Ukraine six months on: a followup event with Tim Cross

Ukraine six months on: a followup event with Tim Cross

This blog post was written by Megan Henderson, our Communications & Events Manager.

Earlier this year, Retired Major General Tim Cross CBE joined us for lunch to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the knock on effects it would have globally. Many of you found it fascinating and helpful; the only negative feedback we had was that a half-hour with Tim wasn't enough. Fortunately, Tim agreed to a followup event!

Six months since the first event, impacts of the war on Five Talents' partners and Savings Groups members are severe. For example, our partners in DR Congo tell us 1 litre of fuel now costs 6-7,000 UGX where before it was 3,500 UGX, and in western Kenya, the price of maize has gone from under 4,000 KES per 90kg in January to almost 7,000 KES in July.

We spent 45 minutes with Tim on 28 September 2022 discussing the situation in Ukraine and his view on what to expect next. You can view the event in the video below.