On February 24, the Truskavets-Skhidnytsia branch of the “Voices of Children” foundation celebrates its second anniversary. During this time, the team helped more than 1,400 children and 450 adults.
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To commemorate the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion, The “Voices of Children” Foundation launched the “Two Childhoods” project.
Events “Echoes of a Tragedy: Testimonies about Russia’s War in Ukraine” are ongoing in Great Britain. On 20th February, Veronika Sheldagaieva delivered a speech during a closed-door roundtable discussion in the British Parliament.
My name is Veronika, and I am 16 years old. I am from Kherson, a city in Ukraine that was militarily occupied by the russians in March 2022. I lived under the military occupation for 7 months
In the morning, friends from Mariupol came to pick us up. They offered to take us to the city. It seemed like a good idea at the time. And we went to Mariupol
Olena Rozvadovska, who co-founded Charitable Foundation “Voices of Children” joined the Ukrainian delegation at the “russia’s War on Children” conference in Riga, Latvia. The conference ran from 31st January to 1st February, 2024. The key focus of the conference was on forcible deportation of Ukrainian children to the russian federation. Discussions centred on finding ways.
In January, a team of the Kharkiv branch made its first visit to the Pisochyn community, as we have requests from children and parents for psychological support
The band raised 4050 USD during three Christmas concerts and transferred them to the Voices of Children foundation
До різдвяно-новорічних свят діти із різних регіонів України отримали від фонду «Голоси дітей» пакунки із солодощами й іграшками. 3500 подарунків команда фонду вручила дітям-ВПО з Торецької, Авдіївської, Рубіжненської та інших громад. Також близько 2000 пакунків отримали діти з деокупованого Херсона та діти військовослужбовців. 44 подарунки фонд «Голоси дітей» зібрав спільно з мешканцями та гостями Києва.
In addition to the Foundation team, private benefactors and Ukrainian companies prepared and sent individual presents
How not to lose faith in the people and in Ukraine? The preservation of Ukrainian identity under temporary occupation was addressed during the discussion at the National Conference regarding Temporarily Occupied Territories. Co-founder of the Charitable Foundation “Voices of Children”, as a participant in the discussion, shared two childhood stories from the occupation and emphasized.
All proceeds from plays of the song “L’enigma — Загадка” will be donated to the “Voices of Children” foundation
“You are amazing people!” seven-year-old Diana told our team from the Ternopil branch. The girl is from Nikopol. It was difficult for her to adapt to a new place after moving, so she and her mother attended individual consultations at our center. Working with the Foundation’s psychologists helped the girl to cope with the difficulties..