Disaster Response Ukraine Project #22397

Help Ukraine's refugees to make a new start

by Non-governmental organization Women's Federation for World Peace

Project Report | Sep 25, 2018
Drawing a summer

By Anna Kalmatskaya | Project Leader

Drawing a summer workshop

Our dear friends, we are glad to share with you the news from our project for Ukrainian Internally displaced families.

During last two months we kept integration workshops, meetings, regular art-therapy events for our beneficiaries. We also visited twice the hospital for those physically suffered at war, making concerts, presenting food sets for 15 patients and listening to their stories.

To say goodbye to summer together with our kids beneficiaries, we held art workshop “Drawing a summer” on August 23. The workshop was held by an Associate Professor of the department of drawing, painting and sculpture of the Publishing and Printing Institution of National Technical University of Ukraine. 12 IDP children were drawing summer and shared their best memories about that all kids' favourite season.

On September 9 we organized a beautiful project in ancient home icon museum in Radomyshl town. The project went in cooperation with NGO “People help people” and Women’s Federation of Japan, who sent group of 9 youth volunteers to Ukraine for 10-days program. 34 IDP children who lost their parents at war in the Eastern Ukraine, together with relatives took part in that cultural rehabilitation event. Children and adults could enjoy entertainment program and took part in various workshops and interactive games.

Marking the International Day of Peace on September 21, Women’s Federation became co-organizers of solemn City-level ceremony in Kiev City hall for people who retained their courage and active civil position even losing their relatives in the Eastern Ukraine war.

Among that people there was a wonderful lady Lyudmila, with whom we got acquainted few months ago. Lyudmila’s daughter with husband died from accident soon after the war started, they left two small daughters who are now nive and five years old. Soon after that, in July 2015, Lyudmila’s husband had died in Lugansk region, during the antiterrorist operation. Lyudmila became guardian for her small granddaughters, and since then she has to take lots of efforts to raise the kids alone. Lyudmila became one of our beloved beneficiaries who has been constantly receiving help from us and our patners.

And all this help is possible thanks to you, our dear donors and friends! Thank you very much and have a warm autumn!

After Drawing a summer WS

Concert for the hospital patients

Rehabilitation program in icon museum

Japanese volunteers in icon museum

Lyudmila receives an award

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Jul 3, 2018
Together we create a summer mood for IDP families

By Anna Kalmatskaya | Project Leader

Round table with parents refugees

Dear friends, we want to share with you the latest news from our work with Ukrainian Internally displaced families.

May and June was rich for new contacts and useful cooperation with already existing partners. On May 17 we organized a round table together with Kiev-Svyatoshin Center for Social-Psychological Rehabilitation. The round table goal was to make sincere discussion between IDP parents and international specialists and guests. One of the invited specialists was a Legal Guardian & Child’s Advocate from Holland who shared their experience in helping refugees children. IDP families shared their stories and received feedback and encouragement from the round table guests.

One of our new partners was a "Veteran-Volunteer Organization" founded by ex-soldier of ATO Maxim. He fought as a volunteer in ATO from August 2014 to September 2015. They did not want to call him because his only daughter Diana was disabled. But Maxim insisted, and at the war he got a realization, that one should invest in the country, in society, since we all live not by ourselves. When Maxim returned from the front he immediately plunged into public work. Over time, he created his organization that now consists of 10 people. "Veteran-Volunteer Organization" joined an association of NGO "Ukraina.Volya. Zhitiya" and actively holds many public events and projects for people in need.

Together with NGO "Ukraina.Volya. Zhitiya" Women’s Federation organized "Acrylic Miracle" workshop for 10 internally displaced families. The workshop went on June 8, 2018, at the Dnipro riverside. Children and parents took exiting master class from the outstanding artist, a winner of the international prize of Skovoroda, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Associate Professor of the Department of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture of the Publishing and Printing Institution of NTUU. In the end of the workshop children with parents had the opportunity to do archery, ride a boat, swim in the warm river and relax.

And on June 14, in cooperation with Ukrainian Foundation of culture, we organized a project for material assistance to IDP families. Our volunteers collected and passed clothes, toys and other necessary things for adults and children.

This period did show to us one more time that only in partnership we can do great things. So one more time we want to express our gratitude to all our partners and to our dearest donors! Have a nice summer!

Maxim with his beneficiaries

"Acrylic Miracle" workshop

"Acrylic Miracle" for parents and kids

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"Acrylic Miracle" workshop

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Apr 19, 2018
Spring school vacation with IDP children

By Anna Kalmatskaya | Project Leader

Visiting Klitschko brothers museum

Dear friends, we are glad to share with you the progress of our project for Ukrainian Internally displaced families.

Last two spring months were marked by spring school vacation, so we had a chance to organize few nice cultural programs for IDP children. On March 28, 40 children visited Museum of Klitschko brothers achievements. This unique exhibition of boxing legend brothers carries a social mission to promote healthy lifestyle among young people and strengthen the national spirit.

Having many excited impressions after previous "Gingerbread Fantasies" master-class we decided to continue it together with our good partner pizzeria "Vesuvio". And on March 30 such colourful master-class was organized for 12 IDP families. Children with their mothers painted the honey gingerbread and enjoyed pizza and drinks after that.

Gingerbread fantasies gained the Easter character and continued on April 11 for IDP kids with disabilities. 9 pupils of an inclusive class, together with their parents and teachers, with enthusiasm painted bunnies and Easter eggs with a multicolored glaze and after that treated each other with their arts. In the end of the meeting everyone could communicate with the honoured guest Roman - sambo world champion - 2008. Roman encouraged kids and their parents not to give up under any difficulties and keep following their dreams.

This Easter project was the starting point in our cooperation with this amazing school in Kiev, the only one of its kind. The school includes inclusive classes for children with special needs, some of whom are IDPs from the Eastern Ukraine.

One of them is 10-years old Sophia who escaped from Donetsk together with her family in 2014. Her parents have been facing many difficulties to be able to rent apartment in Kiev and raise up two children. And although Sophia has poor eyesight, she is one of the most positive and joyful children in the class.

Spring school vacation was over, but we keep our integration work for IDP families and we will be happy to inform you very soon about our further progress in that exciting activity! Great thanks one more time for all of you who make it possible!

In Klitschko brothers museum

Gingerbread fantasies master-class

Gingerbread arts

Easter master-class for IDP kids with disabilities

Sophia at master-class for kids with disabilities

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