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Forgotten Children of Ukraine (BBC Film)

November 10, 2014, 21:00 114 Author: President of Happy Child foundation: Albert Pavlov deti.zp.ua We present to your attention the film Forgotten Children of Ukraine, now available in Ukrainian. The film was shot by BBC documentary filmmakers at the Kalynivka orphanage in 2011–2012, but many of the issues remain relevant to this day.

We present to your attention the film Ukraine’s Forgotten Children, now available in Ukrainian. The film was created by BBC documentary filmmakers at the Kalynivka orphanage in 2011–2012, but many of the issues remain relevant today.

The film shows the construction of the first “Happy Home,” and now you can help us build “Happy Home – 3” for orphans with disabilities.

Without our support, fifteen-year-old Maksym Didenko will not be able to continue his vital rehabilitation and corrective classes. Please help raise funds for the boy’s treatment and development!

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

They need help:
Maksym Didenko
Maksym Didenko

erebral palsy, spastic diplegia. Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Vanya Babich
Vanya Babich

Cerebral palsy, sensorineural hearing loss grade IV

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