Ukraine: help vulnerable children affected by war

Dear Friends! 

With this report on our GlobalGiving project, ‘Ukraine: help vulnerable children affected by war’, we would like to highlight the importance of your support. 

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) reported that almost 30 per cent of Ukraine's population of 44 million would fall below the poverty line. At the same time, a further 62 per cent are at risk of falling into poverty within a year. Within 12 months of the beginning of the war, 92 per cent of Ukraine’s population would be vulnerable. A humanitarian crisis will reach far and wide. For those in Ukraine, international support will be essential to their survival as food and money become scarce.

BKC is focused on supporting Ukraine’s vulnerable children - internally displaced people, disabled children, those raised in single-parent families and others who rely on government support to survive. Some of the children we support live in besieged areas, such as Kherson, or heavily affected areas or areas that are under attack like Kharkiv. 

Thanks to your support, the help received: 

• 20 families of children with disabilities and low-income families received UAH 3000 UAH (<Euro 100) each to purchase essentials such as food, diapers, medicines, and cleaning products. There are food supply shortages in Ukraine. Sometimes, the mothers have to stand for hours in queues to purchase food. Total UAH 60000. 

• 500 kg of humanitarian help such as baby food and soap total worth UAH 29959.56 was delivered to Kharkiv for 170 children living in the area. 

• we helped to purchase baby food worth UAH 30000 that will benefit about 100 children living in Kherson, now besieged. There is a humanitarian crisis in the city as currency delivering aid from outside is not possible. 

• We purchased special food worth UAH 53530.74 for a girl from a low-income family in Ternopil Oblast. Anastasia has a rare inherited disorder called Phenylketonuria. If left untreated, phenylalanine builds up in the bloodstream and causes brain damage. She must follow a special diet that includes PKU Nutri-2 Concentrate and PKU Nutri-3 Concentrate, which are powdered formulas. Sadly, there is absolutely no way an average Ukrainian family would be able to afford to purchase this food on a regular basis. For comparison, the average salary in Ukraine even before the war was UAH 14577 (Euro 471). It is heartbreaking to realise that, if not for the help of charities, this girl would be at risk of not getting her vital foods, which would have a devastating effect on her health.

The total worth of the support provided is UAH 173490.30 (USD 5,930). 

We sincerely thank you for your support! Thank you for standing with Ukraine! 

Please do consider supporting this project again.100% of donations go to the needs of our children; we do not charge operational costs from it. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, vulnerable Ukrainian children are at risk of suffering. For many of the families we support, our help is vital. We are receiving a great number of requests for help. Government support has largely been redistributed to funding an unprovoked war. Our projects are aimed at supporting the children who rely on government resources that no longer exist - the families we support have reported the delays of state support payments, essentially leaving them at the mercy of charities and activists. 

Every life matters. Your help counts. 

Warm regards, 

Natalie Blinder 

Founder of Bright Kids Charity 

Links:

• Our website