Malaysian who helped displaced Ukrainians in Poland came away a changed man

Chan (extreme right) with fellow Caritas volunteers in the Caritas room at the Przemysl train station in March. Photos: Chan Mun Leong

For days, Chan Mun Leong had watched devastating footage of the invasion of Ukraine on his television screen. Seeing war survivors having to abandon their homes and flee for their lives struck a deep sympathetic chord within him.

And he was sick and tired of sitting at home doing nothing. There had to be something more he could do to make a direct, tangible difference, besides donating money.