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2023 — summaries of what we managed to do
Friends, we are publishing the report of the Ufond work for the past year. We are proud and happy that all our efforts, ideas and time have found their embodiment in projects to help Ukrainians! The main direction of the Ufond is Children's Aid. Closing fees for the treatment and rescue of children with acquired and congenital health defects. Together with you, in 12 months of 2023, we helped 11 children and collected UAH 1 074 373. Charity...
In Ukraine, the state standard of social day care services for children with disabilities was approved
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine by Order No119-Н dated April 5, 2023 approved the State Standard of Social Day Care Services for Children with Disabilities. The content, volume, conditions and procedure for providing the specified social service, indicators of its quality for providers of all forms of ownership are determined. The social service is aimed at providing children aged 3 to 18 with disabilities or serious illnesses, dis...
A unique operation was performed at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital
A unique operation on the brain was performed at NDSL Ohmatdyt: the patient was conscious during the intervention. At the age of 16, Dasha, like most of her peers, was planning to enter the university, until suddenly headaches, dizziness and speech disorders began. Doctors diagnosed a tumor. The tumor was found between the speech centers. It was possible to remove it without affecting the centers and leading pathways only if Dasha would be ...
BrainyTrain is a mobile simulator that will help children with ASD and ADHD
Oleksandr Kostev of Aytivets created an application for children with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. «BrainyTrain is a fun mobile simulator that will help children with ASD and ADHD develop their cognitive skills in a fun and engaging way! At the moment, 2 mini-games are available in the application: Memo and Schulte tables, with the help of which anyone can improve memory, concentration, and attenti...
The government has adopted a number of resolutions to ensure the protection of children's rights
The Ministry of Social Policy continues to reform the sphere of social protection, including in the direction of ensuring children's rights. On June 1, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, 3 resolutions developed at the initiative of the Ministry of Social Policy were adopted. The adopted acts are aimed at creating additional social protection for children affected by the war, as well as at preventing the violation of the rights of chi...
What do you need to know about adoption during martial law?
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine is actively working to simplify adoption procedures, ensuring the interests of the child. On the air of the nationwide marathon UArazom, Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovich told where those who are seriously considering the possibility of adopting a child should start. «To begin with, those wishing to adopt a child should apply for consultation through Diya or to the children's service of the...
The heart beats in the rhythm of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Friends, we are starting an open-ended charity initiative "The heart beats in the rhythm of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". According to doctors, an average of 3 children and 2 military personnel with various defects and pathologies of the heart require surgical and planned intervention every month. Unfortunately, in the conditions of martial law, when most funds and efforts are directed to the protection of the freedom and territorial integr...
He was waiting at the operating room: a sculpture of a boy was installed near the hospital
He was waiting near the operating theater: a sculpture of a boy waiting for his father was installed near the hospital. The sculpture is a real boy, 12-year-old Timofey Chernyshkov. At the end of January, doctors transplanted lungs to his father, Oleksandr Chernyshkov. This was announced on the page of the medical association. The sculpture was made by Lviv artist, associate professor of the Department of Monumental and Decorative Sculpture...
Agreement on the Protection of World Oceans
The UN member countries approved the historic agreement on the protection of the world oceans. 30% of the ocean waters will be under protection by 2030. We are talking about international ocean waters outside state borders. The document provides for the creation of marine protected areas. By 2030, a third of all international waters will be under protection, while now - only 1.2 percent of the ocean. There will be restrictions on fishing, s...
In Ukraine, a child was given prosthetics for the first time
The first child with an amputation due to a military injury was given a prosthesis in Ukraine: 6-year-old Maryna had an improved prosthesis, now it is similar to a real leg. Marinka from the Kherson region has been undergoing treatment and rehabilitation in Okhmatdyt for 10 months. At the beginning of May, the girl was injured: a projectile hit her house, causing serious injuries to the child's legs. In the Kryvyi Rih hospital, the girl's l...
Results of the charity event «DonAt for DOnat»
During the first half of February, 4 hryvnias from each donut purchased in the chain of stores "Fora" went to the treatment of military personnel. Thanks to customers of the "Fora" chain of stores, it was possible to collect – 352 169 UAH. The company transferred all collected funds to the Ufund to provide financial support for endovascular operations on the hearts of military personnel in the country's leading clinics. Thank you for your t...
A site of good news
Good news does not need special occasions and events. For good news, faith in victory and in what you are doing is necessary. Dear friends, readers and partners of the Ukrainian Relief Fund (Ufond), we are pleased to announce that we have launched a separate media project of the Ufond – media.ufond.ua. This is a site of exclusively good news and events. We will write about everything that is happening in the social, charitable and public s...
Why do immigrants choose Kyiv to live in?
Reasons why IDPs choose the capital: The main reason is the presence of relatives and close friends in the capital (45%). Other reasons: opportunity to find a job (26%); security of the city in conditions of war (22%); attachment to Kyiv as a city with opportunities where you can start a new life (8-9%); vacant places for temporary residence (5%). Another 4% of emigrants did not care where to leave, and for 2% it was the decision of the org...
An erythrocyte storage bank has been created in Ukraine
The only Bank for long-term storage of erythrocytes in Ukraine was created on the basis of the Kyiv City Blood Center Establishing a bank will ensure the availability of components of rare blood types that may be in short supply when urgently needed or needed in large quantities during emergencies. The possibility is realized due to the extension of the storage period of erythrocytes up to 30 years. Currently, the maximum storage period is ...
Report 2022. The year of indomitability
Dear friends, it's time to look back on the past year and sum up what we managed to accomplish. We are proud and happy that all our efforts, ideas, and time found the embodiment in the projects to help the Ukrainian people. We are proud of our powerful team! But all these wouldn't have happened without the support from our partners, friends, volunteers, and donators. We are thankful to all, you are the creators of the future of independent ...
Happy holiday, the bravest and kindest people!
This year, the holidays are not as we are used to - dark garlands, gloomy Christmas trees. But there is always a light in the soul, and the smiles of relatives illuminate us even in dark times. This year has been very difficult for each of us - I bow to you for your steadfastness, respect and honor for the courage and sensitivity of your hearts! May the strength and kindness in each of you grow insurmountably in 2023. May the faith and glor...
Results of the past summer
Friends, in this difficult summer for each of us, we want to thank each of you for being with us! They supported our initiatives, helped children and our courageous military! We invite you to remember how much we managed to do, no matter what. ✓ Together we have successfully closed 9 camps for children; ✓ Provided various assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the military on a monthly basis, totaling UAH 206,720; ✓ Delivered humanit...
Another aid to the military
The special time of war in the country requires the expansion of the scope of our assistance. That is why Ufond provides monthly support of various kinds to our military. This time, thanks to our regular partners Agropromengineering LLC, Ufond was able to transfer tactical first aid kits for the military in Odessa and Chernihiv regions. In total, 50 first aid kits that will serve our courageous defenders! Dear friends, we kindly ask you to ...
Children – are the future of a strong Ukraine
We will tell you about the meeting that touched our hearts. Last week, we decided to support children from the Yakhnytsya special general education boarding school in the Poltava region. It is especially difficult for such institutions now. And although most of the children from other Ukrainian boarding schools were evacuated, children from this school cannot leave Ukraine for various reasons. First, together with the Fund's permanent partn...
How Okhmatdyt works in war conditions: about doctors, patients and hope
Okhmatdyt Hospital in Kyiv has not stopped helping anyone in need for a day. They conducted operations, rescued the wounded and worked on the medical front 24/7. We talk a little about how the hospital worked during the war, which patients got there and why, despite all the horrors that are happening around, the main emotion is hope . How the hospital works during the war that their hospitals were not accustomed to working around the clock,...
There is no panic or despair in the hospital, only confidence and absolute cohesion: Lviv cardiac surgeon told about the work during the war
Doctors are the people who, together with the military, help the most during the war. When half the country suffers from the occupiers, their bombings and air strikes, doctors often have to work without days off and rest. Vitaliy Petrov, a pediatric cardiac surgeon at the First Territorial Medical Association of Lviv, told us about how his work had changed during the war, what operations were being carried out and whether there were enough ...
Humanitarian aid from partners from abroad
82,604 A large supply of humanitarian aid from our American friends Eltech Trust has arrived at the Fund . These are medical materials for surgery and orthopedics, sleeping bags and bedding. Volunteers will send most of the necessary things to help residents of Chernihiv and the city of Donetsk region. By the way, all this time our volunteers, with the support of the Fund, provide humanitarian aid to families with children in the Kyiv regio...
Together we are Ukraine!
Dear friends, colleagues and partners! The All-Ukrainian Charitable Foundation "Ukrainian Relief Fund" (UFUND), founded in 2010, helps seriously ill children, children with disabilities and physical disabilities. The foundation’s philosophy is the trust of philanthropists, transparent reporting, accessibility in the provision of assistance and the result, which is calculated in the number of saved children’s lives. For 11 years of work FWe ...
We continue to work and provide assistance to wards
Important information! Contrary to events across the country, the Fund continues its work and is in touch with all its wards who have been assigned to hospitalization and treatment and who still need help. If you have any questions, you can call us at: 044 469 01 08 or mobile: +38 050 469 01 08. We will do everything possible for children and their families . We believe in our army, we believe in Ukrainians, we believe in Ukraine! Glory to ...
Aid through Action: Ukrainians will now be able to consent to organ transplants for life
Recently, the President of Ukraine signed amendments to a number of laws, which will allow consent to the removal of organs for transplantation in case of death, through the application "Action". Such information will be completely confidential to all, until the patient is diagnosed with "brain death". This is a real miracle and salvation for hundreds of children and adults whose lives will end without a transplant. Now their relatives give...
Restore vision and cure depression: technological breakthroughs in medicine
Science does not stand still and is constantly evolving. Every year, researchers and scientists try to deal with problems that society has not been able to solve for centuries. Thus, in 2021, scientists were able to at least slightly restore the sight of a blind woman with an implant, and they were able to translate the thoughts of a paralyzed man to the text. We have collected three interesting and inspiring stories about the development o...
The first transplant in 2022
On Christmas Eve in Okhmatdyt, the first in Ukraine unrelated bone marrow transplant was performed in 2022 . Two-year-old Victoria became the 19th patient of Okhmatdyt and the 21st in Ukraine to have an unrelated bone marrow transplant. The first transplant this year fell on Christmas, and then the most cherished wish of the girl and her parents came true - Vika got a chance for a full life! Ternopil doctors first fought for the children’s ...
The first transplant of a genetically modified heart
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore, USA) transplanted a 57-year-old David Bennett with a severe heart disease from a genetically modified animal. Three days later, the organ was not rejected, the university’s website said on January 10. The experimental operation was the man’s only chance of survival: he was refused in all leading US transplant clinics due to arrhythmia. "The operation was a breakthrough that br...
To avoid a deficit: will the new National Register of Blood Donors be able to promote donation?
The situation with donation in Ukraine is quite difficult, and the pandemic has only intensified. According to data for 2020, there are about 13 blood donations per 1,000 population in Ukraine during the year, which is almost three times less (12 per 1,000 population) than recommended by the WHO (33 per 1,000 population). For a long time, this area in Ukraine was bypassed and not reformed. But at the end of January 2021, the law "On safety ...
Material assistance to the school and medical school
Ukrainian Relief Fund, together with Agropromengineering, once again donated charitable assistance to the Medical College and Secondary School. This time another phantom was added to the material base of the Novgorod-Siversky Professional Medical College. The foundation donated to the college a newborn Brayden Baby mannequin for cardiopulmonary resuscitation with a light indication, which gives students the opportunity to practice practical...
Digital fundraising will become the norm
2022 will be a year when charities will come up with innovative and creative ideas, using hybrid activities, Gaming for Good, artificial intelligence and more to prove their digital skills. In order to raise funds effectively, charities must provide potential donors with the best opportunities for donations, which means providing many options. Here are some interesting fundraising facts: ✅ Charities in the UK have reported an increase in on...
Researchers have learned how COVID-19 has affected the lives of children in Ukraine
learned exactly how Ukrainian children aged 9-16 lived in the pandemic: what they thought, what they did and what they worried about. According to the results of the study, the results of a socio-anthropological study of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on childhood in Ukraine were published. For almost six months, the project researchers worked fruitfully and thoroughly to hear, collect and analyze stories from Ukrainian children and...
Gifts that matter
Ufond’s New Year’s campaign for companies and individuals starts. Traditionally, we offer to join the annual initiative - Charity instead of New Year’s souvenirs. And to help the wards of the Foundation by making the most important gift for them - a healthy future! The idea of the action is simple: traditionally at many enterprises on the eve of the New Year it is customary to exchange cute trinkets, sweets, calendars or other souvenirs w...
Replenishment of the material base for future physicians
Ukrainian Aid Fund together with Agropromengineering donated charitable aid to medical colleges of Poltava region. Students of Lubny and Lokhvytsia Medical Vocational Colleges, as well as interns of Pyriatyn District Hospital received modern models of cardiopulmonary resuscitation simulators with electronics and software for mobile devices worth over 70,000 hryvnias each. Modern mannequin (phantom) is designed for professional training of s...
The first TCM in Ukraine from a non-family donor - how was it?
On August 18, doctors from the Cherkasy Regional Oncology Dispensary, together with the team of the NDSL Okhmatdyt TCM branch, transplanted bone marrow to 18-year-old Elina Toropenko. Iryna Zaslavets, the founder of the All-Ukrainian Donation Platform iDonor and a part-time medical columnist for Windows News , spoke on the page about the details of the transplant. A girl from Cherkasy region. In September 2019, she contracted acute myeloid ...
Lack of staff: which doctors are sought in Ukraine and how much they are willing to pay
According to grc.ua, the situation is similar with candidates in the field of "Medicine, Pharmaceuticals" - the number of vacancies for doctors is growing (especially during peak quarantines), but the number of resumes is decreasing. One of the reasons is low wages. Kateryna Okunska, executive director of grc.ua, said that the trade union "Medicine and Pharmaceuticals" is one of the three most popular industries by employers. Thus, compare...
"I do what depends on me, where I am" - Ulyana Pcholkina about the activities of the "Active Rehabilitation Group", inclusiveness in Ukraine and living conditions of people with disabilities
Ulyana Pcholkina is a public figure, a member of the board of the Active Rehabilitation Group, a world champion in karate among women in wheelchairs and a media personality. As a result of a serious injury, Ulyana has been using a wheelchair for 16 years and takes an active part in rehabilitation and support programs for people with disabilities. We talked to Ulyana and discussed the problematic issues of socio-economic policy of Ukraine in...
System solutions for orphan patients
By the end of 2021, our country will have four laboratories for the diagnosis of orphan diseases in the early stages. According to Ukrinform , Mykhailo Radutskyi, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health of the Nation, Medical Care and Medical Insurance, announced this on Ukraine 24 TV channel. "300 million has been allocated, and by the end of the year there will be four laboratories in Ukraine that will diagnose olfactory diseas...
Charity is a childhood habit
The whole family can take part in the charity. It can be found for all family members, even the youngest. We offer tips that are guaranteed to make your family stronger and better, and teach children from an early age to participate in charity. Why is it important for children to participate in charity? It is obvious that by participating in true charity from childhood, a person becomes more attentive, kind and responsible. He feels happier...
Saving lives is not difficult: the stories of those who have already joined the register of bone marrow donors
Charitable Foundation "Ukrainian Register of Bone Marrow Donors" began operating in early 2018. Currently, there are 38 million people registered in the world who can be potential bone marrow donors, and there are already more than 4,000 Ukrainians in this register. Currently, two types of bone marrow transplants are performed in Ukraine: autogenous or autologous - when the patient receives his own bone marrow, and allogeneic - from a famil...
Sacrificing bitcoins: digital currency in charity
The cryptocurrency boom has affected everyone. The third sector was not left out either: charity and NGOs are the ones whose main task is not only to distribute funds among the needy, but also to attract them. As in other fields, the mention of keywords and the willingness to use new technologies guaranteed participants success and attention. Most of those who took the risk quickly got to the Olympus of cryptocurrency charity. A year ago, n...
Childhood has no disability: how the first inclusive space camp in Ukraine works
Summer, rest and camp - probably most children at least once, but faced with a special camp romance. But in Ukraine, these stories are inaccessible to children with disabilities, or more precisely, they have been inaccessible for a long time. Five years ago, Olesya Yaskevych, the author of the NGO See with the Heart, decided to rectify this situation and launch the first inclusive space camp in Ukraine . We talked to Olesya and learned how ...
Ukraine ranks 20th in the world charity rankings
In four years, Ukraine has risen from 81st to 20th place in the World Giving Index. All three indicators (cash donations, assistance to strangers and volunteering) improved, and the aggregate index was 43% (for comparison in 2018 - 29%). These are the data of the new World Charity Index , presented by CAF and Gallup’s World View World Poll. The ranking reflects the state of private charity in 2020, when the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic was...
Family charity
The new report of the Institute of Women’s Charity ( WPI ) analyzes data for 15 years on decision-making on charity in families. As gender norms and family dynamics have changed in recent years, the way couples make donation decisions has changed. The results of the study "How Women Help 2021: How Families Decide to Donate" have important implications for both nonprofits and fundraisers. The following are the main conclusions of the last re...
CSR - as a balance between business and society
CSR is a corporate social responsibility. The concept is based on charitable assistance from various companies, corporations and organizations. In the Ukrainian environment, this term appeared not so long ago as in the world, but in recent years it has gained considerable popularity, which only grew during the pandemic. After all, now it is especially important for people and businesses to listen to each other and find contact. Many Ukraini...
Winners of the National Charitable Ukraine 2020 Competition Announced
On June 3, the Museum and Exhibition Center of the Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv awarded for the fourteenth time the country’s benefactors - winners of the National Competition "Charitable Ukraine -2020". This year: 77 winners in 25 nominations among 1163 applications, 5 special awards and 2 thanks of the competition. Special diplomas and statuettes "Angel of Good" - the awards of the competition - were presented to the winners ...
The state to help: can quality and modern medicine be free
Modern medical technology requires significant funding and costs. And often, these costs are borne by ordinary people. The task of the state is to make financially accessible for citizens highly specialized treatment at the expense of new financial instruments. Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Roman Yermolychev told in an interview to the Fund about the Medical Guarantees Program and state funding of certain branches of medicine. "Toda...
Boarding school with the soul: memories, revelations and inspiration of the director
There are people who are supposedly destined to choose one or another profession. You meet such a person and understand - she is in her place. This is the "aura" of the heroine of our interview today - Olena Olehivna Lagoshna, who has been the director of the Chereshen Lyceum-Boarding School for 16 years and facilitates the difficult and sometimes even tragic everyday life of her wards. Olena Olehivna sometimes spoke with tears in her eyes ...
Blood donation: how it was affected by the pandemic and whether the situation can be improved
About 118.5 million blood donations are collected worldwide each year, 40% of which come from high-income countries, where 16% of the world’s population lives. In low-income countries, the median value of the number of donations per blood center is 1,300, in low-income countries - 4,400, in high-income countries - 9,300 compared to 25,700 in high-income countries . This was announced by the World Health Organization in 2020. In Ukraine, the...
Adult TCM
On March 17, 2021, a bone marrow transplant from a family donor to an adult patient was performed at the Kyiv Bone Marrow Transplant Center. The operation was carried out as part of a pilot project to change the mechanism of financial support for surgical treatment of organ transplants and other anatomical materials, this is the first such transplant. Until now, such transplants have not been possible for adult patients in Ukraine. "Doctors...
Winners of the national contest "Charitable Ukraine 2020" announced
Winners of the National Competition "Charitable Ukraine 2020" have been identified. Among the 1,163 applications received by the e-mail address of the competition, the National Expert Council identified the best philanthropists in Ukraine. This year the contestants submitted their applications in 25 nominations. Due to the lockdown in Kyiv, the organizing committee of the competition decided not to award prizes online, but to announce the w...
The first kidney transplant for a child in Okhmatdyt
The other day on the basis of NDSL "Okhmatdyt" was successfully performed a kidney transplant to a 12-year-old girl from Kharkiv region. Her father became an organ donor. This event is another step that brings Ukraine closer to full transplant independence, which is quite possible in the next three years. According to the Ministry of Health, the annual need for transplant operations in Ukraine is up to 5,000. Until recently, almost all of t...
Online, creativity and efficiency: what will be the charity in Ukraine in 2021
In 2020, the world changed significantly: countries were closed to quarantine, many businesses and firms suspended their work, people were forced to sit at home for months. Coronavirus has affected all walks of life and, of course, affected charity. Charitable foundations and organizations also had to adapt to the new reality. Many began raising funds to help hospitals and physicians fight COVID-19 or to help those looking for ventilators t...
What is important to know if you want to find a job in charity
Jen Bokoff, a Candidate for the Foundation Center and GuideStar, is the author of the #WomxnTalkPhilanthropy blog about women in philanthropy and an expert in philanthropy. In the adapted translation of the columnJen Bokoff - universal advice for those who are going to look for work in charity. At least once a week I receive letters with the following content: “Hello, I want to change something in my life, I think I need to work in charity,...
"Charitable Ukraine-2020" - acceptance of applications continued
In November 2020, the active phase of the National Charitable Ukraine 2020 Competition started.The aim of the competition is to develop effective socially-oriented philanthropy and volunteering in Ukraine by publicly encouraging the best philanthropists and volunteers, their organizations and practices. The objectives of the Competition are: promotion of charity and volunteering, their organizations and effective practices; awarding the bes...
A doctor in every school: how the new initiative will work
Ukrainian schools have long had no doctors and medical offices. But this will soon change, because at the end of January 2021, the government passed a resolution that should return doctors to schools. We tell you what needs to change and what may be the difficulties. What health workers will do in schools On January 20, 2021, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a decree that every general secondary education institution, regardless of ownersh...
Not work, but a way of life: profession - surgeon
We continueour new column on one of the most time-consuming, complex and responsible sections of medicine - surgery. It will be recalled that this section will not be filled with medical statistics, and its guests and participants are not all the doctors we work with. This column is more of a way to support and say thank you to every healthcare professional! Today’s guest of the column "Profession - Surgeon" was the head of the Department o...
COVID rights: what coronavirus patients can count on
The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease in Ukraine was on March 3, 2020. And this is the year the country has been battling the infection. As of the end of February, 1.32 million cases of infection had been recorded, and 1.16 million people had been cured. Despite so many patients, many still do not know what their rights are and how COVID -19 should be diagnosed and treated. We talk about the rights of patients with coronavirus, wh...
For people to live: profession - surgeon
In Ukraine, medical workers are welcomed in the summer - traditionally on June 20, and surgeons - on September 17. These are official professional holidays. And we love them very much, because they are the holidays of people for whom the profession is a way of life, and who save the lives of children and adults every day! And we believe that people who have chosen a profession to save others should be talked about as often as possible. And ...
Life Registry: How the Bone Marrow Registry works and how to become a donor
In 2020, 204 bone marrow transplant operations were performed in Ukraine, and in 2021 their number is planned to more than double. In general, transplant operations in our country began only in 2019, when they passed a law regulating organ transplants. Now, Ukraine even has a special register of bone marrow donors. We talk about how it works and who can become a donor. Why bone marrow transplantation is needed and how it is performed in Ukr...
Why funds refuse or ratio against sympathy
Larysa Sidelnik , Krona WFD Program Coordinator Today, while sorting through the mail, I saw a request to help raise incredible money for a drug for a child. In the description traditionally "which funds were not applied to, we were all denied" We often hear "you can’t help! Why such funds?" I decided to tell why we refuse and why we can’t. Not at the address Requests are received daily. Many. By e-mail, telephone, in messengers. They write...
The world’s first cyber heart: "bridge to transplantation"
The world’s first artificial heart Aeson heart was developed by the French company Carmat . This invention will be a temporary replacement for those patients who are waiting for heart surgery. We tell you how the cyber heart works, who it will help and how much it will cost. Who developed the artificial heart The artificial heart was developed by the French biomedical company Carmat . The company itself was founded in 2008 by surgeon Alain ...
SMA: a sentence without hope?
They are called SMA, but with a "smile", unfortunately, they are not associated, because the name is from the incurable diagnosis of SMA - spinal muscular atrophy. It affects 1 in 10,000 newborns, and every 40 inhabitants of the Earth are carriers of the gene, regardless of gender, nationality and age. The disease is rare genetic, associated with pathology of the nervous and muscular system, which restricts children’s movements, depriving t...
Okhmeda’s new building: what it looks like and what surprises it
In the summer of 2020, a new building of the National Children’s Specialized Hospital "Okhmatdyt" was finally opened in Kyiv, which could not be completed for many years. We talk about what the renovated hospital looks like. The new building of "Okhmatdyt" was built for ten years The construction of a new medical and diagnostic complex "Okhmatdyt" began back in 2011, but two years later - in 2013 - it was stopped. Once again, construction r...
Organs for life: prospects for organ transplantation in Ukraine
"They could not save the person dear to them, but the lives she was able to save deprived her of the death of nonsense." Joshua Mezrich From 2021, transplantation in Ukraine will become more affordable. From now on, Ukrainians in need of organ transplants can receive the full range of this complex set of care "at home" and not abroad. And absolutely free - all costs are borne by the state. Without exaggeration, this is a revolutionary achie...
Pre-election charity: efficiency and danger
Local elections are still taking place in Ukraine. In different cities and villages, both local deputies and city and village mayors are now being elected. The Central Election Commission says it plans to finish them in March 2021. So far, the last election is scheduled for March 28. Elections and especially the election process have a serious impact on charity in the country. During their election campaigns, many politicians use charity to...
Results of the year in ten years
The year 2020 was truly amazing. New conditions, flexibility in the approach to solving common problems, new formats of assistance. The main thing was the ability to see opportunities in uncertain situations and focus on priorities. We learn the mind in the fight against infection, remembering that other diseases are not shared. Lots of reports of falling charities. The fund is no exception: we estimate the general meeting at UAH 5 million...
Ufond and Eleks handed over masks to the Lviv hospital for mechanical ventilation
The IT company Eleks donated another charitable aid to the Lviv hospital. As part of the STOP Virus project, the company donated 20 non-invasive masks to the Lviv Regional Hospital for War and Repressed Veterans named after Yuri Lipa for a total of 56,924 hryvnias. It will be recalled that this is the third medical aid provided by ELEKS together with the Fund. Earlier, the Yuri Lypa Hospital and the Lviv Clinical Hospital on Railway Transpo...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dear our magicians! The whole Ufond team, congratulations on the New Year and Merry Christmas! In the New Year we are used to wishing the best. Peace of mind and material well-being are very important, but now we want to wish health. As the passing year has shown, this is the most important thing! There will be health, and everything else is achieved and comes out with faith and good hearts like yours. And joy and bright emotions will defin...
31 questions to yourself on New Year’s Eve
On the eve of the New Year - time to sum up and make plans. But seriously, such a self-report is notalmost no one does. We are lazy, never, and why do it. In fact, the reason is that it is very difficult to be honest with yourself. This is work. But it is worth doing to better understand yourself, live more consciously and calmly. To make it easier for all of us, we have selected 31 simple (and really serious) questions from the book "My 5 ...
Cancellation of planned operations in Ukraine: why it is needed and what are the risks
Planned operations have been canceled in Ukraine since November. This was due to the fact that all regions and oblasts then fell into the "red" and "orange" zones, which led to the tightening of quarantine restrictions. We talk about which operations were canceled in Ukraine, how long it will last and what are the exceptions. Why the operation was canceled Scheduled operations and hospitalizations in the country have been banned since Novem...
My heart beats thanks to ... you
Feel? The air already smells of Christmas and a good old fairy tale that makes our world a little bit better. Everyday morning begins with small overcomes: first you need to overcome the force of gravity to bed, then cope with the desire to fall asleep in a subway car, another traffic jam or a minibus. But there is a popular and beloved way to make the morning more lively - a cup of fragrant coffee, and maybe hot cocoa. Coffee worked! You o...
Generous Tuesday: what is it and how to join?
On December 1, Ukraine will join the International Day of Good Deeds for the third time - #GenerousTuesday. On this day, people from all over the world can help each other. We tell you how to join the action and help those who need it. What is #GenerousTuesday? #GenerousTuesday originated in 2012 in the United States. Its goal is to involve people in charity as much as possible, by uniting NGOs, businesses, government agencies, etc. Over th...
Charity instead of souvenirs
Ufond’s New Year campaign for companies and individuals starts. Traditionally, we offer to join the annual initiative - Charity instead of New Year’s souvenirs. And to help the wards of the Foundation by making the most important gift for them - a healthy future! The idea of the action is simple: traditionally at many enterprises on the eve of the New Year it is customary to exchange cute trinkets, sweets, calendars or other souvenirs wit...
Another aid within the framework of the "STOP virus" campaign
ELEKS acquired and donated another charitable aid to Lviv Hospital. As part of the STOP Virus project , two S1600 ventilators worth UAH 600,000 were donated to the Lviv Regional Hospital for War Veterans and Repressed Yuri Lypa. "At a time when the pandemic is testing all systems for strength, we need to unite and help each other as never before, which is why ELEX, as a socially responsible business, has been helping medical institutions in...
Not just emotions: 6 potential donor psychotypes
An interesting new study has been published on different types of donors and how to communicate with them to charities. The results of the study were presented by IPG Mediabrands (part of the ADV group) together with the Tooba charity project. The analysis was conducted by Initiative and UM, part of IPG Mediabrands, as part of the development of social projects. According to the results of the study, 6 potential donor psychotypes were ident...
Quick tests for coronavirus: what is special and how they work
The COVID-19 Anti-Accessibility Tool (ACT Initiative) is an innovative global project aimed at accelerating the development, production and equitable distribution of tests, drugs and vaccines to combat COVID-19. This initiative was designed to provide low- and middle-income countries with quality tests, treatment and vaccines. Yes, now we are talking about two rapid tests for antibodies: one developed by the Korean company SD BioSensor and...
WE ARE 10 YEARS OLD!
In October, the Ukrainian Relief Fund (UFO) celebrates its anniversary! This holiday is primarily yours. You are our support and support: volunteers, philanthropists, partners, friends. Nothing would have happened without you. 10 years is a long time for us, because over the years we have had a huge number of stories, and most importantly, in 10 years, thanks to the participation of each of you, the foundation has helped - 1275 children. Mu...
Assistance to Lviv Clinical Hospital in the framework of the "STOP virus" campaign
has joined the project #AntiVirus of the Association "IT Ukraine" to overcome the effects of coronavirus. The company provided the Lviv Clinical Hospital with special personal protective equipment: 50 reusable suits, 50 pairs of boot covers and 100 respirators. We remind you that the #AntiVirus initiative to help doctors was launched by the IT Ukraine Association on March 26, when the COVID-19 epidemic began in Ukraine. Currently, #AntiViru...
The council passed a new bill on rehabilitation: what will change
bill on rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. We talk about the main changes proposed in the new document. Rehabilitation in the world According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people in the world have any form of disability. And most of them need a variety of rehabilitation services. Between 110 million (2.2%) and 190 million (3.8%) people aged 15 and over have significant difficulty functioning. Moreover, disa...
Rich charity
Forbes magazine, which recently ranked the 400 richest Americans, now names the largest philanthropists in the United States. Each participant in the ranking of billionaires was awarded a certain score for charity: it was taken into account not just how many dollars each billionaire donated to his charitable foundations for life, but the number of grants issued by these funds and direct donations. The estimate was based on what percentage o...
My heart beats thanks to ...
Friends, we are glad to inform you about the start of the seventh stage of a wonderful, charitable action from the Fora chain of stores - "My heart beats thanks to ...". Traditionally, friends and partners of the action are: the famous children’s dairy brand "Yagotynske for children" and the Ukrainian Relief Fund. "Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk" - the heart of any child should beat evenly and clearly. It should, but not always fight. There are children w...
Coronavirus vaccine: who develops it and when to expect it
Because of the coronavirus for more than six months, the whole world is in quarantine. Experts predict that the infection will gain momentum, and the pandemic will decline in two cases: when the majority of the world’s population becomes ill or when the COVID-19 vaccine is invented. We tell you who is developing the vaccine and when it may appear. Who is developing the vaccine At the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic in Ukraine, Preside...
What will the new school year be like: with antiseptics and without masks for junior classes
As September 1 approaches, thousands of students across Ukraine are preparing to return to school. But the violent pandemic of the coronavirus, which is not subsiding, and the quarantine, which continues to be extended, will clearly make adjustments to the educational process. We talk about how students will study and what rules have been developed by the government. New rules for schoolchildren: with antiseptics and without masks for junio...
SPS Ukraine donated aid to Kharkiv Hospital 13.
IT company SPS Ukraine #AntiVirus joined the initiative and donated 82 sets of bedding to the City Clinical Hospital № 13 of the Kharkiv City Council. We remind you that the #AntiVirus initiative to help doctors was launched by the IT Ukraine Association on March 26, when the COVID-19 epidemic began in Ukraine. So far, #AntiVirus has been supported by 10 member companies of the Association: GlobalLogic, EPAM, Luxoft, ELEKS, Intellias, N-iX,...
NGOs and the media: why become friends
The role of social journalism in the world and in ordinary times is great, and in the midst of a pandemic, its importance is only growing. Since it is the media that is the guide between the world of news and people, they need to convey hundreds of important messages and stories. Especially when it comes to social journalism in the context of charitable foundations and organizations that are important to be heard. However, in Ukraine everyt...
Charitable help map: how the tool works and why it is important for Ukraine
The coronavirus pandemic has made adjustments in all walks of life. But, of course, medicine got the strongest. In Ukraine, people and business representatives have collected millions of hryvnias in a few months of quarantine to purchase the necessary equipment, medicines and more. Charitable foundations and organizations that continue to assist Ukrainian hospitals in the fight against coronavirus have played a huge role . In order to monit...
N-ix provided assistance to doctors in Kyiv and the region
IT company N-iX joined the #AntiVirus initiative and donated 1,100 medical respirators and 1,000 complete medical kits to medical facilities. The total amount of assistance amounted to 303,780 hryvnias, and it came about through a partnership with the Fund. Respirators and complete medical protection kits were provided to the following medical institutions: - Kyiv City Clinical Hospital № 6, - Kyiv City Clinical Hospital № 5 - Vyshhorod Cen...
Equipment, food kits and disinfectants: how Ukrainian business helped during quarantine
This year’s theme was definitely the coronavirus. The pandemic came suddenly, seizing all cities, countries and continents. Naturally, in such a difficult situation for the whole world, many began to actively help hospitals and all those affected by the infection. The Ukrainian business, which was actively purchasing the necessary equipment for hospitals, was not left out either. We tell you how and to whom some representatives of Ukrainian...
Nowhere without a test: how patients are currently being hospitalized
Recently, all patients who are hospitalized and scheduled for surgery must undergo PCR tests for coronavirus to prevent the spread of the disease within hospitals. But there is one "but" - who should conduct these tests and by what procedure? It is still difficult to give an unambiguous answer to the third month of quarantine.… De jure situation 332 ) the government to resume scheduled operations, primarily oncology and cardiology, but with...
Assistance to Chernihiv region
Last month, the Chief Physician of the Chernihiv Regional Hospital asked the Fund to provide protection for infectious diseases doctors. And so, thanks to the help of our friends and partners of the Fora company , on Wednesday, June 17, 550 protection kits were handed over to the doctors of the Chernihiv Regional Hospital. The head of the medical institution Zhydenko Andriy Mykhailovych expressed his gratitude for the material support of th...
Another help to doctors
Luxoft Ukraine has joined the # AntiVirus project of the IT Ukraine Associationto overcome the effects of coronavirus. The company handed over 380 special sets of personal protection, 90 pulse oximeters and other components to medical institutions in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odessa, which are needed by patients connected to ventilators. The equipment and means of protection were donated with the help and in close cooperation with the All-Ukrainian ...
Time of fearlessness: four types of fear that are important to identify and overcome
Chris Putnam-Walkerley, an international expert consultant in the field of philanthropy, author of the bestseller " Delusional Altruism", a participant in the ranking of top 25 speakers in the United States on charity, wrote in Forbes . com column on how to continue to help productively in a time when many are scared. We publish a translation of this material. Now all people in different parts of the world are scared. Fear is our natural re...
The Fund donated the first remedies for doctors at a Kyiv hospital
Ukrainian Relief Fund together with partners of the IT Association of Ukraine and Dev . Pro , as part of the #AntiVirus initiative purchased the first means of protection and donated this charitable aid to the physicians of Kyiv City Clinical Hospital №9 and City Clinical Hospital №4. Philanthropists donated 6,000 pairs of medical gloves to doctors. "The main direction of the Ukrainian Relief Fund (UFO) is to save the lives of children . Bu...
Charity during quarantine: how foundations live and work
For more than a month now, Ukraine has been in quarantine due to the coronavirus. Such a long and massive quarantine affected everything: many people lost their jobs, and the economic crisis is not far off. Charitable foundations and organizations, too, unfortunately, were hit by the coronavirus. We talked to volunteers and staff from various organizations and talk about how quarantine has affected their work. Tabletochki Charitable Foundat...
We are of the same blood
Self… Self-isolation, self-safety, self-defense, self-distance. Over the past few weeks, this "self" has become the leitmotif of our existence (survival?). The human galaxy is split into atoms, and life is now only in self-orbits. It is said that this "self" saves, but for some of us it may acquire antonymous meaning. For example, in the blood donor system - the recipient, without the help of the first the second has no chance of survival. ...
Provision of hospitals: interactive map
platform has created an interactive map with Ukrainian hospitals, where you can check whether medical institutions have equipment for the treatment of coronavirus. On the map you can check the number of doctors and medical staff, coronavirus tests and ventilators in each area. There are also data on how many other equipment and personal protective equipment: antiseptics, masks, respirators, gowns and biosecurity suits. On the map you can se...
Coronavirus and quarantine pandemic: how not to panic and stay calm
The situation with quarantine and the coronavirus pandemic causes people to panic, which is not surprising. Caution will not hurt anyone, but stress and nerves can. We continue to tell you how to stay calm and not panic. Where does stress come from ? In such a situation, keeping yourself in check is not easy. However, it is necessary in order to maintain healthy nerves. Serhiy Konoplytsky, psychologist, candidate of sociological sciences, a...
Helping children is beyond time and situation
Now is a difficult time for all of us. The world is changing, everyone is frightened by the unknown. But something remains the same. This is Ufond’s mission to helpseriously ill children, children with disabilities and physical disabilities. And to the families of children who have faced trouble alone. The crisis is hitting the most vulnerable and can undermine the work of any charity. You can help . Any amount is very important to us now! ...
Telemedicine - treatment online
Under the current conditions in the world, we have all started to do one thing - adaptation. The picture of the world has changed, so now humanity has a chance to show its greatest talent - the ability to adapt - which for 200 thousand years has repeatedly given birth to new life in another round of evolutionary history. Yes, it may sound pathetic, but would we be fighting a pandemic here now, if once there, in the distant past, our nth - g...
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