Give Kindness. Children-to-Children: Bukovynian Holidays

Project Objective

The objective of the project is to provide psycho-emotional support and short-term recovery for children from frontline and frequently shelled regions of Ukraine by organizing a safe, restorative camp outside the active conflict zone.

Target Group

Children living in frontline and frequently shelled regions (Dnipro, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kyiv) who are children of veterans and volunteers.

This target group was selected because these children experience a double burden: on the one hand, the impact of the security situation and constant threat; on the other, the emotional and psychological consequences of their parents’ involvement in military or volunteer activities, which are often associated with prolonged absences, exhaustion, and secondary trauma within the family.

Total number of beneficiaries: 13 children

Activities

The project includes the organization of a 3-day restorative children’s camp in the Carpathians as a safe environment, removed from active hostilities.

The camp programme includes:

• creative and applied arts workshops;
• active and team-based games;
• outdoor and nature-based activities;
• informal peer-to-peer interaction.

All activities are aimed at reducing psycho-emotional stress and restoring a sense of safety, stability, and positive social interaction.

Expected Results

• creation of a safe space for short-term psycho-emotional recovery of children;
• provision of a change of environment and temporary removal from the context of constant anxiety;
• improvement of children’s emotional well-being through play, creativity, and social interaction;
• piloting of short-term restorative programmes as an effective tool for supporting children from conflict-affected regions.