The co-founder of a non-profit that sells artwork submitted by Ukrainian children from bomb shelters and refugee camps said the project is helping “to change this world for the better”. Aliaksandra Lamachenka, who is originally from Belarus but moved to west London in 2018, is one of three minds behind Leleka, an organisation that allows Ukrainian children to safely sell their artwork to people across the globe.
The platform is currently supporting a community of around 2,500 children, most of whom remain in Ukraine and have sent in more than 10,000 drawings. “These are paintings that you would expect to see in MoMA, or in the Tate Modern – they are so creative,” Ms Lamachenka, 30, told the PA news agency.
“There are so many kids that are so talented. And oh my god, they are so young, but this is something that can definitely help us to change this world for the better.”
