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A-Help Ukraine camp is fun and cool!
The A-Help Ukraine summer camp completed its third term. There were 12 children in each term. Children 7-8 years old attended the first term, children 9–10 years old the second, and children 11–12 years old attended the third term. The fourth term started on August 14, and it is for teenagers aged 13–15. “The age-related […]
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The trip of children from the family-type orphanages to the Austrian city of Graz. “It felt like a safe space in every sense for all of us.”
Two family-type orphanages from the Kharkiv region returned from a three-week rehabilitation trip in Austria. Vlada Yevseeva, head of the psychological service at hospital No. 16, who accompanied the families on the trip, summarized the traveling experiences of 14 youngsters. “Two families participated in the trip. We had a very eventful program: every day there […]
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Simple Things Help Overcome Difficulties in Everyday Life
Psychologists from the City Clinical Children’s Hospital No. 16 of the Kharkiv City Council initiated a project of psychomotional support for young patients and their families in August 2022, which continues to this day. Vlada Yevseyeva, the head of the hospital’s psychological service, spoke about the project “It’s Not an Album!” “Last year, due to […]
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A-help Ukraine Camp. “Everything Happens in a Friendly Circle”
At the beginning of July, the first session of the summer camp started in Kharkiv. This is a joint project of the charitable foundations A-help Ukraine and “Global2000 Charity Fund for Children of Ukraine”. The activities take place on the premises of a children’s development center. “The idea of the camp was not new. Before […]
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Ukraine Learning from Poland’s Experience in Arranging Children in Foster Families
nally. Another notable difference in the Polish system is the focus on reuniting the child with their biological parents. Foster families are required to work with the biological parents according to a plan coordinated with a social assistant. “In Poland, there’s a quite high percentage of children being returned to their biological families. Foster parents […]
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‘Where there are three, there are ten’: the story of a foster family from Pisochin
The story of Oleksiy and Olena Kurbatov began in 2009. Their sister organized a family-style children’s home and raised 10 children. “And we realized that in this life, besides leaving behind car tracks, we can leave something useful. We weren’t planning on taking in more than three children, but the concept of a family-style children’s […]
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How Kharkiv doctors saved young patients during hourly shelling of the city
Childhood oncologist Olena Boldyreva lived and worked at City Clinical Children’s Hospital No. 16 for several months after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. On the morning of February 24, she woke up at home to the sounds of explosions. “Thoughts were focused on one thing: how are the patients doing at […]
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“Family – a Place Where Children Feel Belonging and Needed; No Orphanage Can Provide Them This Feeling.”
“Family – a Place Where Children Feel Belonging and Needed; No Orphanage Can Provide Them This Feeling.” In 2006, Liliya Rudakova, the mother of Kharkiv resident Irina Golub, organized a family-type children’s home (FTCH). Irina initially supported her mother and later moved to another city. However, when she returned to Kharkiv with her husband Igor […]
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Partnership of eight years without a single ‘no’
Volunteer Natalia Krivolapova’s journey began 19 years ago when her child was diagnosed with a brain tumor, leading her to the doors of the Kharkiv Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital No. 1. Her son, Bogdan, miraculously recovered despite facing an inoperable tumor with slim chances of survival. Filled with gratitude for her child’s recovery, Natalia has […]
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