And we are learning to help properly!
Volunteers of Anna-Maria Foundation underwent a 2-day volunteer school.
NGO coaches Near came from Kyiv, shared experiences, tips, hints!
New knowledge enriches!
Thank you Natalia Wowk for the invitation!
The morning seemed cloudy and rainy ?️ and everything looked as if the picnic would be difficult. But we believed that a good deed would definitely work out in the best way. And already in the village. Kornalovichi we were greeted by the sun ?.
It is impossible to convey with what warmth діти the children greeted us. I visited the orphanage for the first time and did not know for sure how I would react and how everything would go. But the children were so outspoken that all my fears were immediately dispelled. For the first time I saw that vegetables, meat and even onions were cut with such zeal !!! It was just incredible. The children went ahead with all the tasks ??.
One of the students of the institution even dreams of becoming a chef. Natalia Stepanenko immediately noticed his ability to do so. In the process, the children told their stories and the elders shared who they wanted to be. Anja Konstantynova Behey made friends with a pupil of the institution, who really wants to become a hairdresser and soon the time will come when you have to choose the direction of movement. There were guys who want to do sports and girls who dance very well ?.
In general, there were a lot of smiles and hugs, kisses and nonsense ?.
We returned exhausted, happy and sad. Because there was a lot of pain and sorrow behind these happy faces. It is difficult to remain indifferent after hearing their stories. And to the question "how long have you lived here" - hear the answer: "always lived here."
? Thank you to all the volunteers who joined this trip. Special thanks to:
TM Good evening and Milan for sweets.
Tatiana Bilyk for homemade bagels.
Maria Zabolotska for pastries.
Olga Govor with her husband for sausages
A volunteer who decided to stay incognito for vegetables and fruits.
Nadezhda Boyar for vegetables.
and everyone else who sponsored our trip !!!
And, Olena Hashchuk, for a great organization!
They say that other people's children do not happen!
It's just incredible! Our volunteer from the Foundation Natalia Karalash visited The first international fair of grants in the field of culture. We learned where to find funding for ideas from both Ukrainian and foreign donors, and told us about the nuances and mechanisms of obtaining funds. Can you imagine our Foundation among 300 participants from all over Ukraine (and 1200 applications were submitted !!!).
Donor, grant application, guideline, communication strategy… Words that were actively heard at the fair. Oh, we still have so much to learn. But we have a goal, a noble goal, we have inspiration for study and work and we have our wonderful volunteers who are ready to work and develop the activities of the Foundation!
Charitable Foundation "Anna Maria" with Christina Gupalo plans to hold cultural and educational activities for orphans, children from low-income and large families and for other wards of the #social_chamber Center.
As you know, such a large-scale work and study requires a lot of money. The search for funding brought us to Kyiv, where a large-scale Grants Fair was held on July 2, presenting 14 major grant programs from the EU, America and Ukraine: Creative Europe, Goethe Institute in Ukraine, French Institute, US Embassy in Ukraine, Visegrad Foundation, Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, Ukrainian Institute and others.
It was an interesting experience, a lot of useful information and ideas. Therefore, we are glad to invite you to the team of volunteers to put these ideas into practice!
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