Sick children of Ukraine
“Ukraine’s Forgotten Children” as I have seen and as I know them…
One month ago BBC 4 (UK) released a stunning documentary by Kate Blewitt, “Ukraine’s Forgotten Children.” The film offers the most complete and accurate picture so far of the warehouse system for disabled children and adults
July 23, 2012, 11:40 7250
Kiril Mirchenko: I just turned 14 years old and I really want to celebrate more birthdays…
Kiril got bedsores and got extremely skinny. He has no real strength but there is still hope left. Let’s make this miracle together and help Kiril overcome his illness! The treatment currently requires $ 500
July 18, 2012, 15:20 3525
Elena Shulga and her 10-year-old son Mihail: childhood autism, chronic relapsing pancreatitis
The fund-raising campaign is closed. The child has received the financial support
July 16, 2012, 12:30 5313
The Chernigov Child’s Home in the village of Kalinovka
The boarding school is closed, but there are 2 family-type children's homes for children with disabilities on its territory.
July 12, 2012, 22:00 41166
The equipment for hospitals: the way to save children’s lives
Why the fund raises money to buy hospital equipment? This is the obligation of the government to provide it!
July 10, 2012, 12:00 2580
Ukraine orphans: A life trapped in care
When orphans in Ukraine reach adulthood, some are deemed "incapacitated" - a label that consigns them to a life in institutions. But many of these young people may have nothing wrong with them at all
July 9, 2012, 13:50 3358
The Intensive Care Unit of the Zaporizhzhia General Hospital for Children #5
Doctors working at this ICU each perform two duties. One duty is that of attending physicians to children who need intensive care. In addition, these doctors are the anesthesiologists during surgeries
July 6, 2012, 11:00 5227
Margarita Fights to Live
Margarita is still in and out of the hospital because of her condition, but she fights to live… even though the doctors dismissed her as a “disaster”
July 3, 2012, 12:40 4761
Olga Smola, born in 2007 – two-sided sensorineural hearing loss (4th stage)
The fund-raising campaign is closed. Thank you for helping little Olga raise the whole sum!
June 28, 2012, 11:30 4454
TV review: Ukraine's Forgotten Children
This harrowing film about the plight of Ukraine's 'social orphans' is almost unbearable
June 21, 2012, 11:40 3650Publications are shown from 461 to 470
Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine
They need help:
You donated in 2025
$ 412 886
Our expenses in 2025
| To 96 sick children | $90 190 |
| Medical equipment: | $23 022 |
| Humanitarian help: | $146 367 |
| To disabled children: | $79 070 |
| To children's village: | $3 477 |
| To orphans and poor children: | $9 361 |
| "Helpus" - help to adults: | $12 383 |
| Service expenses: | $38 295 |
| Total sum of expenses: | $417 307 |
$7 464 218
donated since 2007