Give Kindness. Children for Children 2025

Goal: to provide children affected by the war in Eastern and Southern Ukraine with St. Nicholas and Christmas gifts — sweets, Ukrainian books, school stationery, games and toys, and for the youngest — diapers and hygiene products.

Target groups:

• children from frontline towns and villages;
• children of fallen Heroes, those missing in action or held captive;
• children from internally displaced families.

Geography: Nikopol • Kryvyi Rih • Kherson and liberated villages of Kherson region • Kharkiv • Synelnykove • Sumy • Zaporizhzhia • Dnipro

Activities:

• Collecting gifts from schoolchildren across different regions of Ukraine;
• Running an informational campaign on social media through public figures and campaign ambassadors;
• Distributing gifts in schools, shelters, and volunteer hubs, as well as directly to children who are internally displaced or living in the government-controlled territories of Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, and to children of fallen servicemen and women.

We collect:

• Ukrainian books;
• board games in Ukrainian;
• toys;
• sweets;
• anything that can bring warmth, support, and a smile.

Collection period: October 1 – December 1, 2025

Expected results:

• Over 4,000 children will receive Christmas gift sets;
• Improved psychological well-being and renewed faith in kindness among children from high-risk areas;
• Strengthened social cohesion and culture of mutual support across Ukrainian communities;
• Expanded network of socially responsible businesses and civic organizations;
• Promotion of stories of kindness through media, social networks, and regional photo reports.

Project partners:

NGO “Eleos Dnipro”, local communities and educational institutions, socially responsible companies, benefactors, and volunteers from across Ukraine.

All collections and distributions are conducted officially, transparently, and with full reporting.

“Public Resources and Initiatives” Charity Foundation EDRPOU (Registration Code): 36024534 IBAN: UA353052990000026003021806915 Bank: JSC CB “PrivatBank”

Achieved Results

As a result of the charitable campaign “Give Kindness. Children-to-Children 2025,” Christmas gift sets were received by 3,750 children affected by the war, living in frontline communities, or coming from internally displaced families, families of fallen Heroes, missing persons, or those held in captivity.

The gifts were delivered to children from Eastern and Southern Ukraine, including through schools, shelters, volunteer hubs, local communities, and partner organizations. The campaign’s geography covered Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, Kherson and liberated villages of Kherson oblast, Kharkiv, Synelnykove, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro, as well as communities in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts.

The gift sets included sweets, Ukrainian books, stationery, games, toys, and other items that give children a sense of care, support, and celebration.

The campaign brought together schoolchildren, families, philanthropists, volunteers, socially responsible businesses, educational institutions, local communities, and partner organizations. The project not only provided children with gifts for St. Nicholas Day and Christmas, but also strengthened the culture of mutual support between communities across Ukraine and showed children from war-affected regions that they are not alone in their experience of war.