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122 children and adults from foster families joined our two four-day summer camps. The holistic camp activities are designed to support family-based care in Ukraine through education, development and recreation. It was a time to build up inner resources and strengthen families with many happy memories.

101 young people - from children’s homes, from foster families, and from families internally displaced by the war - attended five, two-day STEP training camps which gave an introduction to the culinary industry. From cooking to etiquette, the teenagers had fun while learning about potential careers.

“This centre opening is proof that dreams can come true.” A wonderful change came to Polonychi, with a community centre opened so our children’s activities there can now be state-funded. In same week we saw the devastating missile strikes on civilians in Lviv and how this can be terrifying for children. With our activities we build up children’s resilience and encourage them to thrive.

This is a story about how support and faith in a child and their talent gives them the impetus to develop, move ahead with confidence and take on challenges. Yulia's example shows the wonderful outcomes of sponsorship and our care in action over 12 years.

Over the past six months, we have implemented several important humanitarian projects to support children from internally displaced families, families in need, orphans and children deprived of parental care.

Children and parents play, learn and become stronger at our Creative Hub. As war continues to affect children’s school and everyday life we are responding to meet their needs. Through our work we see children happily engaging with activities, families who fled their homes adjusting to their new life, and children receiving aid and medical care.

Care in Action is helping vulnerable children forced to flee their homes due to the fighting on the front, in partnership with the charitable organization Maximum in Dnipro. These children are separated from their parents, far from home, and in the temporary care of a relative or volunteer. Care in Action is employing a full-time Social Worker, offering activities to children and guardians, and providing aid such as food and clothes to meet the children’s basic needs.

These success stories show how children’s lives can be better with our help. We help children who don’t have the care of their parents or have very difficult life circumstances: a child growing up in an orphanage, in one of the poorest families, or a pregnant teenager placed in foster care, all have very real challenges. Sponsors, donors and volunteers help us bring positive changes and we are happy to share some examples with you.

We helped to create a beautiful space for children which serves not just as a bomb shelter in a school, where classes can continue and children feel secure, but as a creative hub where children enjoy spending time. It is great to see how it has been used since start up in August 2022, as it has also enabled many cultural events for the community.