What is a war, and what does it mean?
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, many children are probably wondering about this question. This is one of the most difficult conversations for parents and educators to address. It’s normal not to know how to answer this question in a way that children can understand.
After a War translated into Chinese
We feel fortunate to help Dr. Shu-Chen Jenny Yen illustrate and translate her Social Story titled “After a War” into Chinese. The purpose of this book is to explain the war between Russia and Ukraine to children around the world, including Ukrainian children, with the goal of instilling hope in the children’s minds.
This book along with many social stories Dr. Yen created can be found at The Social Story Center. All the books and lesson plans are free to use for parents and educators.
A message to the Ukrainian children
Dr. Yen would like to send a message to the Ukrainian children to encourage them to remain strong and remain hopeful. She wants these children to know that there are many people throughout the world who support them. In the meantime, she would like to foster empathy among families throughout the world for the people of Ukraine.
Our fundraiser to print 200 books
The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money to print 200 copies of the social story and ship the books to the city of Lviv, where we have established connections with two professors, Olesya Saban and Oksana Taran, who work for the Lviv Polytechnic National University.
When the war started, Olesya and her son were forced to leave Ukraine and seek shelter in Europe. Olesya believes this project is not only informative and educational, but also profoundly insightful. Most importantly, it makes it possible to support little Ukrainians and their mothers.
Meet the translator, Orest Saban
Orest Saban, 17 years old, was born and brought up in the city of Lviv, in the west of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, he was forced to leave his home and stay in another country for several months. He helped translate this book into Ukrainian in a timely manner and shared his thoughts in this YouTube Video.
We are thankful to report that we have raised more than $5,000 within 10 days and reached our goal. We have shipped 200 books to Lviv already and are awaiting to hear the book distribution status. We have decided to continue raising money and send more books to children who need them. Please consider supporting us!
Please help us spread “Peace” to the Ukraine by supporting this fundraiser
Claire Wu and Carina Wu
