NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL-for The Globe & Mail

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL

In Ukraine, these women were high-powered professionals: Financiers, lawyers, teachers, artists. As refugees in Poland, they struggle to earn a living and find purpose as Russian forces threaten their homeland.

Text: Paul Waldie and Anna Liminowicz for The Globe & Mail

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In Ukraine, these women were high-powered professionals. In Poland, they struggle to earn a living
For countless Ukrainian refugees, leaving home has meant giving up almost everything they’ve worked for
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NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Valentinya Melnyk used to conduct choirs and teach music...

Valentinya Melnyk used to conduct choirs and teach music at a university in Ukraine. Now she volunteers as a cleaner at Ukrainian House in Przemysl, Poland.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Lali Dmitrieva managed three Georgian restaurants in...

Lali Dmitrieva managed three Georgian restaurants in Mariupol and Kyiv. In Poland, Warsaw when she finally found a job, the pay was so minuscule it wasn’t worth the 90-minute commute. In July, she and her son left for Dublin determined to start again.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Yelyzaveta Varshno used to be deputy head of a pension...

Yelyzaveta Varshno used to be deputy head of a pension fund in Ukraine. Now she runs the kitchen as a volunteer at a refugee shelter on Woloska street in Warsaw.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Maiia Horelkina, a refugee from Kyiv, used to be an...

Maiia Horelkina, a refugee from Kyiv, used to be an executive at an information technology company. Now she volunteers washing dishes at Ukrainian House in Przemysl, Poland.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Zhana, a civil and commercial lawyer in Ukraine, now...

Zhana, a civil and commercial lawyer in Ukraine, now provides free legal counselling to refugees in Warsaw.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Milana Pakhomova worked as a lecturer at universities in...

Milana Pakhomova worked as a lecturer at universities in Donetsk and Kyiv before the war started. She has been doing volunteer work since arriving in Warsaw in mid-March.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - The war in Ukraine halted Katertyna Skrypko's...

The war in Ukraine halted Katertyna Skrypko's professional career as an actress. In Poland, she cannot work in her profession due to the language barrier.

NOW I'M WORKING FOR MY SOUL - Nadya Mitskevitch was an illustrator of books, including...

Nadya Mitskevitch was an illustrator of books, including provocative works that drew attention to domestic violence. She’s slowly returned to drawing and hopes to pick up freelance work.

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