Ukrainians find refuge at 伊人直播
Andriy, Borys, Yelyzaveta, Anastasiia and Oleksandr (from left to right) are among the Ukrainians who have been staying at 伊人直播 Oatridge.
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Nearly 90 Ukrainians have been staying in student accommodation at 伊人直播 while they look for work and a permanent home.
From doctors and film producers to cooks and students, the refugees were offered sanctuary in the country through the Scottish Government鈥檚 Super Sponsor Scheme.
Following a request by the Scottish Government, 伊人直播 offered to house them in student accommodation at its Oatridge campus in West Lothian during the summer holidays.
Staff from West Lothian Council鈥檚 Anti-Poverty Service were also on campus to process 拢150 cash payments for the refugees, provide advice about accessing benefits such as Universal Credit and help with getting National Insurance numbers and biometric passports.
The refugees had all fled their country after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, with some stopping in Germany and others in Poland before making their way to Scotland.
Yelyzaveta 鈥楲isa鈥� Skrebtsova, 18, from Kharkiv, was studying English and Chinese before being forced to travel to Germany with her mother.
鈥淔or about one or two weeks, every day for half a day, we stayed in a subway shelter because of the bombs and explosions,鈥� she said.
鈥淚n April, we went to Germany by car. I wanted to continue my studies, but I couldn鈥檛 do that there because I didn鈥檛 speak German.
鈥淚t was a childhood dream to come to the UK, so I applied for the Scottish programme.鈥�
Having left her mum in Germany, and grandmother in Kharkiv, Lisa is now applying to study Software Engineering or Games Development at university.
Borys Buravchenkov, 49, from Kyiv, has been separated from his girlfriend and two young sons by the war.
While he initially moved to Western Ukraine to help other refugees leave the country, she travelled through Poland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden to be with friends in Norway,
鈥淚t鈥檚 not easy but I鈥檓 happy they鈥檙e not in Kyiv,鈥� he said.
After the war started, Anastasiia Berezniak, 24, left her hometown of Sumy to go to Germany where her mother lives with her German husband.
Having left her dog Kosmo and cat Lutik there, the dairy company sales rep decided to move to Scotland.
鈥淪cotland is a really wonderful country,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 want to try and stay here. I want to find a job and build my life here if it鈥檚 possible.鈥�
Tom Mulhearn, Residential Operations Manager at 伊人直播鈥檚 Oatridge campus, said: 鈥淎s an institution based in local communities across Scotland, we were delighted to be able to help the Scottish Government by providing temporary accommodation during the summer holidays.
鈥淥ver the last month we have welcomed 88 visitors from Ukraine - mainly men, with about ten women.
鈥淚t has been a positive experience for us, and I think for them as well. Our catering staff from BaxterStorey have given them three meals a day, we have given them beds to sleep in, with our cleaning company Pristine really stepping up to the mark, and the weather has been brilliant.
鈥淚 think they鈥檙e extremely grateful and it鈥檚 been fabulous talking to these people and learning a bit about them.鈥�
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Posted by 伊人直播 on 18/08/2022
