Women in need

I live with an abuser. He beats me, humiliates me, and has made me completely financially dependent. He manipulates me into believing that everything is my fault, and for a long time, I truly believed it—I even planned to take my own life. I have five children: four of them are minors, and I am pregnant again. I have no home of my own. I desperately want to escape from my husband, but I need a place to live and some financial support to start over. I have no money at all, as I even have to report every expense for food and hygiene products. I am begging for help.

I was in an abusive relationship where my husband humiliated and beat me and also took my child away. I fought for my rights in court and won. However, I now have debts and serious health problems. I am raising two children on my own. I am not working because my older child has a disability, and my younger one is still too little. I recently underwent surgery, which led to complications, and I am preparing for another one. I am asking for help.

I am a cancer survivor (ovarian cancer) and have a Group III disability. Now, I need surgery to remove a tumor behind (thymoma) and undergo examinations: a CT scan of the lungs, an MRI of the spine, and an MRI of the pelvis. Due to severe back pain, I am unable to work. I receive a pension of 2,980 UAH and IDP assistance of 2,000 UAH. The surgery costs 25,000 UAH, which is an unaffordable amount for me.

In December, at 27 weeks of pregnancy, I was fired from my job. Now I am 30 weeks pregnant and raising two children on my own (a 4-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son). The biological father of my older children does not pay alimony. I have no support. To survive, I took out loans, and now my situation is critical. I am in debt for more than 15,000 UAH. I am asking for your help.

My husband passed away from cancer on December 22, 2024. We had been fighting the disease for seven years, putting all our finances, strength, and resources into his treatment and the chance to extend his life. Over the past year, I took care of him full-time and had to leave my job. I have not yet found new employment, and all my current payments go toward utility bills. Together with my three children (ages 6, 12, and 16), I am in a very difficult life situation. I ask for help.

In December 2024, I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I am currently undergoing chemotherapy, with surgery still ahead.I am a single mother raising my 12-year-old daughter with a disability—cerebral palsy (CP), subgroup A. She suffers from spasticity, experiences severe leg pain, and requires constant care and rehabilitation. At the moment, there is an urgent need to purchase a joint development trainer (14,000 UAH) and undergo medical examinations: an MRI of the brain (with contrast) and osteoscintigraphy.