Let’s Help Polina Continue Her Rehabilitation
All acquired skills require reinforcement, and only systematic rehabilitation gives the girl a chance to become more independent.
February 26, 2026, 22:0117Assistance for Children's Hospitals
Addressing the most urgent issues in children's medicine
February 20, 2026, 22:3572Mariia Zaslavska
Diagnosis: Central nervous system malformations, spastic tetraparesis, symptomatic epilepsyMariia constantly needs diapers, disposable underpads, enteral nutrition, and special disposable syringes for gastrostomy care.
February 17, 2026, 22:0046Together Against Childhood Cancer
On the International Childhood Cancer Day, we reflect on 20 years of the foundation’s work
February 15, 2026, 16:1338Myron Brekher: First Steps of Recovery After Severe Burns
Purchased a compression shirt and medical cream for the boy.
February 12, 2026, 21:0043To Those Who Remain Living
Volunteer and one of the founders of the "Happy Child" foundation, Iryna Havrysheva, passed away 10 years ago. We are publishing the Ukrainian translation of her letter, which remains relevant today.
February 8, 2026, 16:1689Shared Home of the "Klubok" Tourist Project in Bukovina
Creating a tourist base near the Carpathians for children and families from frontline areas
February 6, 2026, 10:00142Evacuation from a Dangerous Zone: 5 More Lives Saved
On January 19, 2026, our team evacuated five elderly people from several settlements in Orikhiv district that had been under constant threat for a long time.
February 5, 2026, 22:0070Kamila Muratova: updates from the clinic
At the end of February, the girl was implanted with a vagus nerve stimulator to reduce the number of epileptic seizures.
February 3, 2026, 11:0077The End of the Orphanage Era
Once I dreamed that there would be no more orphanages in Zaporizhzhia region. That time has come, but I imagined the end of the orphanage era quite differently.
February 1, 2026, 10:0079Let’s Help Kira Grow and Develop
The only effective path for the girl’s development is regular corrective sessions and rehabilitation.
January 30, 2026, 21:0063The Complex Fate of Zaporizhzhia Shelters in 2022–2024
The Head of the Children’s Services Office describes details of the evacuation and return of social and psychological rehabilitation centers (shelters) in Zaporizhzhia region.
January 27, 2026, 21:0084Myron Brekher
Diagnosis: Second-degree body burns, burn diseaseThe boy needs a compression shirt and a medical cream to restore the skin and heal scars.
January 26, 2026, 22:0095Karyna Dubchenko: step by step toward recovery
After severe injuries and several surgeries, the girl continues to fight for the ability to move again.
January 22, 2026, 11:0056Generator of Hope
A generator and a gas stove were purchased for the supported living house in Shcherbynivka.
January 20, 2026, 22:3060Oxygen Concentrator Purchased: Oleh’s Continued Life at Home
The family currently needs support to provide the boy with enteral nutrition.
January 17, 2026, 23:0063Underground kindergarten – a new reality for Zaporizhzhia (photos and video)
The Happy Child Foundation financed the purchase of bunk beds for a kindergarten shelter in Zaporizhzhia
January 15, 2026, 3:5077“Nobody Wants Them”
An investigation by Radio Liberty into alleged abuse at a children's institution evacuated from Zaporizhzhia to Poland.
January 14, 2026, 16:0065Dmytro Shybaiev
Diagnosis: Type 1 diabetes mellitusFundraising has stopped! We have already paid for the titanium rods. The remaining funds will probably be used to transport Karina to a specialized rehabilitation center in Lviv. Thank you very much for your help!
December 30, 2025, 21:00186Mariyka Awaits Rehabilitation
The treatment course is scheduled for the end of January.
December 19, 2025, 23:00210Read all >>>
Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine
They need help:
Mariia Zaslavska
Central nervous system malformations, spastic tetraparesis, symptomatic epilepsy
Help nowOur expenses in 2026
| 37 sick children | $13 351 |
| Medical equipment: | $414 |
| Humanitarian help: | $10 612 |
| To disabled children: | $10 934 |
| To orphans and poor children: | $4 910 |
| Tourism program: | $154 |
| Help to adults: | $2 994 |
| Service expenses: | $6 994 |
| Total sum of expenses: | $50 404 |
$7 521 144
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