Helping people and families with children with serious illnesses in Ukraine

We lived in Ukraine for almost 14 years and at first hand we are familiar with a social environment, local mindset and seriously ill people’s needs. We do know how does the healthcare work and what our program participants face in Ukraine. There are some positive changes have taken place in healthcare in Ukraine over recent years. A bone marrow transplantation is carried out at the expense of the state. However, it is still quite far from the healthcare assistance level that we have in the Czech Republic. In addition to concerns about the treatment itself, families have to raise money for life-saving medicines. We know perfectly well how it is important to have a stable mental health for a serious illness successful treatment.

There's no doubt that the war complicated the situation. Medicines have become much more expensive, as have other needs and services. Many people were forced to internally immigrate within Ukraine and thus lost their contacts and environment. Hospitals were destroyed, some doctors died. When we witnessed a successful bone marrow transplant in one of the Kyiv clinics against the backdrop of unceasing machine gun fire on the building, we could not stand aside. Even though we are (so far) not among top-tier charity funds, in 2022 we helped our program participants for more than one million of Czech korunas. We want to significantly expand our charity programs and without your generosity it wouldn’t be possible.

As a matter of priority, we help our program participants financially with the purchase of necessary medicines. Additionally, we refund critical needs and provide financial aid to makes it possible for children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever is possible. Should we find an opportunity to purchase directly the required things in Ukraine, we buy it. It works to benefit of local sellers. In the case when requested item is not available or more expensive in Ukraine, we will purchase it in the Czech Republic and send it directly to the participant. We set a partnership with MeestPost that provides us with subsidized shipping rates. For all that we strive to set a close-knit family’s relations with the participant and her (his) family due to a broad developed volunteers and friends’ network in Ukraine. Therefore, our help will always come into the right hands and to those who really need it. You can be sure that your donation will be addressed and delivered directly to the seriously ill child.

Please visit our website www.kridlafenixe.cz to get more information about us and our projects and auxiliary information regarding the program.