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This article highlights how our sponsorship program empowers children in Ukraine, enabling them to achieve beyond their expectations. Through Maksym’s journey to becoming an actor and the Veselovski sisters’ creative growth, it showcases how consistent support transforms lives, fostering talent, education, and hope for a brighter future.

We helped 90 young people this summer to build their resilience and learn life and work skills, as part of the STEP Program. Then in two adventure camps, 50 of these teenagers went kayaking, had art therapy and even helped with environment action. The two adventure camps were made possible by BILD hilft e.V. ‘Ein Herz für Kinder’. The new confidence and ideas continued when the teenagers went on to organise events in their own communities!

139 children and their carers from across Lviv Region joined two four-day camps, coming from 16 foster and emergency care families and one adoptive family. The camp program is specially designed to benefit every child and parent.

Our work in the field of foster care has seen significant growth in 2024. Key highlights are progress with promoting emergency foster care, collaboration on a guide for Social Workers at new Resilience Centres, and the start of a partnership with the Dzherelo Centre and UNICEF Ukraine to improve social services in Lviv, Zakarpattia and Volyn Regions.

Over 150 children in Lviv and rural communities are developing self-expression and resilience through our creative Aid in Wartime projects. This helps children who lost their homes because of war and local children who are parentless or in crisis.

Our STEP program helps teenagers who are facing challenges to become independent and successful young adults. We are building their resilience and career skills - and it's great to hear what this means to them! 291 teenagers joined STEP events in 2023, and as war affects their lives, we continue to help youth to prepare for the future.

46 women received training and support to build self-reliance through our six-month “Support is Near” project. The women and their 135 children can be more secure, as mothers gain confidence, defend their rights and become financially independent. 

“Together for Children” is the motto of our volunteers who join us to bring regular activities to over 500 children in care homes, crisis centres and communities in the Lviv Region. Together we help children develop skills and build their resilience, opening up new possibilities.

We share children's experiences and how we can help on the anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Children we help have experienced bombs falling nearby, which claimed the lives of parents, siblings and neighbours. We find hope as we support their recovery and see their smiles.