Results of the "Christmas with ‘Voices of Children’" campaign: 5,461 presents and psychological support funds for over a thousand children

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The Foundation's team

Charitable Foundation “Voices of Children” prepared and delivered 5,461 presents to children during the Christmas campaign in December 2023. The fundraising campaign "1000 Smiles" raised funds for psychological and psychosocial support of more than a thousand children in the Foundation's branches.

Among the presents donated:

3,500 sets of sweets for children from Toretsk and Avdiivka communities in Kyiv, Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy and other cities;
1,650 anti-stress kits for children receiving care at the Foundation's centers;
267 fulfilled "Christmas dreams" (individual presents) for children of military personnel, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and children who lost their parents due to the russian war in Ukraine.
44 "warmth packs" for children from the frontline areas through boxes placed in “Retroville” and “River Mall” shopping centers.

In addition to the Foundation team, private benefactors and Ukrainian companies prepared and sent individual presents. Among them were employees of Kernel, Crayon, Arzinger, East Loud Group, Varna Festival, Hromadske, KREDENS CAFE, Uvoteam, as well as employees of the National Bank of Ukraine and Ukrainian singer SWOIIA. The Walking Life company and Volodymyr Hahonin contributed to the purchase of the sets of sweets.

1000 Smiles

As part of its Christmas activities, "Voices of Children" also held a fundraising campaign called "1000 Smiles". Thanks to caring people from all over the world, we raised $67,778, exceeding our goal by one and a half times. All donations received by December 31, 2023 will be used to provide psychological and psychosocial support to more than a thousand children at the beginning of 2024.

The raised funds will be used for the following activities

Kyiv branch of the Foundation — for three months;
Ternopil branch of the Foundation — for three months;
Online psychological support line — for two months.

Parents' feedback:

We heartily thank the organization for the presents. Peaceful sky to all! We will definitely win!

Ivan is extremely happy with the present. He is so very grateful for it!

I am sincerely grateful to you for supporting and caring for our children! I have not seen so much joy in children's eyes for a long time!

There are currently 16 “Voices of Children” branches in Ukraine, where families can receive free individual or group consultations with a psychologist. The Foundation also runs the online support line.

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