Author:
Anastasia Poleshko
Thirty-eight children from the deoccupied Chernihiv region received school kits, and four families with children with disabilities received humanitarian aid with the support of the Ukrainian pop group KAZKA.
Children's stories
Fourteen-year-old Anya and seven-year-old Ivan are from a large family that was unable to evacuate from Chernihiv during the height of active hostilities. They were under siege for nearly two months. The city suffered from shelling and airstrikes that did not subside day and night.
Once the children even witnessed a plane crash on a neighboring street, which significantly affected their psycho-emotional state. The family was left without communication, electricity, water, gas, and access to medicine.
Now, due to new rocket attacks, the family is once again living in constant fear of a possible attack and occupation. The children are studying online and undergoing rehabilitation with the Foundation’s psychologists.
Once the children even witnessed a plane crash on a neighboring street, which significantly affected their psycho-emotional state. The family was left without communication, electricity, water, gas, and access to medicine.
Now, due to new rocket attacks, the family is once again living in constant fear of a possible attack and occupation. The children are studying online and undergoing rehabilitation with the Foundation’s psychologists.
The father of a ten-year-old Olena [name changed for safety] is a military man. He has been in enemy captivity since the beginning of the invasion. To cope with what she has experienced, the girl attended our summer camp and participated in creative activities and psychological support groups organized at our center. The girl’s mother also received help from psychologists. Olena’s school operates in a mixed format, so the girl studies mostly remotely.
Ania, Ivan, and Olena received school kits from the Foundation. Each one contains a power bank, a desk lamp, and headphones. In total, 38 children aged 6 to 18 were provided with such support. The purchased equipment will help them better concentrate on their studies.
Ania, Ivan, and Olena received school kits from the Foundation. Each one contains a power bank, a desk lamp, and headphones. In total, 38 children aged 6 to 18 were provided with such support. The purchased equipment will help them better concentrate on their studies.
Several more families from different parts of Ukraine received assistance on individual requests. All of them relate to the children's needs. Among the purchased items are educational games and other auxiliary materials for classes for Sofia [name changed for safety] from the Dnipro region, a girl with disabilities. Her family once had the status of a large family but lost it after the eldest daughter entered the service within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
The father is the only breadwinner in the family, so the mother takes full care of Sofia. The girl needed corrective materials to improve general motor skills, cognitive functions, and develop writing and drawing skills. This is the action plan recommended by rehabilitation specialists and psychologists who work with her. Now, with the support of benefactors, she has everything she needs for full-fledged classes and training.
The father is the only breadwinner in the family, so the mother takes full care of Sofia. The girl needed corrective materials to improve general motor skills, cognitive functions, and develop writing and drawing skills. This is the action plan recommended by rehabilitation specialists and psychologists who work with her. Now, with the support of benefactors, she has everything she needs for full-fledged classes and training.
We understand the importance of creating a favorable learning environment at home, so we provide children with modern equipment, including headphones, desk lamps, power banks, specialized educational materials, and rehabilitation tools for children with disabilities and autism spectrum disorders
These are just some of the children's stories. All this was made possible thanks to the Ukrainian pop band KAZKA, which supported us with a donation and transferred 150 thousand hryvnias to help children.
On the eve of the Christmas holidays of 2022, our team presented a charity album “Holidays”, which collected the best songs in a new sound over the five years of the band’s existence. Together with the album, we launched a fundraiser to support children who survived the occupation and ended up in a combat zone, and added funds to it from monetizing the album. This way, we would like to remind everyone that even in such a difficult time, we, adults, must do miracles for children, because war is a huge psychological trauma for them.
We are all now actively collecting and donating to our army, and this is extremely important, but we must not forget that children also need our attention and help. It is within our power to give them a chance for a healthy, happy future!
We are all now actively collecting and donating to our army, and this is extremely important, but we must not forget that children also need our attention and help. It is within our power to give them a chance for a healthy, happy future!
Currently, there are eleven Voices of Children centers and two mobile teams operating across Ukraine. Contacts can be found here. There is also an online psychological support line at: 0 800 210 106 (calls are accepted from 09:00 to 20:00).
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