I joined JA Lithuania as a programme coordinator to implement a project with UNICEF. To say that our experience was positive is an understatement. We implemented the programmes for a year and a half. We witnessed a noticeable difference in the children from when they first arrived from Ukraine to after participating in the programs with JA and UNICEF. The youth became more confident, calm, and ready to perform and present themselves and their teams. We had numerous activities with Lithuanian adolescents and observed how the children actively cooperated, opened up, and communicated in different languages. Changes don't happen overnight, but we have seen the positive impact of our programmes and the children's willingness to learn and integrate into new conditions despite the situation's complexity. TATYANA PATOKOVA Ukrainian teacher who implements programs for Ukrainian children in Lithuania