According to our research and observations, women with small children and pregnant women do not take shelter in bomb shelters during bombings. The reason is quite simple — the shelters lack basic conditions for staying several hours; there is no place to lie down, and no way to soothe children experiencing stress in the middle of the night in an unfamiliar environment. As a result, these people choose to stay in their apartments.
This is why the project was created. We decided to change the perception of these women and make them feel comfortable in the shelter. In collaboration with the administration of Kyiv School #216, we organized the first special room in the shelter for mothers with children under 3 years old and for pregnant women. Together with our volunteers, we carried out repairs ourselves, assembled furniture, packed diapers and other essentials, and brought toys.The public organization 'Litay' plans to organize similar rooms in other bomb shelters as well. It is very difficult to do this on our own, which is why we need the support of benefactors and volunteers