since russia s invasion a year ago, more than eight million ukrainians have fled to other european countries. many of them are women, and in denmark, local business groups backed by google, have launched a programme to train female entrepreneurs. the first programme saw more than 400 women apply forjust 60 places, and now the scheme will be rolled out to more than a thousand. in copenhagen, adrienne murray has been speaking to some of the women taking part. this woman left ukraine with her young daughter shortly after the invasion began. i’m after the invasion began. i m sure for most after the invasion began. i m sure for most of afterthe invasion began. i“n sure for most of the people who left it was one of the hardest periods of their life so by at first she was offered cleaning and factory work, but now she s got a job in marketing and is running the business she co founded in ukraine, selling silk beauty products. we have this campaign in ukraine, you need to make a busines
denmark. the vast majority of women and many have children. special work permits were granted and among those over 16, 60% now havejobs. at this dragon s denzelle pitching programme, would be entrepreneurs are hoping to win investment. entrepreneurs are hoping to win investment- investment. they all have a mindset that investment. they all have a mindset that they investment. they all have a mindset that they want i investment. they all have a mindset that they want to l mindset that they want to create value over here, but they also want to make sure they also want to make sure they build competencies that they build competencies that they eventually can use when they eventually can use when they come back to ukraine and help rebuild ukraine. filga they come back to ukraine and help rebuild ukraine.- help rebuild ukraine. olga has desiuned help rebuild ukraine. olga has designed an help rebuild ukraine. olga has designed an app help rebuild ukraine. olga has designed an app
again to have some economy. her business partner, nadia, is in lviv in western ukraine, she comes from maripol, which was devastated in the war. in comes from maripol, which was devastated in the war.- devastated in the war. in the first month devastated in the war. in the first month of devastated in the war. in the first month of war devastated in the war. in the first month of war we - devastated in the war. in the first month of war we were l devastated in the war. in the i first month of war we were kind of frozen. first month of war we were kind of frozen, because you don t know of frozen, because you don t know how of frozen, because you don t know how bad things will get, you dont know how bad things will get, you don t even know the business, whether it will survive business, whether it will survive- business, whether it will survive. ,, ., ., ., ., survive. she was among one of 60 ukrainian survive. she was among one of 60 ukrainian women survive. she was
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has maintained that modular homes for displaced Ukrainians in Kildare are still being co.
British Columbians with Ukrainian roots and newcomers who fled the war and have recently settled in Metro Vancouver came together to celebrate Orthodox Christmas on Saturday.