In Ukraine winters can be desperately hard. The war has made life more challenging and heavy snow can block off roads and villages, making food scarce. Families face the constant fear of air raid sirens and the very real anxiety of finding food to put on the table for their children.

Oksana lives with her husband and three children in western Ukraine. They live in an old wooden shack with only one room, where poorly fitted windows let in the cold air. The furniture is worn and they have no bathroom.

Oksana's husband, Bogdan, does his best to provide for the family but his salary does not cover their living costs. Their situation became desperate. Simply surviving day-to-day became an ongoing and stressful challenge.

Oksana fell into despair.

"I remember the morning when I stood and cried because I had nothing to give the children to eat."