World2 min(s) read
Published 17:16 10 Mar 2022 GMT
Volunteers at a refugee camp have put a smile on a little girl's face, TODAY has reported.
In a video posted to Facebook, workers at the Romanian refugee camp can be seen throwing a surprise birthday party to help a young Ukrainian girl, named Arina, turn seven years old.
The clip was posted to the Facebook page of ISU Suceava - a local "emergency situations" service - and shows volunteers gathered outside a blue tent.
As they sing 'Happy Birthday', the birthday girl emerges from the tent and grins around at everyone as a pink party hat is placed on her head.
Arina continues to giggle and beam as a volunteer scoops her up and carries her over to a birthday cake, where she blows out a candle in the shape of a '7'.
According to the video's caption, the sweet celebration was organized after a psychologist at the camp learned about Arina's upcoming birthday from her mother.
In a translation by Today, the caption explained how "everyone in the camp mobilized, including the local authorities, and together organized a special moment for the little birthday girl."
Colleagues brought cake, balloons, and presents to make it a moment to remember for Arina, whose mother was overcome with emotion at the gesture.
"At least for a few moments, Arina was happy to be the center of attention. We hope that among her memories of this complicated period, she will receive this moment when she was smiling, and we, in our souls," read the caption.
Many people took to the comments section to wish Arina a happy birthday. Meanwhile, ISU Suceava took the opportunity to congratulate the psychologists working at the camp, writing: "the work of the volunteer psychologists of ISU Suceava, in the Mobile Camp at the Siret City Stadium, is an essential one."
The U.N. Refugee Agency reports that over 2 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia launched a military invasion on February 24. As of March 8, an estimated 85,000 have sought safety in neighboring country Romania.
If you would like to know how you can support the Ukrainian people at this time, click HERE to find a list of organizations and groups dedicated to helping those affected by this crisis.
