Orphans

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.

June 25, 2029, 0:00 57694
Clarification about orphanages (internat's) system and number of orphans in Ukraine

Explanation to foreigner visitors from the admin of www.deti.zp.ua

January 16, 2029, 0:05 23727
"Klubok" Tourist Project

"Klubok (The Ball of Yarn)" are the hikes, camps and trips for children from vulnerable social categories

February 19, 2026, 19:49 7213
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, 10:00 334
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, 21:00 202
“Nobody Wants Them”

An investigation by Radio Liberty into alleged abuse at a children's institution evacuated from Zaporizhzhia to Poland.

January 14, 2026, 16:00 196
Houses are being built in Ukraine for 14 large foster families who have been left homeless

In eight regions of Ukraine, the construction of modern houses for 14 large foster families from the frontline areas has begun.

September 20, 2023, 21:55 666
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, 21:55 945
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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine

They need help:
Maksym Didenko
Maksym Didenko

erebral palsy, spastic diplegia. Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Help now

You donated in 2026

$160 657

Full report

Our expenses in 2026
75 sick children $47 262
Medical equipment:$414
Humanitarian help:$23 277
To disabled children:$60 253
To orphans and poor children:$11 611
Tourism program:$10 164
Help to adults:$14 135
Service expenses:$26 900
Total sum of expenses: $195 230

$7 666 210

donated since 2007