Daria Khrystenko

Daria Khrystenko is a Ukrainian teacher, refugee and humanitarian. She is one of seven women who attracted attention after writing to the G7 leaders

Daria Khrystenko
CitizenshipUkrainian

Biography

Khrystenko was a teacher living in Kyiv until she fled the country with her mother and son due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Khrystenko is fluent in Ukrainian, English and Polish.[2]

Activism as a refugee

After fleeing to Warsaw, in April 2022[3] Khrystenko signed up to be a teacher in Polish schools with the cash-for-work program sponsored by international humanitarian charity CARE International and the Polish Centre for International Aid.[1] Khrystenko subsequently joined in helping Ukrainian refugees who had fled to Poland. Khrystenko has been acting as teacher for Ukrainian children adapting to Polish schooling, a translator between refugees and local charities, and a spokesperson for Ukrainian refugees and displaced people.[2]

In June 2022, Khystenko joined six other women and girls from around the world and wrote to G7 leaders ahead of the G7 Summit. Khystenko, citing her own experiencing as a refugee, called on leaders to "support vulnerable refugees from Ukraine without existing support systems" as well as refugees worldwide.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Daria Khrystenko's letter to G7 leaders | CARE". www.careinternational.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  2. Daria Khyshenko, Ukrainian refugee & teacher hired by CARE - CNN, First Move with Julia Chatterley, retrieved 2022-07-29
  3. "3 months of war in Ukraine: voices from the humanitarian frontlines". CARE International. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  4. Wilson, Claie (2022-06-24). "The women being forced to flee war zones and trade sex for food". Metro. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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