I confess that people frustrate me at times. As you recall, I had negotiated with you to act as a liaison before things got intense in Ukraine. My primary contact in Cherkasy will not leave, nor will she put me in contact with any of the other people that I met ten years ago to help them escape. So far, I know of only a mother and daughter of a family I was friendly with who have escaped to Italy, but the father would not be allowed to leave the country (because he is subject to conscription).
I apologize if I am venting to you, but perhaps it might be educational to learn about some of the attitudes that arose from communism. I had attempted to have the children at the orphanage transported to Canada early on. I confess that I did have ulterior motives because part of my suggestion was that the teachers and support people and their families could choose to continue supporting the children by coming to Canada. The orphanage administrator turned that offer down because of a policy that the children must remain in Ukraine. Subsequently, the orphanage distributed all but a handful of children into the community. The administrator and her husband (who was turned back at the border) took most of the remaining children to a neighbouring country to be housed in excellent facilities. My friend received pictures of the smiling children while she was left with the remaining child (and a little more challenging to deal with) was left crying from loneliness.
As it happens, more children have arrived, including one two-year-old who was found alone wandering the streets. I assume the child was two-years-old because he hadn't been potty trained. Part of this group of people who arrived were two adults. Children can be fed but not adults according to policy. My friend and her mother have been buying food for them.
There is a proverb, "give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." What social media platform do you know pays when you submit pictures or articles? My friend knows about Steem, exchanges and has traded in cryptocurrencies but is reluctant to educate these women on the process.
I am used to people not understanding me. It confuses me when people obstruct my attempts to help them or others.