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The Foundation's team
For nearly ten years, we have stood by children growing up in the shadow of war. And 2024 became another important stage—challenging, yet extremely fruitful. Over the year, the Foundation provided assistance to more than 54,000 children and parents across Ukraine: psychological support, humanitarian aid, camps for emotional recovery, rehabilitation for children with disabilities, and support for families of military personnel and the missing.
This is a record figure—over 13,000 more people than last year.
This is a record figure—over 13,000 more people than last year.
We became closer to children in combat zones, launched new initiatives for mothers and teenagers, started the work of a mobile team in the Sumy region, and registered branches abroad. We also created spaces where childhood can be just a little more peaceful—despite the war.
Childhood doesn’t wait for the war to end. We don’t have any other time to be with a child—only now,
This year, Voices of Children provided psychological and psychosocial support to 10,154 children and 4,029 adults. The team of psychologists conducted over 12,000 individual consultations, 2,521 group psychological sessions, and 5,559 psychosocial sessions. Online support was provided to another 1,218 children and adults through 3,711 sessions.
Thirteen-year-old Artur from Zaporizhzhia learned how to cope with panic attacks after shelling with the help of a psychologist.
Now that Artur and I have been through this difficult chapter, I can tell other moms: don’t turn away from help. My son can keep a clear head in any situation, thanks to Anna. And now I know—he’ll be okay,
We expanded our network to 11 centers across nine regions and launched two mobile teams. In particular, children and families in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Sumy, Chernivtsi, Lviv, and Kyiv received support.
More than 733 families received humanitarian aid, including equipment, essentials, food and hygiene kits. We also prepared holiday gifts for 3,478 children.
In addition, The foundation helped local communities to equip facilities and spaces to reach more children and create safe conditions for their development, education and socialization. Thus, 31 institutions and 8 communities received humanitarian aid. The program reached 12,538 children, 850 adults and 4,493 families.
In 2024, the Foundation also strengthened support for children with disabilities: 119 children completed our rehabilitation programs, and we additionally covered the cost of 136 more.
Mothers were also a focus of support: 28 women raising children with autism took part in the group support program Motherhood with the Letter A.
In addition, The foundation helped local communities to equip facilities and spaces to reach more children and create safe conditions for their development, education and socialization. Thus, 31 institutions and 8 communities received humanitarian aid. The program reached 12,538 children, 850 adults and 4,493 families.
In 2024, the Foundation also strengthened support for children with disabilities: 119 children completed our rehabilitation programs, and we additionally covered the cost of 136 more.
Mothers were also a focus of support: 28 women raising children with autism took part in the group support program Motherhood with the Letter A.
We met—and we started to cry. It was like each of us was looking in a mirror. Now we have not only our children but each other’s support,
Another major area was three sessions of the CAMP+ rehabilitation program for families of Ukraine’s defenders, prisoners of war, and the missing. Eighty-five children and 61 adults came to a healing space where they were helped to overcome pain and find support.
More than 1,000 children spent their summer in a safe environment at camps and intensives. We held 17 off-site camps and 30 intensives in different regions. These included nature walks, creative workshops, and therapeutic work.
At the Sunflower World Camp in Croatia, children combined recreation with learning English. At the Voices Camp, supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in the Zakarpattia region, they developed music and theater skills. At the Lord of the Elements camp in the Lviv region, they explored the symbolism of natural elements through games and educational activities.
These programs not only supported recovery from traumatic experiences but also strengthened social skills, creativity, and self-confidence.
More than 1,000 children spent their summer in a safe environment at camps and intensives. We held 17 off-site camps and 30 intensives in different regions. These included nature walks, creative workshops, and therapeutic work.
At the Sunflower World Camp in Croatia, children combined recreation with learning English. At the Voices Camp, supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in the Zakarpattia region, they developed music and theater skills. At the Lord of the Elements camp in the Lviv region, they explored the symbolism of natural elements through games and educational activities.
These programs not only supported recovery from traumatic experiences but also strengthened social skills, creativity, and self-confidence.
Creativity became the voice of children. During storytelling and writing art labs, they created their own films, stories, and poetic texts. The short film Generation, created by participants of the Storytelling with Elements of Art Therapy course, was later screened at the Zhovten cinema.
Now I feel alive. I’m slowly recovering. I’m starting to realize that things aren’t all bad. And that I can handle everything—if I ask for help in time. I’ve come to understand: strength isn’t pretending you can handle it all alone—strength is having the courage to say you’re weak. Once, I lost myself. And now I’ve found myself again,
We trained 1,823 specialists at 69 events—teachers, psychologists, social workers, police officers, and journalists. We introduced training on ethical interviewing of children, child rights protection, and crisis support. Because children need not only attention but also a qualified, sensitive presence.
In 2024, the Voices of Children team actively represented Ukraine on key international platforms. We spoke in Strasbourg, Montreal, Geneva, Warsaw, and South Africa, strengthening advocacy for the rights of children who were deported or affected by the war.
In particular, Olena Rozvadovska gave a speech at a meeting of Ukraine’s partner countries at the UN, and our Foundation initiated a separate event as part of the OSCE Warsaw Conference.
In 2024, the Voices of Children team actively represented Ukraine on key international platforms. We spoke in Strasbourg, Montreal, Geneva, Warsaw, and South Africa, strengthening advocacy for the rights of children who were deported or affected by the war.
In particular, Olena Rozvadovska gave a speech at a meeting of Ukraine’s partner countries at the UN, and our Foundation initiated a separate event as part of the OSCE Warsaw Conference.
This year, we established branches in Germany and the USA, unveiled the architectural plan for the Childhood Center. In October 2024, the sale of the book Through the Eyes of Children began in the U.S. The rights to the book were acquired by one of the world’s leading publishers—HarperCollins Publishers.
And most importantly—we didn’t lose the voices of children: they became even louder. Because the future of Ukraine begins with every child who is heard.
See other achievements of the Foundation in the 2024 report.
And most importantly—we didn’t lose the voices of children: they became even louder. Because the future of Ukraine begins with every child who is heard.
See other achievements of the Foundation in the 2024 report.
54,000 children and parents received assistance from the foundation:
- 10,154 children received psychological and psychosocial support.
- 4,029 adults received psychological and psychosocial support.
- 3,711 psychological sessions were conducted by the online support team with children and parents.
- 119 children with disabilities received rehabilitation support.
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