Team
The Voices of Children Foundation team is over 200 professionals: psychologists, case managers, speech therapists, lawyers, and administrative staff. Every day, each of them does their part in one shared endeavor—so that no child has to face war alone.
Management Board
Heads of departments
Experts
Olena Rozvadovska
Co-founder of the Foundation, Chair of the Board
I remember how shocked I was to realize that I had never heard anything about my rights as a child, that I did not know that as a child I had the right to be respected and to be protected. Because of my personal experience, it is easy for me to understand children who are unheard and offended.
Olena Rozvadovska
Co-founder of the Foundation, Chair of the Board
I remember how shocked I was to realize that I had never heard anything about my rights as a child, that I did not know that as a child I had the right to be respected and to be protected. Because of my personal experience, it is easy for me to understand children who are unheard and offended.
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Azad Safarov
Co-founder of the Foundation
Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a director and making films. As it turned out, when I started making films, I also went back to my childhood. Because we mainly make films about children living on the front lines. At some point, I realized that just filming and showing problems is not enough. We have to make real changes.
Azad Safarov
Co-founder of the Foundation
Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a director and making films. As it turned out, when I started making films, I also went back to my childhood. Because we mainly make films about children living on the front lines. At some point, I realized that just filming and showing problems is not enough. We have to make real changes.
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Valentyna Ruzhylova
Head of the Financial and Administrative Department
I had read a lot of information about the founder of the foundation, Olena Rozvadovska, so I had a strong desire to become a member of this team. I am very concerned about the future of Ukrainian children as I am raising my daughter. In my free time, I like to travel, read books and spend time with friends.
Valentyna Ruzhylova
Head of the Financial and Administrative Department
I had read a lot of information about the founder of the foundation, Olena Rozvadovska, so I had a strong desire to become a member of this team. I am very concerned about the future of Ukrainian children as I am raising my daughter. In my free time, I like to travel, read books and spend time with friends.
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Andrii Chernousov
Lawyer
I have been involved in child rights advocacy since 2012 — it is a systematic work of monitoring and advocating for children's rights in Ukraine, especially for children under state care. With the onset of the war, I was invited to join the “Voices of Children” team, and I didn't hesitate for a second because it's a logical continuation of my work. Additionally, the Foundation provides an opportunity to collect, analyze, and systematize data on child rights violations during the war, which will ultimately help bring the perpetrators to justice.
Andrii Chernousov
Lawyer
I have been involved in child rights advocacy since 2012 — it is a systematic work of monitoring and advocating for children's rights in Ukraine, especially for children under state care. With the onset of the war, I was invited to join the “Voices of Children” team, and I didn't hesitate for a second because it's a logical continuation of my work. Additionally, the Foundation provides an opportunity to collect, analyze, and systematize data on child rights violations during the war, which will ultimately help bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Nataliia Sosnovenko
Psychologist and the head of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology at the Foundation
She works with children and parents affected by war, providing psychological support to children returned from illegal deportation to Russia. Nataliia develops psychological training events and programs for children, their parents, and psychologists. She also represents the foundation at national and international events.
Nataliia Sosnovenko
Psychologist and the head of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology at the Foundation
She works with children and parents affected by war, providing psychological support to children returned from illegal deportation to Russia. Nataliia develops psychological training events and programs for children, their parents, and psychologists. She also represents the foundation at national and international events.
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Olha Vovk
Team Lead of the Design Department
I grew up in a military family, and it's probably surprising that I chose a creative path in life. Kindergarten children, classmates - almost all were children of the military. We often played "war", mercilessly shot at each other from different sides of kindergarten pavilions, and the wounded were taken to the "hospital" -sand, and had first-class sticks. I was lucky to grow up in a relatively peaceful time. But the thought that there were children in my country for whom my childhood fears had become a reality was unsettling.
Olha Vovk
Team Lead of the Design Department
I grew up in a military family, and it's probably surprising that I chose a creative path in life. Kindergarten children, classmates - almost all were children of the military. We often played "war", mercilessly shot at each other from different sides of kindergarten pavilions, and the wounded were taken to the "hospital" -sand, and had first-class sticks. I was lucky to grow up in a relatively peaceful time. But the thought that there were children in my country for whom my childhood fears had become a reality was unsettling.
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Alla Shyrshyna
Manager for the development of psychosocial support for military families
I joined the foundation in 2021. Before that, I gained experience working with children in a frontline town in Donetsk Oblast. It was there that I met children who were living through the war alone alongside adults. Their stories are still in my heart. One of these children even became my sister. At that time, I was able to help only a few individuals. Now, thanks to the foundation, the number of children whose lives I am involved in improving is much greater. But I know their stories and see their photos. They are not statistics to me. I currently work with military families. I am now one of them myself. My work here is to serve people during difficult times in their lives and contribute to my country's victory.
Alla Shyrshyna
Manager for the development of psychosocial support for military families
I joined the foundation in 2021. Before that, I gained experience working with children in a frontline town in Donetsk Oblast. It was there that I met children who were living through the war alone alongside adults. Their stories are still in my heart. One of these children even became my sister. At that time, I was able to help only a few individuals. Now, thanks to the foundation, the number of children whose lives I am involved in improving is much greater. But I know their stories and see their photos. They are not statistics to me. I currently work with military families. I am now one of them myself. My work here is to serve people during difficult times in their lives and contribute to my country's victory.
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Alla Shyrshyna
Manager for the development of psychosocial support for military families
Alla Shyrshyna
Manager for the development of psychosocial support for military families
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Olena Lisova
Head of Online Support
Olena Lisova
Head of Online Support
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Nataliia Sosnovenko
Head of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology at the Foundation
Nataliia Sosnovenko
Head of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology at the Foundation
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Yuliia Sich
Case Management Coordinator
Yuliia Sich
Case Management Coordinator
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Anna Sokolova
Head of Procurement
Anna Sokolova
Head of Procurement
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Khrystyna Oliinyk
Grants & Programme Advisor
Khrystyna Oliinyk
Grants & Programme Advisor
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Nataliia Heredchuck
Head of Transport
Nataliia Heredchuck
Head of Transport
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Nataliia Tserklevych
Head of Grant Partnerships and Capacity Development
Nataliia Tserklevych
Head of Grant Partnerships and Capacity Development
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Mariia Skovron
Speech Therapy Coordinator
Mariia Skovron
Speech Therapy Coordinator
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Daryna Lepska
Regional Teams Support Manager
Daryna Lepska
Regional Teams Support Manager
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Valentyna Ruzhylova
Head of the Financial and Administrative Department
I had read a lot of information about the founder of the foundation, Olena Rozvadovska, so I had a strong desire to become a member of this team. I am very concerned about the future of Ukrainian children as I am raising my daughter. In my free time, I like to travel, read books and spend time with friends.
Valentyna Ruzhylova
Head of the Financial and Administrative Department
I had read a lot of information about the founder of the foundation, Olena Rozvadovska, so I had a strong desire to become a member of this team. I am very concerned about the future of Ukrainian children as I am raising my daughter. In my free time, I like to travel, read books and spend time with friends.
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Dmytro Romashko
Head of Communications and Fundraising Department
I believe that every endeavor we undertake leads to something greater. Along my journey, I've encountered many serendipitous moments and turns for which I'm grateful. Therefore, I sought a place where I could channel this gratitude, experience, and strength to help others. "Voices of Children" became the new turn for me - from discussing "A House Made of Splinters" with friends to the welcoming smiles of the people who created it. So, we work to ensure that in 30 years, there will be stories to tell about these times with pride.
Dmytro Romashko
Head of Communications and Fundraising Department
I believe that every endeavor we undertake leads to something greater. Along my journey, I've encountered many serendipitous moments and turns for which I'm grateful. Therefore, I sought a place where I could channel this gratitude, experience, and strength to help others. "Voices of Children" became the new turn for me - from discussing "A House Made of Splinters" with friends to the welcoming smiles of the people who created it. So, we work to ensure that in 30 years, there will be stories to tell about these times with pride.
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Olha Vovk
Team Lead of the Design Department
I grew up in a military family, and it's probably surprising that I chose a creative path in life. Kindergarten children, classmates - almost all were children of the military. We often played "war", mercilessly shot at each other from different sides of kindergarten pavilions, and the wounded were taken to the "hospital" -sand, and had first-class sticks. I was lucky to grow up in a relatively peaceful time. But the thought that there were children in my country for whom my childhood fears had become a reality was unsettling.
Olha Vovk
Team Lead of the Design Department
I grew up in a military family, and it's probably surprising that I chose a creative path in life. Kindergarten children, classmates - almost all were children of the military. We often played "war", mercilessly shot at each other from different sides of kindergarten pavilions, and the wounded were taken to the "hospital" -sand, and had first-class sticks. I was lucky to grow up in a relatively peaceful time. But the thought that there were children in my country for whom my childhood fears had become a reality was unsettling.
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Olha Yerokhina
Team Lead of Media Communications
I came to charity at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. But children have always been with me—since childhood in my grandmother's yard, at my own English courses for schoolchildren, and in many other moments of my life. Perhaps I have been going to this job all my life—not just to talk about children, but to talk for them. Today, I am in the Voices of Children team to save the childhood of those who are forced to live through the war instead of school days and summer vacations.
Olha Yerokhina
Team Lead of Media Communications
I came to charity at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. But children have always been with me—since childhood in my grandmother's yard, at my own English courses for schoolchildren, and in many other moments of my life. Perhaps I have been going to this job all my life—not just to talk about children, but to talk for them. Today, I am in the Voices of Children team to save the childhood of those who are forced to live through the war instead of school days and summer vacations.
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Olha Rusina
Team Lead of Arts Advocacy, Teen ArtLabs Curator
I first learned about the foundation in 2021 while traveling to eastern Ukraine as a journalist. That same year, together with The Old Lion Publishing House, we decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from my book Apricots Bloom at Night to support the foundation’s work. I initially joined the foundation as a mentor for one of its first art courses — a creative writing program. It was an incredibly rewarding experience, and it felt both natural and inevitable for me to later become fully involved in developing this direction. In my work, I value the opportunity to scale and grow meaningful initiatives, to have space for experimentation, and at the same time to maintain direct contact with participants in our programs — to hear their perspectives and to create something together.
Olha Rusina
Team Lead of Arts Advocacy, Teen ArtLabs Curator
I first learned about the foundation in 2021 while traveling to eastern Ukraine as a journalist. That same year, together with The Old Lion Publishing House, we decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from my book Apricots Bloom at Night to support the foundation’s work. I initially joined the foundation as a mentor for one of its first art courses — a creative writing program. It was an incredibly rewarding experience, and it felt both natural and inevitable for me to later become fully involved in developing this direction. In my work, I value the opportunity to scale and grow meaningful initiatives, to have space for experimentation, and at the same time to maintain direct contact with participants in our programs — to hear their perspectives and to create something together.
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Markiian Klymkovetskyi
Team Lead of Digital Communications
As a former journalist, it truly matters to me to work in a place where I can stay true to myself. A place where there is no need to manufacture emotions or chase clickbait, but instead to think carefully, uphold clear ethical boundaries, and take responsibility for every word. I value an approach where meaning comes before effect, and respect for people comes before reach. That is precisely what Voices of Children stands for.
Markiian Klymkovetskyi
Team Lead of Digital Communications
As a former journalist, it truly matters to me to work in a place where I can stay true to myself. A place where there is no need to manufacture emotions or chase clickbait, but instead to think carefully, uphold clear ethical boundaries, and take responsibility for every word. I value an approach where meaning comes before effect, and respect for people comes before reach. That is precisely what Voices of Children stands for.
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Olha Mykytchyn
Team Lead of Art Labs
I joined the foundation's team around the third day of the large-scale invasion, and as I wrote in my memoirs of that time, the "Voices" became a moral refuge and a home for me in the first months of the war. My role within the team naturally chose me, and I simply embraced it because I deeply love what we do. From day one at the foundation, I became involved in developing a psychological support line for parents and children, which has now evolved into an online psychological support direction that I coordinate.
Olha Mykytchyn
Team Lead of Art Labs
I joined the foundation's team around the third day of the large-scale invasion, and as I wrote in my memoirs of that time, the "Voices" became a moral refuge and a home for me in the first months of the war. My role within the team naturally chose me, and I simply embraced it because I deeply love what we do. From day one at the foundation, I became involved in developing a psychological support line for parents and children, which has now evolved into an online psychological support direction that I coordinate.
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Khrystyna Tymofiichuk
PR manager
Prior to joining the Voices of Children team, I worked in television and later in social project communications. One thing has always been at the center of my work: making visible what really matters. To give a voice to those who are often not heard. Now the focus is on children's experience of war. The voice of a generation that grows up with the sound of sirens. My task is to make sure that this voice is not lost in the general information flow, but sounds loud and convincing.
Khrystyna Tymofiichuk
PR manager
Prior to joining the Voices of Children team, I worked in television and later in social project communications. One thing has always been at the center of my work: making visible what really matters. To give a voice to those who are often not heard. Now the focus is on children's experience of war. The voice of a generation that grows up with the sound of sirens. My task is to make sure that this voice is not lost in the general information flow, but sounds loud and convincing.
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Olha Chymbir
Education Project Manager
For a young person in the social sphere, especially during times of war when the country is in dire need, choosing a path is only possible by feeling it out. That's how it happened to me in April 2022, during the second or third month of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the foundation has been my sanctuary in this war, a place where I feel the impact of my presence. Speaking of direct activities, I organize the process of training and professional development for mental health professionals within the foundation.
Olha Chymbir
Education Project Manager
For a young person in the social sphere, especially during times of war when the country is in dire need, choosing a path is only possible by feeling it out. That's how it happened to me in April 2022, during the second or third month of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the foundation has been my sanctuary in this war, a place where I feel the impact of my presence. Speaking of direct activities, I organize the process of training and professional development for mental health professionals within the foundation.
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Kostiantyn Lukiianchuk
Project Manager, Childhood Center
After the occupation of my hometown Mariupol, my family and I were forced to become internally displaced persons and start our lives almost from scratch. So, we moved to the calmer city of Kyiv. Here, upon learning about the vacancy for a manager of infrastructure projects, I decided to apply for this position and join the big family of "Voices of Children" (of course, after a positive interview). I hope to be useful not only to my family but also to the target audience of our foundation — children in need.
Kostiantyn Lukiianchuk
Project Manager, Childhood Center
After the occupation of my hometown Mariupol, my family and I were forced to become internally displaced persons and start our lives almost from scratch. So, we moved to the calmer city of Kyiv. Here, upon learning about the vacancy for a manager of infrastructure projects, I decided to apply for this position and join the big family of "Voices of Children" (of course, after a positive interview). I hope to be useful not only to my family but also to the target audience of our foundation — children in need.
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Yuliia Pilat
Manager of Psychosocial Support Development (Rehabilitation of Children with ASD)
I jumped in to help for what was supposed to be a week, but it turned into a year. At first, there was a need to keep things organized on paper, but then it turned into finding solace from the onslaught of news by enveloping myself in stacks of documents and photos of children who smiled because of the help provided by "Voices." The more and more childlike joy around us gives us strength too.
Yuliia Pilat
Manager of Psychosocial Support Development (Rehabilitation of Children with ASD)
I jumped in to help for what was supposed to be a week, but it turned into a year. At first, there was a need to keep things organized on paper, but then it turned into finding solace from the onslaught of news by enveloping myself in stacks of documents and photos of children who smiled because of the help provided by "Voices." The more and more childlike joy around us gives us strength too.
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Olena Olijnyk
Chief Accountant
I can ride 210 km a day on a bicycle, it's the perfect anti-stress. This helps to "ventilate" the head and not think about balance sheets and cash orders.
Olena Olijnyk
Chief Accountant
I can ride 210 km a day on a bicycle, it's the perfect anti-stress. This helps to "ventilate" the head and not think about balance sheets and cash orders.
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Tymur Siverskyi
Construction Manager
Starting from the summer of 2022, my friends and I collected and distributed aid to the residents of the affected villages in the Chernihiv region, which were either occupied or in the zone of military operations. What we witnessed fundamentally changed our perception of war and its consequences. Thanks to "Voices of Children", I got the opportunity to systematically assist affected families. I am confident that together with the foundation's team, we will implement many projects that will help children and their families overcome the consequences of war.
Tymur Siverskyi
Construction Manager
Starting from the summer of 2022, my friends and I collected and distributed aid to the residents of the affected villages in the Chernihiv region, which were either occupied or in the zone of military operations. What we witnessed fundamentally changed our perception of war and its consequences. Thanks to "Voices of Children", I got the opportunity to systematically assist affected families. I am confident that together with the foundation's team, we will implement many projects that will help children and their families overcome the consequences of war.
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Nataliia Masiak
Child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and member of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology
She works with children and parents affected by war and provides consultations to children with ASD and disabilities. Nataliia also represents the foundation at national and international events
Nataliia Masiak
Child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and member of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology
She works with children and parents affected by war and provides consultations to children with ASD and disabilities. Nataliia also represents the foundation at national and international events
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Nataliia Sosnovenko
Psychologist and the head of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology at the foundation
She works with children and parents affected by war, providing psychological support to children returned from illegal deportation to Russia. Nataliia develops psychological training events and programs for children, their parents, and psychologists. She also represents the foundation at national and international events.
Nataliia Sosnovenko
Psychologist and the head of the Center for Psychological Expertise and Methodology at the foundation
She works with children and parents affected by war, providing psychological support to children returned from illegal deportation to Russia. Nataliia develops psychological training events and programs for children, their parents, and psychologists. She also represents the foundation at national and international events.
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Ruslana Moroz
Psychologist, Methodologist of Psychosocial Support and Rehabilitation Programs
She works with children and parents affected by war, developing methodologies and programs for the foundation. Ruslana also represents the foundation at national and international events.
Ruslana Moroz
Psychologist, Methodologist of Psychosocial Support and Rehabilitation Programs
She works with children and parents affected by war, developing methodologies and programs for the foundation. Ruslana also represents the foundation at national and international events.
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Andrii Chernousov
Lawyer and a board member of the foundation, a leading expert at the Kharkiv Institute of Social Research, and a member of the coalition for documenting Russian crimes
He tracks violations of children's rights and war crimes against children, particularly forced deportation to occupied territories or Russia.
Andrii Chernousov
Lawyer and a board member of the foundation, a leading expert at the Kharkiv Institute of Social Research, and a member of the coalition for documenting Russian crimes
He tracks violations of children's rights and war crimes against children, particularly forced deportation to occupied territories or Russia.
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Larysa Hretchenko
Family and children's rights attorney, mediator, and expert in anti-bullying
She provides consultations on the implementation of children's rights, ensuring their best interests, effective protection methods, restoring violated rights, and holding accountable those responsible for harm caused. Larysa is engaged in advocacy for family rights protection, childhood safeguarding, combating domestic violence, bullying, and other forms of child abuse
Larysa Hretchenko
Family and children's rights attorney, mediator, and expert in anti-bullying
She provides consultations on the implementation of children's rights, ensuring their best interests, effective protection methods, restoring violated rights, and holding accountable those responsible for harm caused. Larysa is engaged in advocacy for family rights protection, childhood safeguarding, combating domestic violence, bullying, and other forms of child abuse
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