Ukraine: Humanity as a lifelong mission

For both women, humanity is not simply one of the fundamental principles of the Movement. It is their life’s work, which they have carried to people and always followed, wherever they themselves were.

“For me, the concept of the Movement meant kindness, mercy, treating a person with love. My mission was always to help a person, anyone who found themselves in trouble, who at that particular moment needed some kind of help. And it could be not only material assistance, but even a kind word,” says Liubov Pavlivna, who had a rule – never to leave work until she had resolved the problem with which a person had approached her.

Valentyna Ihnatiivna gives a similar answer. For her, humanity means giving all of one’s strength to help every person in whatever trouble they may find themselves. She recalls how, once exhausted, she was returning home, completely absorbed in her thoughts. Suddenly, she heard a small boy, about ten years old, who was riding nearby, sobbing. After asking him some questions, she discovered that he did not know his mother, while his father had simply thrown the child out of the house. Ms. Valentyna took him home, fed, bathed and clothed him, and contacted the Department of Education.

“He asked: ‘Why are you taking such care of me, as if you were my mother?’ And I said, ‘Because I work for the Red Cross!’ – they took the boy to an orphanage – ‘I told him, whatever happens to you in life, remember this forever: always go to the Red Cross, they will always help you there!’”

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