Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:32:20 +0200https://english.radio.cz/how-czech-woman-helping-ukrainian-refugees-prague-get-britain-8757912© 2026 Radio Prague International Prague’s capacities for taking in refugees filled quickly following the Russian attack on Ukraine, and in mid-June, the capital’s centre for Ukrainian refugees closed down. Although it re-opened in July, the capacity problems have not gone away. Neela Winkelmann, a Czech woman living in Prague, decided to do something about it, so in cooperation with the city authorities, she set up The British Homes for Ukrainian Refugees Agency. The agency helps those fleeing the war get to the UK by matching Ukrainian refugees in Prague with British hosts via the UK government’s visa program Homes for Ukraine. The sponsorship scheme offers a visa for 3 years including a work permit, healthcare, social support, free access to education for children, and a welcome payment of GBP 200 upon arrival. I spoke to Neela recently, and asked her what the catalyst was for her idea. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/ccd19b008d20a9951cbeacda1f99cff1.jpg?timestamp=1659700024 https://english.radio.cz/how-czech-woman-helping-ukrainian-refugees-prague-get-britain-8757912 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9