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Visit to NBH in June 2025
The NBH building is intact and in perfect condition.
The new head physician, Iryna Alexandrowna, is a very friendly and kind woman. Vika has met her before, but neither of them can remember where or when that was.
NBH functions as a rehabilitation center and is open to children with all kinds of disabilities (physical and mental). All rehabilitation programs that LAdS has sponsored and organized in the past continue to be used. It was very nice to see how everything that LAdS has created is still being used and maintained today. The NBH is no longer what it once was, but it is definitely just as useful and important as it used to be. It has new tasks that the staff perform perfectly. One of the new areas of work is helping children who have been victims of war. Children who have survived attacks, been injured, or lost loved ones can receive psychological help at the NBH. One of the patients, for example, is a 15-year-old girl who lost both feet when she stepped on a landmine.
Vika’s trip to Nikolaiev from 6th of June till 16th of June 2025
Because there are still no flights to Ukraine, Vika flew to Chisinau (Moldova) and from there she took a bus to Odessa and then another bus to Nikolaiev. The whole trip lasted about 8 hours. Crossing the border between Ukraine and Moldova took only 40 minutes.
In Nikolaiev there was real summer weather, it was more than 30 degrees centigrade.The city looked very clean, well kept and tidy. Vike thinks Nikolaiev is cleaner than Nürnberg (Germany).
During those ten days Vika has not heard any explosion, luckily it was calm.
There are much less men than women in the streets. It is unclear if men are fighting in the war or are hiding at home because they do not want to be sent to the war.
There are a lot of soldiers and people with weapons in the streets.
News from Nikolaiev 2025
Much is new in Nikolaiev.
The new director of the Nikolaiev Baby House (NBH) is Iryna Timofiychuk, replacing Nataliya Grigorenko.The NBH is now part of the Nikolaiev hospital. This is positive, as the hospital now has to provide an ambulance and a doctor if a child needs to be transported.
The access path to the NBH has been rebuilt. See the project here.
Yuriy needs our help
Yuriy was brought to safety in Chernovtsy in 2022. There we supported Yuiry for the first time.
Oxmadet children’s hospital in Kiev damaged
The children’s hospital in Kiev was damaged by a missile.
This deadly tragedy occurred on 8.7.2024. At the moment there were no children from Nikolaiev in Oxmadet Hospital
In the past, Oxmadet Children’s Hospital has treated almost all the children we sent to Kiev for treatment.
It is sad that the war is causing such damage in residential areas.
But isn’t it finally time for peace?
Footpath project completed in Nikolaiev
In these times of war, the Nikolaiev Children’s Orphanage (NBH) operates mainly as a rehabilitation center and kindergarten for disabled children. Parents take their disabled children to therapy sessions or kindergarten and use the new entrance and the new footpath. The obstacle course for wheelchairs or baby carriages is a thing of the past.
The footpath has been completed. The management and visitors are very pleased with the work.
Next project in Nikolaiev
May 30th, 2024
The new project has started.“Labor shortages have become one of the main problems for businesses experiencing hiring difficulties, and the search for work is taking more and more effort from managers,” Bloomberg reports.
Because of the new law we were not sure any more we would have enough employees, that‘s why we had to wait a bit. Now the construction firm has enough workers who can do the job because they have finished another project.
The first payment has been transferred to Ukraine successfully.
Already this week we will start with buying materials and do preparatory works.Thanks you so much for your help. Your donations are appreciated and needed!
Trip to Nikolaiev in March 2024
Vika traveled on March 22nd to Nikolaiev. It was her first trip home after almost 2,5 years. As there are no flights to Ukraine directly, Vika had to travel through Moldova (Chisinau). Then she had to take a bus from Chisenau through Odessa to Nikolaiev. The buses are departing almost every hour, that’s why you never have to wait too long.
General Assembly May 18th 2024
The general assembly took place on May 18th, 2024 at Urig Stube in Steffisburg (BE/Switzerland).
The annual report can be read here (German) or here (French).
For health reasons Vika was present via Zoom at the General Assembly.
The minutes can be read here (German).
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Board meeting
On January 7, the Friends of Svieta Board of Directors met with our colleagues from Svieta USA via Zoom meeting.
