Rehabilitation for 35 Deaf Children from Ukraine

Giving children the opportunity to hear the world around them.

Every mother remembers her baby’s first words. This moment is filled with excitement and joy.  Hearing impaired children may never experience this moment unless they undergo a timely surgery followed by rehabilitation. There are already 150 children with hearing disability who have been operated, of which 100 have successfully completed rehabilitation at our camp.

Our recent rehabilitation program held in May at a health center “Dachny” allowed 25 more children and their parents to receive valuable experience of learning new life skills necessary to continue rehabilitation at home and, ultimately, social adaptation. Aside from classes and rehabilitation exercises, children spent a lot of time outside, enjoying the nature, playing sports, visiting the local zoo, and making new friends.

Our Fund is actively involved in the initiative to ensure that at all birth centers in Ukraine every newborn child receives a hearing evaluation. We are also working in the direction of state support for the rehabilitation program for children with hearing problems.

We thank our wonderful sponsors who give us the opportunity to make children and their parents happy!        We will be very grateful for your continued support!

The real names of the children were changed.

Best regards,

Project manager Kuzmenko Larysa

Hear the sounds of spring

On April 14 we have concluded our next rehabilitation program at a camp for children with hearing and speech disabilities. This is the fourth event in a series of rehabilitation programs. 25 more children have successfully completed the program after a cochlear implant surgery. Among the camp participants there were many children from low-income families, each family have a unique life story.  We want to share some of them with you.

6 year old Eva lives in the east of Ukraine, where military operations are taking place. As a result of one of the bombardments, Eva lost her hearing. After a surgery and rehabilitation she has been slowly recovering and now is able to communicate with other children.

4 year old Anton is disabled. He is blind, has difficulty walking and hearing. After attending our camp, Anton can move independently and is now saying his first words. These experiences inspire us to continue our mission of bringing better health, happiness, and well-being to many children.

Our success, of course, would be impossible without the support we receive from our valued sponsors. We appreciate their generosity very much.

Since the beginning of our program, we have helped 100 children go through rehabilitation program at our camp. This year 200 out of 418 children impacted by the hearing loss are scheduled to undergo cochlear implant surgery. This year together we will have 200 more opportunities to make a significant difference in the lives of these children.

The real names of the children were changed.

Best regards,

Project leader

Kuzmenko Larysa