Wings of Hope

Wings of Hope (Ukrainian: Крила надії) is a Ukrainian non-profit charitable foundation founded in 2007 in the city of Lviv. It operates as a charitable organization rather than a commercial company, and its stated mission is to do everything possible so that every person in Ukraine has access to quality treatment and receives help in need. The foundation places a particular emphasis on supporting and treating seriously ill children, especially children with cancer, and on developing a culture of constructive charity and volunteering. The foundation's work is carried out through several named programmes and directions, including "I Have Hope" (Я маю надію), the creative workshop "Tomorrow depends on today" (Творча майстерня «Завтра» залежить від «сьогодні»), "Green Fingers" (Зеленими пальцями), and "I am a Volunteer" (Я волонтер). It also runs a hospital clown programme; the team "Hospital Clowns. Lviv" of the Wings of Hope foundation recruits and trains volunteers to work with children in hospitals, including through its "School of the Hospital Clown". Wings of Hope raises funds for individual patients as well as for rehabilitation programmes and therapeutic activities with seriously ill children in hospitals, and it purchases necessary medical equipment and medicines for patients. It cooperates with various public and volunteer organizations, private activists, business entities and local authorities. The foundation is a member of the Ukrainian Open Association of Organizations, Groups and Individuals Working with Children with Cancer, and its partners have included the "Zhyty Zavtra" (Live Tomorrow) association and the family forum "Malecha". During the COVID-19 pandemic the foundation adapted its work to care for seriously ill children and to provide assistance to medical workers and adults requiring respiratory support at home. Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has focused on preserving childhood, ensuring full quality treatment for children and adults in wartime, helping people affected by the invasion, and assisting the wounded. Its values are courage, transparency, effectiveness and accessibility, and its principles put the interests of the recipient of aid first, treat every life and every day of life as priceless, and require that help be fast and effective.

The Wings of Hope charitable foundation (Благодійний фонд «Крила надії») began its work in 2007 in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. It was established as a non-profit charitable organization with a mission to help children with cancer and to spread volunteer activity. From its early years the foundation was part of the Ukrainian Open Association of Organizations, Groups and Individuals Working with Children with Cancer, and it carried out a series of public humanitarian actions and events to help seriously ill children. Over the years the foundation developed practical experience in addressing a range of problems faced by children with cancer and their families. Its assistance has been delivered both through fundraising for a specific sick person and through rehabilitation programmes and activities with seriously ill children in hospitals, as well as by purchasing necessary medical equipment and medicines for patients. The foundation has cooperated with various public and volunteer organizations, private activists, business entities and local authorities, which has also brought it media coverage. The foundation's programme portfolio includes "I Have Hope" (Я маю надію), the creative workshop "Tomorrow depends on today" (Творча майстерня «Завтра» залежить від «сьогодні»), "Green Fingers" (Зеленими пальцями), and "I am a Volunteer" (Я волонтер). A notable direction is its hospital clown work: the team "Hospital Clowns. Lviv" of the Wings of Hope foundation recruits and trains volunteers to work with children in hospitals, including through its "School of the Hospital Clown". The foundation also coordinates a "Therapy with Joy" (Терапія радістю) direction. During the COVID-19 pandemic the foundation adapted to the challenges of the time, continuing to care for seriously ill children and providing assistance to medical workers and to adults who needed respiratory support at home. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine brought new challenges: preserving childhood, ensuring full and quality treatment for children and adults in wartime, helping people affected by the invasion, and assisting the wounded. The foundation also provided humanitarian aid to seriously ill children and to families of participants in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine. Wings of Hope describes its values as courage, transparency, effectiveness and accessibility, and its principles as putting the interests of the recipient of aid first, treating every life and every day of life as priceless, and ensuring that help is fast and effective. Its stated mission is to do everything possible so that every person in Ukraine has access to quality treatment and receives help in need, with a special emphasis on seriously ill children, changing legislation in the interests of NGOs and aid recipients, responding quickly to the challenges of the time, and forming a culture of constructive charity and volunteering.

• 2007

  Wings of Hope charitable foundation begins its work in Lviv, Ukraine.

• The foundation joins the Ukrainian Open Association of Organizations, Groups and Individuals Working with Children with Cancer.

• The foundation runs the "Hospital Clowns. Lviv" team and its School of the Hospital Clown, training volunteers to work with children in hospitals.

• During the COVID-19 pandemic the foundation cares for seriously ill children and assists medical workers and adults needing respiratory support at home.

• Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the foundation focuses on preserving childhood, wartime treatment, helping people affected by the invasion and assisting the wounded.

A transparent, effective and accessible Ukrainian charitable foundation focused on seriously ill children, volunteering and rapid response to social and wartime challenges.

• I Have Hope (Я маю надію)

  A foundation programme direction coordinated by Maryna Anisimova.

• Hospital Clowns. Lviv

  A team of the foundation that recruits and trains volunteers to work with children in hospitals, including through the School of the Hospital Clown.

• Creative workshop "Tomorrow depends on today"

  A creative workshop programme of the foundation.

• Green Fingers (Зеленими пальцями)

  A foundation programme direction.

• I am a Volunteer (Я волонтер)

  A foundation programme promoting volunteering.

• Therapy with Joy (Терапія радістю)

  A foundation direction coordinated by Solomiya Yakym'yuk.

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2. 2БФ Крила надії | Про насkrylanadiyi.org.ua
3. 3Wings of Hopewikidata.org
4. 4Крила надії (благодійний фонд)uk.wikipedia.org