Issue 208 Easter 2015 - Eureka

Directly as a result of the conflict in eastern Ukraine there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children sent to orphanages.

Karina and Anatoliy lived near Donetsk with their father. To keep them safe from the shelling he sent his children to an internat (orphanage) outside the city. Now he has no job, no money and connot even visit his children.

We are helping children, able bodied and disabled, in five internats in the Dombass region with our EUREKA  (Eastern Ukraine Relief & Emergency Kids Aid) gifts. The volunteers we have partnered with are providing basic needs - food, medicines, hygiene products, as well as entertaining them and reading Bible stories. Your ongoing support will enable us to continue with this ministry as we assess the children's wider needs. It is quite possible that we may develop longer term activity in support of this new wave of social orphans across Ukraine.

Our #UkraineAppeal has reached 74% of our target! Thank u all for being part of #TeamChildAid http://t.co/SQ0xDLR5Xq pic.twitter.com/rZvo348lSq
— ChildAid (@childaidrr) March 11, 2015

Issue 208 Easter 2015 - Having Faith To Persevere - Bianca

In Moldova, the Tony Hawks Centre improves the quality of health of children from marginalised communities who suffer from chronic illnesses.

Bianca is 6 years old and has Cerebral Palsy. Her father left to work in Italy to earn more, leaving her mother to care for her alone. To improve her condition her mother tried all the State-run rehabilitation centres and medications but to no avail.

For the last two years Bianca has come to the Tony Hawks Centre and the change has been dramatic. She is physically stronger, can now use stairs and bend her knees and is also so much happier. Bianca’s mother has also, for the first time, received guidance on how to care for her daughter.

The incredible service the Tony Hawks Centre provides would not be possible without the generosity of our followers and supports. 

You can support the Tony Hawks Centre here.

The opening of The Tony Hawks Children's Health Centre with @thefridgeman & @childaidrr last year! #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/E71Fx9DYMG
— ChildAid (@childaidrr) March 19, 2015