From blessing to bread in the same day: faith that shows up, carries bags, and feeds refugee. Read more at families.https://tinyurl.com/4u2nbwvk
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Portrait of Olena Polyavina on an orange-and-blue JRS background, with a Romanian quote about feeling isolated without the language, and the labels “Olena Polyavina” and “Ukrainian refugee,” plus JRS, EBRD, and EU logos. Because of the war, Hanna Yanytska left her hometown of Odesa 🏠 together with her two sons and sought refuge in Bucharest, immediately after the war began, in March 2022. In September, Hanna was left without a job, and that’s when she made a decision: to take learning Romanian seriously. “𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺. 𝗠𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.” Then she found out about the JRS Romania intensive Romanian language programme 🤝 and applied immediately. One and a half months of intensive work: 3 hours of lessons on weekdays, 4 hours on Saturdays, lots of homework and class discussions. After just a few weeks, Hanna could already have everyday conversations in Romanian. She remembers that during a doctor’s visit, where she would normally speak English, gradually, without even realising it, she had started speaking Romanian. “𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.” At JRS, we believe integration is a process of transformation and adaptation. We are not talking about assimilation. We are talking about inclusion. We see these steps every day: people moving from “I don’t know how to say it” to “I managed.” At JRS Romania, we are proud to stand beside those who are building a new future, with hope, courage, and dignity. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗝𝗥𝗦 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿!

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 📚 🇷🇴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. Hanna chose the JRS intensive course and, in just a few weeks, she was able to speak Romanian better in everyday situations tinyurl.com/jrsromania
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𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 🎁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆
Refugee and migrant kids
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