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Thousands of Ukrainian refugee children are about to spend their first Christmas away from home; while it s not the outcome that anyone would have wanted, publishers efforts continue to ensure that books in their own language will comfort them through a holiday season in exile.
Since the war in Ukraine began in February, Poland s Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania (Universal Reading Foundation) has been leading an international effort to get books into the hands of Ukrainian refugee children in Poland and support Ukrainian publishers; this week, the Foundation revealed the recipients of its grant application process.
They are working with other organizations and have raised more than $16,000 to send a 40-foot shipping container of books to Poland for displaced Ukrainians.
Book Aid International sends more than 10,000 books to Ukrainian refugees civilsociety.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from civilsociety.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.