Provide Chest for Shelter to 10 Ukrainian Schools

Dear friends,

As this project comes to a close, we’re proud to share the most important news:
All Chests have been delivered to schools in frontline regions of Ukraine.

Each Chest is now part of a real shelter space - turned into something more than just a place to hide from danger. Thanks to your support, these shelters are now spaces where children can read, play, feel safe, and simply be children.

These Chests were delivered to schools in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and other regions heavily affected by constant shelling. In many of these schools, children spend several hours - or even entire school days - underground. That’s why it was so important to fill these shelters with something more than concrete walls.

Over the past months, we’ve improved our approach:

We now tailor each Chest to specific age groups - providing sensory materials and comforting items for younger kids, and logic games, books, and creative kits for older students.

We’ve co-designed many elements with teachers and school leaders, making sure the contents truly respond to the children’s needs.

And most importantly, we’ve listened - to feedback, to fears, to hopes - and turned it all into practical action.

Please see photos from the field - stay tuned to see the smiles, the setups, and the stories from schools that received your support.

None of this would have been possible without you!

Thank you for believing in this project from the very beginning.
Thank you for choosing care over despair.
Thank you for helping us build warmth, color, and resilience — even underground.

This project may be complete, but our work with schools continues. And so does the ripple effect of your kindness.

Stay tuned and moving forward tohether!

With deepest gratitude,
The Smart Osvita team