Evacuation
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.
February 1, 2026, 10:00 46
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.
January 27, 2026, 21:00 39
“Nobody Wants Them”
An investigation by Radio Liberty into alleged abuse at a children's institution evacuated from Zaporizhzhia to Poland.
January 14, 2026, 16:00 38
Ukrainian refugee orphans in Sicily: aid, bureaucracy, an incident involving the use of force
ROME - Italy, during the large-scale war against Ukraine, Russia temporarily took in hundreds of Ukrainian orphans and children deprived of parental care.
September 14, 2023, 21:55 801
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.
June 6, 2023, 9:55 381
Government discusses return of evacuated orphaned children to Ukraine
After returning to Ukraine, evacuated orphans and children without parental care should be placed in families rather than specialized institutions.
May 23, 2023, 21:55 338
The Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin Foundation continues to help families in the Zaporizhzhia region and Ukraine.
Thanks to the partnership with this German organization, the "Happy Child" foundation provided assistance to many families in our region.
March 16, 2023, 20:25 563
Live in a palace
How restored monuments became shelters for displaced people.
March 16, 2023, 11:25 510
Forced evacuation of children: why is needed and how to work it?
On March 7, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the mechanism of forced evacuation of children from active combat zones.
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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine
They need help:
Our expenses in 2026
| To 32 sick children | $10 282 |
| Medical equipment: | $0 |
| Humanitarian help: | $8 062 |
| To disabled children: | $6 903 |
| To children's village: | $0 |
| To orphans and poor children: | $3 112 |
| "Helpus" - help to adults: | $2 260 |
| Service expenses: | $3 157 |
| Total sum of expenses: | $33 816 |
$7 514 743
donated since 2007