Orphanhood prevention

Making money out of orphans: children are being shown for value, foreigners are paying five-figure sums

Law-enforcement officials are at loss: it is almost impossible to hold anyone criminally liable for traffic in children

December 7, 2011, 15:50 4741
Zaporizhya orphanages are turning children into orphans

The orphancy issue has never left the list of urgent problems. The absence of parental care often leads to personality destruction, difficulties with socialization and consequently increase in crime and social strain in general

November 18, 2011, 0:50 2664
Where do orphans come from?

We travelled through several villages in the Zaporizhia region to clear up this issue

October 24, 2011, 16:30 5131
Street Children: statistics is prettier than reality

They sort of do not exist, but they do

October 20, 2011, 11:55 3968
Artificial “orphan-making”

At present Ukraine is confidently returning to the status of the “Orphan country”

October 19, 2011, 13:10 2561
What is «A Happy Child»?

We named our fund «The Happy Child» because we want all children to be happy! But sometimes you want to take a break and ask yourself: What makes a child happy?

October 19, 2011, 12:35 3573
«Profile» edition: You won’t ever be found

Experts who couldn’t help rejoicing over reduction of the number of orphans in the country not long ago are alarmed now. Ukraine is said to be cutting down adoption programs in all regions. The number of children becoming “artificial” orphans is growing

August 5, 2011, 12:00 2805
Without a Family

Parents in Zaporizhia leave their children in orphanages

June 29, 2011, 8:00 5999
Children thrown away

There is no “Windows of life” in Zaporozhye but there’s an alternative yet.

January 31, 2011, 13:00 5450
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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

They need help:
Igor Ostrohliad
Igor Ostrohliad

Dandy–Walker syndrome, spastic tetraparesis, epilepsy

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You donated in 2025

$ 410 904

Our expenses in 2025
To 96 sick children $88 899
Medical equipment: $23 022
Humanitarian help: $140 821
To disabled children: $76 713
To children's village: $3 477
To orphans and poor children: $9 361
"Helpus" - help to adults: $12 383
Service expenses: $36 294
Total sum of expenses: $406 076

$7 462 236

donated since 2007