Author:
Yuliia Didenko
From June till the end of July, passengers on long-distance trains will see 400 new Voices of Children posters in train carriages. There, the Foundation’s psychologists Anna and Yana, together with their sons, demonstratesimple exercises that can help children and adults regain a sense of calm. The idea is to make emotional regulation and self-care skills a natural part of Ukrainian families’ everyday lives. Our goal is for as many people as possible to learn them.
Video demonstrations of self-regulation techniques were created as part of the Foundation’s “Kid Superheroes 2” social campaign. Instructions for the exercises are available on the Foundation’s YouTube channel, and the videos were previously shown on screens aboard Intercity+ high-speed trains. The series features six new exercises. Each is designed to quickly engage a child’s attention and reduce their inner tension. They can be used inany situation when a child needs help easing anxiety.
Ukrzaliznytsia workers were among the first to witness how many children had to be evacuated to safer regions. Because of air raid alerts, trains are more often forced to stop, with passengers having to interrupt their journeys and leave the carriages. Travel becomes more stressful for both children and adults. That is why simple calming exercises can be particularly useful on a train, when there is no psychologist nearby and no familiar safe space.
Ukrzaliznytsia workers were among the first to witness how many children had to be evacuated to safer regions. Because of air raid alerts, trains are more often forced to stop, with passengers having to interrupt their journeys and leave the carriages. Travel becomes more stressful for both children and adults. That is why simple calming exercises can be particularly useful on a train, when there is no psychologist nearby and no familiar safe space.
Trains carrying our posters travel to Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Uzhhorod, Chernivtsi, Sumy, Poltava, Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kovel, Khmelnytskyi, as well as Zhmerynka and Shevchenkove. Over the course of two months, the materials will be seen by around 720,000 people. Children also travel to the Foundation’s summer camps with Ukrzaliznytsia. Groups from different cities come together on the same trains, and this season,conductors have even been talking about entire “children’s carriages.” The journey to camp itself becomes part of the adventure.
Our partnership with the railway company has been going strong for several years. In March and April 2026, around 200 children from vulnerable groups supported by the Foundation’s Kyiv center visited the Children’s Railway. They explored the museum, and some even got to ride on a rail trolley.
Our partnership with the railway company has been going strong for several years. In March and April 2026, around 200 children from vulnerable groups supported by the Foundation’s Kyiv center visited the Children’s Railway. They explored the museum, and some even got to ride on a rail trolley.
Ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, dozens of companies, organizations, and Ukrainians across the country printed posters featuring children’s quotes about the war, hope, and dignity, took photos with them, and shared them on social media using the hashtag #ГолосиДітей (Voices of Children). Vasyl Babchuk, a Ukrzaliznytsia train driver, joined the flash mob with a video of his own.
Over the years of our cooperation, we’ve accomplished a great deal together and created many shared initiatives — all united by the same goal: supporting children living through the war. Back in 2023, together with Ukrzaliznytsia, we opened the “War Through the Voices of Children” exhibition at Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Railway Station. It was part of the Foundation’s “Can You Hear?” campaign, which encourages adults to listen when children talk about the war and give them space to express themselves.
Over the years of our cooperation, we’ve accomplished a great deal together and created many shared initiatives — all united by the same goal: supporting children living through the war. Back in 2023, together with Ukrzaliznytsia, we opened the “War Through the Voices of Children” exhibition at Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Railway Station. It was part of the Foundation’s “Can You Hear?” campaign, which encourages adults to listen when children talk about the war and give them space to express themselves.
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