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 4772
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 2689
Where do orphans come from?

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

October 24, 2011, 16:30 5188
Street Children: statistics is prettier than reality

They sort of do not exist, but they do

October 20, 2011, 11:55 4005
Artificial “orphan-making”

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

October 19, 2011, 13:10 2597
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 3604
«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 2832
Without a Family

Parents in Zaporizhia leave their children in orphanages

June 29, 2011, 8:00 6038
Children thrown away

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

January 31, 2011, 13:00 5499
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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

They need help:
Mylana Shcherbyna
Mylana Shcherbyna

Epidermolysis bullosa, dystrophic form; chronic anemia

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Mark Kosmin
Mark Kosmin

Multicystic encephalomalacia, respiratory failure

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You donated in 2025

$ 452 174

Our expenses in 2025
To 99 sick children $96 962
Medical equipment: $23 022
Humanitarian help: $146 913
To disabled children: $83 866
To children's village: $3 969
To orphans and poor children: $9 738
"Helpus" - help to adults: $18 614
Service expenses: $42 003
Total sum of expenses: $440 377

$7 503 505

donated since 2007