When 11-year-old Anya first arrived at our Hope and Healing Center, she was withdrawn and struggled to believe in herself.

During one of her sessions, she drew a kitten hiding behind a rock. When the psychologist asked what the kitten wanted most, Anya quietly replied: “For someone to tell it that it’s good.”

Step by step, Anya began to open up. She smiled more, shared her thoughts, and started believing in her own strengths.

When she received her Comfort Box, she looked surprised and asked, “Is this a reward for me?” Then she hugged it tightly and said, “I’ll keep it safe. Whenever I feel sad, I’ll open it.”

Today, 75 children like Anya are participating in the project. Overall, the project has already provided psychosocial support to 225 children. All of them have experienced war firsthand — living under occupation, being forced to flee their homes, or evacuating from dangerous areas. They need more than physical safety. They need support to heal, rebuild trust, and regain a sense of normal childhood.

Thanks to the “Childhood Ends When War Begins” donation campaign by #WeAreAllUkrainians, Save Ukraine provides comprehensive psychosocial support, including individual and group counseling, emotional resilience development, and trauma-informed care.

Each child also receives a Comfort Box filled with books, creative materials, sensory and stress-relief items. For many children, it becomes a powerful reminder that they are not alone, that they matter, and that someone cares about them.

So far, 4,000 Comfort Boxes have already been delivered to beneficiaries across Ukraine. We plan to distribute a total of 6,225 boxes, together with individual psychological consultations for children.

We would like to thank #WeAreAllUkrainians for initiating the campaign and the project and the aid organization BILD hilft e.V. „Ein Herz für Kinder“ for the generous support.

Together, we are helping Ukrainian children heal from the wounds of war, restore their sense of safety, and build hope for the future.