Emilia is the first baby born to residents of the Caritas Children's Village Irschenberg.
Her family fled Ukraine because of the war.
Irschenberg – The first baby that was born in the 50-year history of the Caritas Children's Village Irschenberg by residents of the facility has a special story: Little Emilia's family comes from the area around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Mother Yulij, sister Yeva (10) and grandma Alla fled to Germany because of the war and now live in a house in the children's village.
The father defends his homeland in Ukraine.
A few days ago, Emilia was born in Agatharied Hospital, hundreds of kilometers from the war zone.
In an interview with our newspaper, Children's Village spokesman Florian Lintz says: "We are very happy that Emilia was born safely."
The first baby in the Caritas Children's Village Irschenberg is a Ukrainian
When mother and daughter returned to the children's village after the birth, the family, the other children's village residents and the rest of the home management were overjoyed, reports Lintz.
The children living in the children's village set up a stork with a baby doll in front of the family house and hung up blue and yellow balloons in the garden as a welcome.
Ilse Aigner (CSU), Chairwoman of the Children's Villages Association, member of the constituency and President of the Bavarian State Parliament, also came by to congratulate her and wished the family all the best.
Together with village leader Wolfgang Hodbod, Aigner presented an infant set.
The association is taking on a sponsorship for Emilia and wants to support her for many years to come.
"We would like to stay in contact with her and surprise her with a little gift on her birthday, for example," explains spokesman Lintz.
Later, vacation stays in the children's village for Emilia and her family as well as support with training are also conceivable.
For the time being, Emilia's family has begun to integrate in Germany: Grandma Alla has taken a job at the Dinzler coffee roasting company.
Sister Yeva attends the 4th grade at the primary school in Irschenberg.
Emilia's family is one of two Ukrainian families with a total of nine people currently living in the children's village.
The second father is also still in Ukraine.
Aigner thanked Hodbod and the children's village residents for their commitment to refugee aid: "The help provided by civil society is an important contribution to coping with this major task and will unfortunately be necessary for a long time to come."