A global volunteer effort is in force at the Polish-Ukrainian border

The mass displacement of Ukrainians from their homes has inspired people around the world to give their money and their time to help

When Ana Kompaniya arrived in the small Polish border town of Medyka last week, she was greeted by an Italian man playing the piano for newly arrived refugees.

When Ana Kompaniya arrived in the small Polish border town of Medyka last week, she was greeted by an Italian man playing the piano for newly arrived refugees from Ukraine.  

The sound of the music was a relief. It had taken Kompaniya, as well as her two children, two grandmothers, and sister, five days to reach the safety of Poland, where a local family offered her family accommodation.