Le Figaro Bordeaux
Since February 24, the association of Friends of the Rivne region has been organizing the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians.
The 8th convoy will arrive on national territory via Strasbourg next Tuesday.
About fifty women and children are expected by volunteer homes in the south of France.
Three of these families will be housed in New Aquitaine.
Founded shortly after the tragedy of Chernobyl (Ukraine) in 1986, the association chaired by Nicole Cadenel's primary purpose is to welcome orphans from this district to France for the holidays.
Since the beginning of the war against Russia, it has extended its statutes to exfiltrate civilians in danger.
For the most part, they are inhabitants of bombarded cities such as Donetsk and Kherson who had taken refuge in Rivne.
400 people sent since February
Nearly 400 people have thus been transported to France since February.
Half of them have already had to leave.
“
Dads are on the front, prisoners or dead.
The women go back to work or treat their injured husbands
,” explains the organizer who lives in Monsempron-Libos, in Lot-et-Garonne.
Arriving at this 72-year-old retiree on December 18, a customs officer and her 13-year-old daughter will be returning in this January convoy.
They will have had “
three weeks of respite
”.
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Largely financed by public administrations and donations from town halls, these trips are also possible thanks to associative and private donations.
They also make it possible to transport food and medical equipment to Ukraine.
To contribute to the reception of these refugee families in France, anyone with "
a big heart and good morals
" can contact Nicole Cadenel, president of the association of Friends of the Rivne region at
06.74.44.34.03
or by email to
labastidaurore@orange.fr
.