A young Irish girl has taken it upon herself to help fellow children in Ukraine by making and selling her own Christmas cards.
Carlotta Belton, 7, from Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, has sold 360 cards so far and helped to raised almost €250 for Unicef Ireland's appeal for children in Ukraine.
Carlotta's beautiful cards, adorned with a snowman wearing a yellow and blue hat symbolising the Ukrainian colours, have struck a chord with people sending festive greetings to loved ones around the world.
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The Dublin youngster took an interest in the Ukrainian story back in February when he classmate and friend Emil was unable to return to Ireland after visiting his family in Kharkiv.
After the outbreak of war in the country, in which Kharkiv was heavily attacked by Russian forces, Emil was able to return to Ireland and the classroom with Carlotta.
Carlotta's dad, who is a journalist, has also worked in Ukraine.
The back of each card has a lovely message from Carlotta: "I'm Carlotta, and I'm seven years old and from Dublin. I designed this card for you to raise money for Unicef, because I want to help children in Ukraine."
The front features her pastel drawing of a snowman in a forest of Christmas trees while the inside reads, in Irish; "Happy Christmas and peace on earth (Nollaig shona duit agus síocháin ar domhan)."
Unicef Ireland tweeted to Carlotta: "Thank you so much for support! What a fantastic & creative way to help raise money for children."
As well as selling cards in Ireland and the UK, she has sold her cards to customers as far away as California and Indiana in the US.
She posted each with a handwritten letter saying, "Thank you for buying my cards. Love, Carlotta."
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