When our sons moved out I renovated the first floor, Piotr would sometimes spend time in there but in general the whole floor was empty. When the war started, we decided to help someone,” said Bożena Pawłowska, 49. A marketing specialist, Pawłowska lost her job in December and fell into dep...
I had situations abroad when I couldn’t find a hotel and local people would always host me in their homes. I didn’t want the kids to sleep on the floor at the train station. When you talk to people, get to know them, it’s easier to accept them at your home.” Petersen’s twins and Yulia...
At that time there was no more space for refugees in Krakow. I don’t have a separate flat but I prepared a room in my apartment and so did my Afghan neighbours, who were evacuated from Kabul last August,” Petersen said. The women stayed with the Afghan family at first, but over the weeks, the...
Some found shelter in the dormitories organised by activists in Polish cities, while others have relied on the help of ordinary citizens, who have opened their homes to strangers fleeing war. February 24 was Nesteruk’s husband’s birthday, but the couple did not celebrate. On that day, the fir...
