“I Want to Be Project”: Zaporozhye Air Gates Open Wide to Orphans
“The Happy Child” Foundation continues its “I Want to Be” Project. Students get acquainted with the procedure of customs control and have a chance to feel themselves real pilots
October 28, 2011, 17:00 7637
Vova S., - acute myeloblastic leukemia
Vova passed away in the middle of December. Let his soul rest in peace...
October 28, 2011, 14:30 6303
The urgent fund-raising campaign for bone marrow transplant surgery in Italy!
The International Charity Foundation is going to cover the expenses for Darina’s bone marrow surgery in Italy! Thanks to warm-hearted donors a vitally important sum of money is raised!
October 28, 2011, 14:00 3659
“Amazing Khortitsa”, or Merry Adventures on the Island!
Visiting museums, taekwondo and rock climbing workshops, orienteering practice, as well as communication at the fire attracted the children from Liubomovka and Zaporozhye large families to spend their weekend on the legendary Khortitsa Island
October 28, 2011, 13:45 5688
Hoverla - Online: The first Day
Some pictures from our first day on Hoverla Mountain
October 25, 2011, 22:00 3310
The Volnyansk children travel to the capital
The pupils of the Volnyansk boarding school and the children from Bekarievo and Volnyansk large families will remember these bright and colourful summer days for a long time
October 25, 2011, 15:30 6383
There’s a reason for joy: Up-to-date news about Anya Z.
This is a real phenomenon: when I meet children in orphanages I used to meet before, they never recognize me. But Anya did
October 25, 2011, 15:00 2762
Becomming John Lahutsky
People tend to die before the actual death. Childhood dreams are hit by unforseen difficulties and break, adolescence plans face unexpected obstacles until the man runs out of desires, imagination and mere will to live
October 25, 2011, 7:00 7381
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Thank-You Note Prompts Unexpected Foundation Gift
Many foundations don’t accept unsolicited proposals, but sometimes a heart-felt “thank you” can lead them to break that rule
October 25, 2011, 0:00 1998
HOVERLA 2011: A Video of the ascent to the highest peak of Ukraine!
16 children from Zaporozhye and the region, among whom were kids from orphanages, conquer the highest peak of Ukraine – Hoverla (2061 m) and stage a theatrical performance in the spirit of Zapozizhzhya Cossacks
October 24, 2011, 19:40 4184Publications are shown from 1741 to 1750
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Ihor Nikolaievskyi
Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic CNS injury, cerebral leukomalacia, seizure syndrome
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Our expenses in 2025
| To 93 sick children | $82 113 |
| Medical equipment: | $23 022 |
| Humanitarian help: | $134 290 |
| To disabled children: | $50 432 |
| To children's village: | $3 340 |
| To orphans and poor children: | $8 837 |
| "Helpus" - help to adults: | $10 183 |
| Service expenses: | $34 070 |
| Total sum of expenses: | $361 318 |
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