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Mar 2025
28m 53s

Episode One:  Meet Daria

CARE
About this episode

The premiere episode focuses on Daria Khrystenko, a Ukrainian refugee who  fled to Poland with her son and mother after Russia invaded her home country.  She left behind both her grandmother and father, who enlisted in the Ukrainian army at age 63. As a teacher, Daria began working with CARE to help Ukrainian children integrate more easily into Polish schools. 

CREDITS:

  • Producer: Aceel Kibbi
  • Audio editing and mixing: Daniel William Gonzalez
  • Music: Pedro Segundo
  • Executive Producers: Bellamy Young, Monica Rowe, Mary Kate Wilson, Locsi Ferrá, Yvonne Bennett
  • Creative Team led by: Simon Duncan-Watt with Praise Perry, Jeffrey Tindi
  • Video Trailer: Kate Adelung, Brooks Lee
  • Public Relations: Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis

 

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