Olesia Melnyk with her young daughter Yasmina and her mother evacuated from Makariv at the beginning of spring, before a russian shell hit the house. They left for Poland, where they lived and worked, but their heart still yearned for home. After returning to Makariv, Olesia continued to work at the local police station.

“The gate is ours, but the house is not ours,” little Yasmina noticed. The girl remembers the house, which no longer exists, however, Olesia is already arranging and filling the new family nest with comfort.

The NEST project raised $20 000 for a 4-modular house for the Melnyk family thanks to the fundraising platform launched by OLX Ukraine in September. It’s the second family that returned to their homeland with the help of OLX Ukraine. More and more Ukrainians are coming home to take part in the restoration of their community. We partner with businesses to have more stories like this come true!

Read the story about Inna’s family who also received a prefabricated house with the help of OLX Ukraine.