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75 children have tutors and 21 children have mentors through our Guardian Angel program. Despite the challenges they face of growing up in institutional care, having lost homes in war or surviving abuse, children are preparing for their careers and have the support to reach for their dreams.

At Christmas, we make magic happen for children. Over 161 children received gifts, and more than 400 children in Lviv had joy brought to their season by our volunteers so far. We aim to bring the joy of Christmas to children living in poverty or without parents. Many children wish for simple things: a toothbrush, fruits, or toys. But most of all, they want peace.

349 foster parents and carers completed our Providing a Secure Base training course in 2023. Besides learning the essentials of therapeutic care, carers had the opportunity to discuss problems and solve them together, applying what they were learning to their practical experience. The 18 courses, which took place over 2 days in person or 3 days online, reached carers in 10 Regions of Ukraine.

This moving and detailed account of a visit to the Care in Action programmes in Lviv is by Victoria Beisswanger, a German videographer who donated her time together with Kristina Assenova, a photographer.

We are giving essential aid, psychological support and social services to 36 children who are separated from their parents. Though the children's stories are heartbreaking, how they continue to learn, make friends and dream about the future is incredibly inspiring.

Anna is 19, and her inspiring journey shows how sponsors can help young people to achieve their dreams. She and her siblings sadly lost their mother and later their father a few years ago. Despite the difficult times, she is a smiling, open-minded, bright girl who talks enthusiastically about her student life, her dreams and the people who helped her during the crisis.

A wonderful 264 children and 39 adults have been helped by 225 sessions of art therapy over 5 months of cooperation with DTCare. This helps the children in our programs to find emotional stability, a sense of security, stop being afraid, and to plan and dream...

We can celebrate our first sponsored Teacher graduate, while 10 students continue their education in Opthamology, Nursing, Electronics and other essential professions. After the disaster of Cyclone Freddy we have given food, blankets and are helping to rebuild 24 homes. Though the majority of our work is in Ukraine, we hope you enjoy this update from our sponsorship and projects in Malawi.

153 children and 125 adults joined Creative Hub events and programs in the second quarter of 2023. These activities build up children’s resilience and offer holistic education to make up for the challenges they face during war time. Here we also support families who lost their homes in wartime, or who are very low-income, to help them with a new start in life.