Ukrainian families find comfort through traditional music and food.
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Two years after the war in Ukraine began, London’s Ukrainian refugees came together to celebrate their culture at the Cavendish School in Camden.
Charity Families4Peace organised the event for Ukrainian families to create art, listen to traditional folk music and eat together.
This comes as the Home Office extended its landmark visa scheme earlier this month, allowing Ukrainian refugees to stay in the UK for an additional 18 months.
Attendees sang along as Ukrainian bandura player and singer EKA performed Ukrainian modern and folk songs, including a moving rendition of Kalush Orchestra’s ‘Stefania’.
EKA performed a moving rendition of Kalush Orchestra’s winning Eurovision song, ‘Stefania’.
Traditional Ukrainian food was served as families united to share memories of their home country.
Larysa is a Ukrainian refugee who has lived in London for two years and said events like these are vital in “giving my son and me a place to remember our home in a joyful way.”
As part of the day, families were encouraged to create a design to add to a commemorative quilt.
Jenny Noe-Nordberg at Families4Peace said the quilt is “an opportunity for all to document and celebrate the Ukrainian journey of courage and resilience – and to ensure the Ukrainian refugee experience is never forgotten.”
Families were encouraged to add to a commemorative quilt.
Families4Peace was set up in May 2022, as a place where Ukrainian families can receive information and advice to help them re-start their lives in London, offering support with housing, education and employment.
Oksana Chaiun is a volunteer at Families4Peace and moved to London with her family in May 2022. When asked why meetups like these are so important, she said “its hard for me to talk about – but it means everything to me and my family.”
Attendees ate Ukrainian food and listened to folk music at the Cavendish School in Camden.
As of May 2023, London had received around 18,000 arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme according to figures from the Oxford Migration Observatory – around 10% of all Ukrainian refugees in the UK.
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Two years after the war in Ukraine began, London’s Ukrainian refugees came together to celebrate their culture at the Cavendish School in Camden.
Charity Families4Peace organised the event for Ukrainian families to create art, listen to traditional folk music and eat together.
This comes as the Home Office extended its landmark visa scheme earlier this month, allowing Ukrainian refugees to stay in the UK for an additional 18 months.
Attendees sang along as Ukrainian bandura player and singer EKA performed Ukrainian modern and folk songs, including a moving rendition of Kalush Orchestra’s ‘Stefania’.
EKA performed a moving rendition of Kalush Orchestra’s winning Eurovision song, ‘Stefania’.
Traditional Ukrainian food was served as families united to share memories of their home country.
Larysa is a Ukrainian refugee who has lived in London for two years and said events like these are vital in “giving my son and me a place to remember our home in a joyful way.”
As part of the day, families were encouraged to create a design to add to a commemorative quilt.
Jenny Noe-Nordberg at Families4Peace said the quilt is “an opportunity for all to document and celebrate the Ukrainian journey of courage and resilience – and to ensure the Ukrainian refugee experience is never forgotten.”
Families were encouraged to add to a commemorative quilt.
Families4Peace was set up in May 2022, as a place where Ukrainian families can receive information and advice to help them re-start their lives in London, offering support with housing, education and employment.
Oksana Chaiun is a volunteer at Families4Peace and moved to London with her family in May 2022. When asked why meetups like these are so important, she said “its hard for me to talk about – but it means everything to me and my family.”
Attendees ate Ukrainian food and listened to folk music at the Cavendish School in Camden.
As of May 2023, London had received around 18,000 arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme according to figures from the Oxford Migration Observatory – around 10% of all Ukrainian refugees in the UK.
