Let’s Help Polina Continue Her Rehabilitation
Let’s Help Polina Continue Her Rehabilitation

All acquired skills require reinforcement, and only systematic rehabilitation gives the girl a chance to become more independent.

February 26, 2026, 22:018
Assistance for Children's Hospitals
Assistance for Children's Hospitals

Addressing the most urgent issues in children's medicine

February 20, 2026, 22:3558
Mariia Zaslavska
Mariia Zaslavska
Diagnosis: Central nervous system malformations, spastic tetraparesis, symptomatic epilepsy

Mariia constantly needs diapers, disposable underpads, enteral nutrition, and special disposable syringes for gastrostomy care.

February 17, 2026, 22:0045
Together Against Childhood Cancer
Together Against Childhood Cancer

On the International Childhood Cancer Day, we reflect on 20 years of the foundation’s work

February 15, 2026, 16:1337
Myron Brekher: First Steps of Recovery After Severe Burns
Myron Brekher: First Steps of Recovery After Severe Burns

Purchased a compression shirt and medical cream for the boy.

February 12, 2026, 21:0039
To Those Who Remain Living
To Those Who Remain Living

Volunteer and one of the founders of the "Happy Child" foundation, Iryna Havrysheva, passed away 10 years ago. We are publishing the Ukrainian translation of her letter, which remains relevant today.

February 8, 2026, 16:1676
Shared Home of the
Shared Home of the "Klubok" Tourist Project in Bukovina

Creating a tourist base near the Carpathians for children and families from frontline areas

February 6, 2026, 10:00138
Evacuation from a Dangerous Zone: 5 More Lives Saved
Evacuation from a Dangerous Zone: 5 More Lives Saved

On January 19, 2026, our team evacuated five elderly people from several settlements in Orikhiv district that had been under constant threat for a long time.

February 5, 2026, 22:0067
Kamila Muratova: updates from the clinic
Kamila Muratova: updates from the clinic

At the end of February, the girl was implanted with a vagus nerve stimulator to reduce the number of epileptic seizures.

February 3, 2026, 11:0074
The End of the Orphanage Era
The End of the Orphanage Era

Once I dreamed that there would be no more orphanages in Zaporizhzhia region. That time has come, but I imagined the end of the orphanage era quite differently.

February 1, 2026, 10:0077
Let’s Help Kira Grow and Develop
Let’s Help Kira Grow and Develop

The only effective path for the girl’s development is regular corrective sessions and rehabilitation.

January 30, 2026, 21:0063
The Complex Fate of Zaporizhzhia Shelters in 2022–2024
The Complex Fate of Zaporizhzhia Shelters in 2022–2024

The Head of the Children’s Services Office describes details of the evacuation and return of social and psychological rehabilitation centers (shelters) in Zaporizhzhia region.

January 27, 2026, 21:0073
Myron Brekher
Myron Brekher
Diagnosis: Second-degree body burns, burn disease

The boy needs a compression shirt and a medical cream to restore the skin and heal scars.

January 26, 2026, 22:0093
Karyna Dubchenko: step by step toward recovery
Karyna Dubchenko: step by step toward recovery

After severe injuries and several surgeries, the girl continues to fight for the ability to move again.

January 22, 2026, 11:0054
Generator of Hope
Generator of Hope

A generator and a gas stove were purchased for the supported living house in Shcherbynivka.

January 20, 2026, 22:3060
Oxygen Concentrator Purchased: Oleh’s Continued Life at Home
Oxygen Concentrator Purchased: Oleh’s Continued Life at Home

The family currently needs support to provide the boy with enteral nutrition.

January 17, 2026, 23:0061
Underground kindergarten – a new reality for Zaporizhzhia (photos and video)
Underground kindergarten – a new reality for Zaporizhzhia (photos and video)

The Happy Child Foundation financed the purchase of bunk beds for a kindergarten shelter in Zaporizhzhia

January 15, 2026, 3:5073
“Nobody Wants Them”
“Nobody Wants Them”

An investigation by Radio Liberty into alleged abuse at a children's institution evacuated from Zaporizhzhia to Poland.

January 14, 2026, 16:0063
Dmytro Shybaiev
Dmytro Shybaiev
Diagnosis: Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Fundraising has stopped! We have already paid for the titanium rods. The remaining funds will probably be used to transport Karina to a specialized rehabilitation center in Lviv. Thank you very much for your help!

December 30, 2025, 21:00185
Mariyka Awaits Rehabilitation
Mariyka Awaits Rehabilitation

The treatment course is scheduled for the end of January.

December 19, 2025, 23:00209

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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

They need help:
Myron Brekher
Myron Brekher

Second-degree body burns, burn disease

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Oleh Semyriaha
Oleh Semyriaha

Congenital malformations of the nervous system, respiratory failure

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You donated in 2026

$15 229

Full report

Our expenses in 2026
37 sick children $13 112
Medical equipment:$414
Humanitarian help:$10 600
To disabled children:$10 812
To orphans and poor children:$4 910
Tourism program:$129
Help to adults:$2 994
Service expenses:$6 554
Total sum of expenses: $49 567

$7 520 782

donated since 2007