Foster families

“Happy Child” appeals to everyone who helps orphans find their families

Please, join and help us to equip the “Happy Home” for foster families!

October 7, 2015, 13:00 2021
Orphanage System in the Zaporozhzhye Region – Expensive, Inefficient, but… Financially Beneficial?

Instead of supporting the family, Ukrainian government spends more than 1,300 US dollars to keep one child in an orphanage. Education and Science Department of Zaporozhzhye Regional State Administration is thinking how to save jobs for orphanage staff

October 7, 2014, 12:50 3199
Rules for helping families in need

April 24, 2014, 19:00 510
Support Mom and Dad’s Little Helpers, Please!

The eternal truth is – every child needs loving and caring parents. Please help this foster family enlarge their house so they can welcome more orphans into their home!

September 27, 2013, 11:50 2575
Happiness Messengers For an Ordinary Family

It is well known that in the process of preparing and legalization of documents for a child’s guardianship, the child is initially chosen by the parents-to be; but it happens otherwise, too...

April 30, 2013, 11:10 3206
Why Are City Authorities from Zaporozhye Reinventing the Wheel in Foster Care?

One more time the Governor voiced his support of the existing orphan care system and lack of trust to foster and adoptive parents. So will we keep on wasting millions to support children’s homes rather than develop family types of foster care?

January 17, 2013, 15:00 2043
Who is going to Ashghabat, or the Year of children's crafts

There was something odd about the all-Ukrainian conference on children's rights protection under chairmanship of the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych that took place in Kiev on 4th December

January 6, 2013, 13:10 2799
"Happy Child" Children's Village: From Dream to Reality

The «Happy Child" foundation is actively working on creating the first children's eco-village in the Zaporizhzhia region, which will provide families for up to 30 orphaned children

November 12, 2012, 10:00 3830
Foster Families: Good or Evil?

One more story about the challenges of family child care in Ukraine

July 16, 2012, 10:00 2527
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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

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Oleh Semyriaha
Oleh Semyriaha

Congenital malformations of the nervous system, respiratory failure

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You donated in 2025

$ 414 727

Our expenses in 2025
To 98 sick children $91 585
Medical equipment: $23 022
Humanitarian help: $146 564
To disabled children: $80 388
To children's village: $3 719
To orphans and poor children: $9 726
"Helpus" - help to adults: $17 242
Service expenses: $38 347
Total sum of expenses: $425 735

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