Vivica Williams

I have 12+ years in communications, and have lived in Ukraine since 2010. I am an experienced and passionate editor, writer, and storyteller with a very diverse background. I have worked as a news anchor for UATV, a communications and content manager for a healthtec company, and an editor for the UN, Save Pets of […]

Donna Frose

Donna is a Canadian who has been in Ukraine as a volunteer since the summer of 2023. She supports the Ukrainian charity Magic Food Army in Zaporizhzhia. In Kyiv, she volunteers with the ‘МУРАШКИʼ (ANTS) to prepare and pack dry rations for soldiers. She also volunteers with the ProEnglish Theatre. Donna was a teacher of […]

Emiko Ota

Emiko Ota is from Japan and used to live in Kyiv from 2012 to 2016. Her family really enjoyed the life in Kyiv. Emiko also met lifelong friends there. After russia’s full scale invasion, Japanese citizens cannot officially enter Ukraine. Therefore, her husband was chosen to handle business in Ukraine again from Poland. Emiko has […]

Yumi Terajima

Yumi Terajima is Japanese and has been on the IWCK board for two years. After living in Kyiv for 11 years, Ukraine has always been at the center of her heart. She has nothing but love for Ukraine. Currently, Yumi is living in Warsaw with her husband. Her daughter has been in Ukraine since before […]