Tetiana Barantsova
Tetiana Barantsova (Ukrainian: Тетяна Баранцова; born 1973 or 1974) is a Ukrainian disability rights activist and the founder of Ami-Skhid organisation. She was the 2020 European winner of the Nansen Refugee Award.
Early life and education
Barantsova was born in 1973 or 1974 in Luhansk.[1] She broke her spine at the age of ten years while doing school gymnastics.[1]
Adult life
Barantsova is a disability rights activist and in 2002 she set up Ami-Skhid non-governmental organisation that helps Ukrainian women, families, and youth with disabilities.[1][2] The organisation undertakes advocacy and provides counselling and support services to people with disabilities.[1]
In 2014, Barantsova, her husband, and her son were displaced by the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1] Once she reached safety, she set up a phone line to provide advice to people with disabilities who were trapped in the conflict zone, and provided advice, cash, and both legal and psychological support to 5,000 people.[1] Barantsova also set up an online school for internally displaced children, providing education to 1,000 pupils.[1]
in 2020, she was the European winner of the Nansen Refugee Award.[1][3]
As of 2022, she was an advisor to the government of Ukraine.[4]
Personal life
Barantsova was aged 46 in September 2020.[1]
References
- "Activist champions rights of people with disabilities in Ukraine". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- Agudo, Alejandra (2020-09-30). ""En los momentos tristes pienso que, sin nuestro trabajo, muchas de las niñas estarían muertas"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- "Tetiana Barantsova". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- Stewart, Ashleigh (7 March 2022). "Escape from Ukraine: 4-time Paralympian's 1,000-kilometre journey with disabled son - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-08-19.