Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Ukraine wood-burning stove

Safe Passage 4 All staff have contracted to have a stove (which we funded) installed it in the Ukraine region of Kherson:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=CGVRMVP2EH68Y

Full details:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/jE7DObCN9c

I requested SP4All staff recommend a plaque message, and they suggested a quote by Taras Shevchenko, one of the most famous Ukrainian authors.

Medium-sized wood-burning metal stove with plaque, in a warehouse next to others.


I suggested a humanist adaptation, but am OK with staff leaving the quote as-is.

The plaque reads:

Ukrainian alphabet:
#39 "Борітеся - поборете! Вам Бог помагає! За вас правда, за вас слава і воля святая!"

Romanized Ukrainian:
#39 "Boritesya - poborete! Vam Boh pomahaye! Za vas pravda, za vas slava i volya svyataya!"

Translation to English, via Google Translate:

#39 "Fight - you will win! God helps you! For you is truth, for you is glory and holy will!"

Original passage (translated to English):

Keep fighting-you are sure to win!
God helps you in your fight!
For fame and freedom march with you
And right is on your side!

Photos of several stoves after delivery:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/6JS9qYwEdO

No comments:

Post a Comment