There was a gap and we bridged it.”ĭaley and two of her friends, Korrine Sky and Tokunbo Koiki, created the Black in Ukraine group chat on the popular messaging app, Telegram. There was a need to support Black people because they weren’t getting the support or access.
“There was a tremendous amount of people offering help and support, but I feel like it was limited to Ukrainian nationals alone.
There was no one offering their homes to Black people, no one offering to pick up the Black individuals,” African student Patricia Daley told NBC News. “There was a gap in the access Black people and brown people were getting. Worried students and others have created WhatsApp and Telegram messaging groups for Africans, Brazilians and other populations with large numbers trying to leave. For African, Asian and Latin American students, the experience of being denied refuge at the border and lacklustre responses from embassies spurred them to help others caught in a similar situation. In just two weeks, Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the displacement of two million people, with many finding safe passage to neighbouring countries like Poland and Hungary. Dismayed by the shocking racism and discrimination heaped upon them while fleeing to safety, international students escaping the Russia-Ukraine conflict have turned to each other to coordinate their own rescue - via Telegram and Whatsapp groups.
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