print 20,000+ copies? Fund one book for £5! Fund two books for £10 or ten books for £50!
Not only does this colourful book introduce children to life in the UK, it also includes welcoming messages from British celebrities including: Bear Grylls (adventurer and Chief Scout), Tom Odell (singer/songwriter), Mel Giedroyc (actress), Anoushka Shankar (musician) and Gemma Hunt (television presenter), and from Ukrainian celebrities including: Andriy Pyatov (goalkeeper), Jamala (singer) and Igor Kuzmenko (Dancing with the Stars winner).
The colourful, bilingual book is designed to:
- Welcome Ukrainian children to the UK
- Convey lots of information about life in the UK
- Help Ukrainian children to build bridges with their UK peers
- Help children to navigate conversations
- Offer support for those learning the English language
- Help children to keep safe in the UK
- Signpost children and parents to people who can help them
- Be a keepsake to help children make sense of their life story in the future
- Help children reflect on their perceptions and experiences of life in the UK
- Help children to feel comfortable raising questions and seeking answers
Thank you for your generosity and hospitality to the children of Ukraine!