The second wave of the charity initiative for newborns by the BGV Charity Fund, in collaboration with German partners and with the support of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, is ongoing. So far, 800 baby kits have been delivered to various regions of Ukraine. The charity kits include the most essential baby products – clothes, diapers, hygiene products, skin care items, toys, and more. The project’s donors, who provided products for mothers and children, include the German partners dm-drogerie markt and #WeAreAllUkrainians, as well as the “Biosphere” corporation. The logistics partner of the project is Nova Poshta.
In total, the second wave has already reached families with newborns in 20 regions of Ukraine. The largest number of recipients within the project are IDP families in Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Ternopil, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.
“One of the directions of the Ombudsman’s Office is the protection of the rights of people who have suffered from Russian armed aggression. Despite the challenges of today, we are improving cooperation with partners to help those affected by the war. This time, another 800 families, who have recently had a new addition, received newborn kits: this is the result of the consolidation of efforts of our Office, including regional representatives, local government bodies, and partners. These kits are support for those who have left their homes, for those who today, during the war, are making the decision to bring a new life into the world, and for those who need this help right now. We continue to work to help even more Ukrainian families,” said Yana Lyubimova, Deputy Head of the Ombudsman’s Office.
Project background: Last autumn, the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, together with the BGV Charity Fund, announced the start of a joint initiative to combine efforts aimed at protecting children’s rights and supporting newborns. The relevant Memorandum of Cooperation was signed on November 25, 2022. The first phase of the project involved providing targeted assistance to 400 families with newborns in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which has one of the highest numbers of children affected by the war, as well as being one of the regions with the largest number of displaced persons. Later, as part of the second wave, the project was scaled up to cover all regions of Ukraine, with the goal of reaching as many vulnerable families with newborns as possible.
