Information for non-Ukrainians wishing to help or adopt an orphan from Ukraine

If you wish to help a child from the orphans' personal pages, please read this information.

Look into an orphan's eyes...

Do you want to find out how you can really help orphans find their new family? Then read this article, and take action!

Give a Family to Orphans — Support the Family Placement Program

According to the principles of wise charity the Happy Child Foundation expands the family placement program. And in order to do that we need your help!

Ukrainian orphans in Italy: does returning home always serve the child's best interests?

The story of Ukrainian teenagers evacuated to Italy shows how complicated the question of their return to Ukraine can be.

The 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.

The 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.

A Journey of Love: Logan’s Adoption Story

An article from US organization Maya's Hope about adoption disabled orphan from Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine

The government has adopted a number of resolutions to ensure the protection of children's rights

The Ministry of Social Policy continues to reform the sphere of social protection, including in the direction of ensuring children's rights.

Ukraine urges russians not to adopt 'stolen' Ukrainian children

'The most scared I've ever been.'

This NKY mom rescued a Ukrainian orphan from a war zone.