If to talk about crisis conditions of the former residents of Donbas, psychologists say one word: 'trauma'. It is connected to the difficulties of military conflict, losses, survived horror and moving to another place. Those who survived the war, to rehabilitate and to become the part of peaceful society became a challenge. The sound of thunder reminds about shelling and not for warm days with family picnics. How to help a person in such circumstances? 

For parents, apart from the joy that the child goes to the first class and the satisfaction of the fact that their son or daughter will continue their studies in the next or graduate class, on September 1, they also bring financial troubles – because the burden of "procurement" of school supplies falls on their shoulders. And for families who are in difficult life circumstances, this is a truly global problem. Can a child count on a new hometown and quality schooling if parents are not able to provide it with full nutrition, medicine, hygiene, and clothing according to the season? 

Students say: "GoCamp is the best time in school!.. With exception of school discos" and it makes us happy. All jokes aside, GoCamp is the largest volunteering program in Eastern Europe, where volunteers from all over the world come to Ukrainian schools to share their culture and experience, and teach children foreign languages.

In addition to the joyful expectations of the beginning of the school year, there is such a difficult thing as preparing for school, which is a rather difficult task for families in difficult living conditions. They do not have the ability to buy backpacks on their own, because in addition to it, many other things are needed so that the child can study at school. Will the joyful holiday of the First Bell for 50 children of the Children and Familу Center of Caritas Volyn Foundation depends on the good and not indifferent people! 

We ask for help in purchasing sewing machines in the class of occupational therapy for young people with disabilities in the city of Zhytomyr. Young disabled people will be able to be involved in modern production process, obtaining satisfaction and decent reward for their work. This will significantly help for their acquisition of professional skills and their further employment. 

September 1st is just around the corner. Among the children who will soon go to school are those who will not have basic things for learning, such as notebooks, pens, pencils, paints, pencil cases, and school bags. Each class has children whose parents are not able to buy them the basic necessities. We want to provide children from low-income families with school supplies for successful studying, and thus give them a holiday. 

Many countries are ahead of Ukraine in many aspects. Looking at the lifespan of patients with genetic diseases, the difference is shocking. Few Ukrainians with cystic fibrosis (CF) survive to adulthood. Their life expectancy in Ukraine is only one-third to one-half as long as in the EU and USA – were leading full lives of 40-50 years is common. CF is currently incurable, affecting all internal organs, enveloping them with thick mucus in which deadly bacteria multiply. 

Life of the blind, what does it look like? Our beneficiaries know and their parents and teachers are trying to understand and help these kids adapt to the world of sight. Mothers, on their own forces, have created a public organization Disabled with vision impairments from childhood and due to general illness Touch 'and in every possible way develop their special kids. The development of blind children, teaching of music, playing musical instruments has enormous meaning, and for some of them – is a top priority in life.

Already the middle of summer, and this means that not far off and the holiday of the First bell. Whether this day is festive for first-graders from families in difficult life circumstances depends on each of us. Charitable Foundation "Caritas Kharkiv" wants to help 25 first-graders from families in difficult living conditions. 

We cannot but help. Her name is Halyna. She has 4 children. Last year her children received 2 school bags with necessary stationery for her children. This year she has come to ask whether she can count on our help in preparation children to school. We were nearly ready to say "No, as we have many children and for the sake of equal opportunities try to help a new family each year". But suddenly we turned our look down and saw that the woman’s child standing near her was wearing shoes with the sole falling apart and being tied to the shoe with ordinary lace. "For sure, yes, you can count on our support.