Hanna arrived from Ukraine because of the war with no English skills, finished a TAFE course and found a job

Hanna fled the war in Ukraine in 2022, leaving behind her teaching career, community, and life as she knew it. She arrived in Australia with no English language skills and her educational qualifications were no longer recognised. Through TAFE NSW she's now been able to learn English and gain the skills needed to study and work here. She's recently graduated from a Cert III in Early Childhood Education & Care and is now working at a local preschool.

Hanna Babycheva and her daughter. Source: Supplied

Hanna Babycheva Source: Supplied