More than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees are now living in Romania, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. But only around 10% of Ukrainian children attend Romanian schools. Many Ukrainian adults also struggle to find work in the country because of the language barrier. Two Ukrainian mothers, who met just 24 hours after fleeing to Bucharest, came up with a plan: to create their own school. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has the story from Bucharest.
This story originally aired on May 10, 2023.
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