Valentyna Dobrydina, Head of “Leader” NGO Chernivtsi Regional Organization of People with Disabilities

Valentyna Dobrydina, Head of “Leader” NGO Chernivtsi Regional Organization of People with Disabilities
21 Лютого 2023
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In a week, it is going to be exactly one year since the war started in Ukraine. All that time has flown by like a single complicated and very intense day full of anxiety, tears, and pain.

Personally, I have had a great amount of highly responsible work, worries, urgent matters, and endless phone calls from people across Ukraine. I’ve been facing a catastrophic lack of time to rest, and most importantly, to maintain my health. Every time it seems that it should be all over soon, and we’ll will continue to live a quiet and peaceful life. Unfortunately, it is not so yet.

Yes, together with the partners of our organization, we’ve been able to do and deliver a lot, provide assistance, etc. It is inspiring because such things will continue to be in place for a long time in our country, and people will benefit from those improvements. And this is the only joyful thing today.

I gained great experience in creating hospital wards for patients with disabilities and purchasing powerful industrial equipment. The experience of how to cope with your emotions and be patient with anyone who asks for help. The experience of how to cooperate with international organizations. The experience of keeping accounting and documentation workflow and how to support smaller organizations.

The hardest thing for me was that I had to do almost everything by myself. No matter how hard I tried to unite a team, work together, and have assistants. I wasn’t very good at that. Due to the lack of activity and willingness, lack of understanding of the problems of people with disabilities and lack of my time  to teach someone all these matters, the staff of our organization has not increases. At the same time, life showed who is more stress-resistant in such situations, who doesn’t care, and who can be relied on. In my case, these are my family members – my sister and my husband.

I am thankful to God for giving me power, wisdom, and patience to carry on and implement all the projects.

With God’s help – towards the VICTORY! We believe in it!

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