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23.12.2022

FundReise Day 21 – Bye, Kyiv

Sibylle is extending her stay. But before she sets off for Kharkiv, she meets some more people she knows and says goodbye to others who have accompanied her on this journey through Ukraine. She sees Anna, Lena and Toma as well as Sasha, the refugee from Kharkiv who now runs...

21.12.2022

FundReise Day 15 – Shelter

After the missile attack on Friday, Kyiv has quickly returned to normality. Sibylle is also resuming her blog activities. She recently visited a shelter for queer people in need run by our partner, KyivPride. Living under one roof with so many different people doesn’t always work out – it needs...

16.12.2022

FundReise Day 10 – Air alert

Sibylle is back from Odesa. This morning she was startled by explosions in Kyiv. The Russian army fired 40 missiles at the Ukrainian capital. It was the heaviest shelling since February and for the first time Sibylle felt fear. This is the blog of Sibylle von Tiedemann, co-founder of Munich...

14.12.2022

FundReise Day 9 – Thank you!

Sibylle has been in Ukraine for ten days now. She was in Kyiv, Odesa, she visited our partners and friends, made her own experiences with the war. She understands that Russia’s war against Ukraine is a war against civilians, a war against everyone, and we have to support people. The...

12.12.2022

FundReise Day 8 – Odesa

Sibylle has spontaneously decided to go to Odesa. She can accompany a friend travelling back to her hometown. Odesa has recently been hit hard by Russian artillery. For months there might be problems with electricity, heating and hot water. How are people there? This is the blog of Sibylle von...

10.12.2022

FundReise Day 7 – The Invitation

Electricity and heating may not work, but Sibylle continues her mission. Today she is visiting Gay Alliance Ukraine, one of the oldest LGBTIQ* organisations in the country. We have known them for many years now. But the war has changed everything. This is the blog of Sibylle von Tiedemann, co-founder...

07.12.2022

FundReise Day 6 – Darkness

Sibylle experiences her first power cut, a routine for so many people in Kyiv. She was just out shopping. She wrote this article at home, by candlelight and on her smartphone (!). Mobile internet works, Wifi doesn’t. This is the blog of Sibylle von Tiedemann, co-founder of Munich Kyiv Queer....

06.12.2022

FundReise Day 5 – Kyiv

She doesn’t want to just watch anymore. Sibylle, co-founder of Munich Kyiv Queer, is travelling to Kyiv. She visits our friends and partners, writes a blog and collects donations. On her first day to Kyiv, she experiences a huge air alert. She wrote this text in the metro, whose low-lying...

03.12.2022

FundReise Day 2 – Poland

She doesn’t want to just watch anymore. Sibylle, co-founder of Munich Kyiv Queer, travels to Kyiv. She visits our friends and partners, reports and collects donations. Today, her journey takes her to Przemysl, on the border with Ukraine. In the municipal museum, she she just started immersing herself in some...

02.12.2022

FundReise Day 1 – Packing

Energy: 24 hoursTemperature: Emotional rollercoasterDonations: 280 of 18.000 EuroSpecial occurrences: BiscuitsSee all blogs: Sibylles #FundReise to Kyiv in the midst of war If you put them on your tongue, they’ll melt right away,” they assure me in my backyard. “Look, I packed them in boxes and labelled the top. You...