Providing a Home for Traumatised Children

Many children in Ukraine suffer from severe developmental disorders, which are often due to a lack of or inadequate care in orphanages and the consequences of the current war.   For 25 years, we have been working tirelessly with the team in Uzhgorod to offer...

PREVENTING SOCIAL ALIENATION BY INCLUSION

by Tetiana Machabeli During my childhood, I never met an orphan or handicapped child in kindergarten or school. I never came across them in the streets or elsewhere either. I had only read about such people in books. We had a Gypsy family as neighbours. We played with...

Transcarpathia without Orphans

Orphans here are generally released from the state-run orphanages at age 16. For several years now, the Ukrainian Nehemiah Team has been caring for such young people and has been able to prevent many from slipping into prostitution or criminality. It is as important...