Social
Center "Mother and Child"

A space of recovery, care and support for children and families

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A place where children get a chance for full recovery, and parents receive support and confidence in the future

The missionof the center

to create a safe space where children and their families can receive comprehensive support after treatment, during difficult life circumstances, or while undergoing rehabilitation

Our Center

  • A safe place to stay during medical examinations, rehabilitation, or while awaiting hospitalization in Kyiv
  • Comprehensive rehabilitation for children after surgeries, injuries, serious illnesses, and long-term treatment
  • Psychological, humanitarian, and social support for children and parents going through a difficult period in life
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Recovery and Support Center

Our social center provides comprehensive support to children from all over Ukraine who have gone through difficult periods in life: treatment, rehabilitation, and psychological support in an environment that is as close as possible to the warmth and comfort of home

Here children receive

  • Individual and group psychological support programs after major surgeries, illnesses, and traumatic events
  • A comprehensive set of recovery activities after treatment, surgeries, and injuries
  • Comfortable conditions for temporary family accommodation near the capital's medical facilities
  • Practical guidance and support for parents to help maintain the child’s progress after returning home
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Our partners

Social Services – support through social services for families and children

Medical Institutions – leading specialists in rehabilitation and treatment who cooperate with our center to provide qualified assistance

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Who We Help

  • Orphaned children with severe health conditions who are receiving treatment in medical institutions across Ukraine
  • Children affected by the war
  • Young patients undergoing rehabilitation after serious injuries or medical treatment
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What We Create for Children

The Social Center infrastructure will include modern facilities for psychological and rehabilitation support to provide children with the care and assistance they need
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    Short-term accommodation for orphaned children who require urgent medical and social care
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    Rehabilitation hall
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    Psychological support office
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    Conference hall for educational events and meetings
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    Offices for specialists and consultants
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    Area for recreation, development, and socialization of children
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Project Status

We have already achieved half of our big dream!
The Mother and Child Social Rehabilitation Center is already 50% completed. Every day we move closer to creating a place where children can fully recover after complex medical treatment and their families can receive the support they need
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    Completed:

    *the premises have been prepared;

    *a significant portion of renovation work has been completed;

    *residential rooms have been arranged;

    *basic infrastructure for family accommodation has been created;

    *the operational concept of the rehabilitation center has been developed.

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    Ahead:

    *completion of renovation works;

    *equipping psychological support offices;

    *purchase of rehabilitation equipment;

    *furnishing and equipping activity rooms;

    *procurement of furniture and specialized equipment;

    *launch of the center’s full operation.

Heart of the foundation

Alla Melnychuk
Alla Melnychuk

Founder and Head of the Mother and Child Charitable Organisation

Honoured Worker of the Social Sphere of Ukraine

Dr Pavlo Plavskyi
Dr Pavlo Plavskyi

Head of the Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery at the National Children's Hospital ‘OKHMATDYT’

Honoured Doctor of Ukraine

Expert of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in neurosurgery

Dr Igor Boyko
Dr Igor Boyko

Paediatric neurosurgeon

Paediatric orthopaedic traumatologist

Dr Sergiy Petrik
Dr Sergiy Petrik

Physician-surgeon at the Department of Abdominal Surgery of the National Children's Hospital ‘OKHMATDYT’, Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Doctor of Philosophy

Participant of international medical congresses

Author of scientific papers

Dr Olga Zarudnya
Dr Olga Zarudnya

Head of the infectious diseases boxed unit for young children at the OKHMATDYT National Children's Hospital

Doctor of the highest category

Honoured Doctor of Ukraine

Dr Vasyl Prytula
Dr Vasyl Prytula

Doctor of Medical Sciences

Professor of the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the Bogomolets National Medical University

Honoured Doctor of Ukraine

Dr Mikhail Lovga
Dr Mikhail Lovga

Head of the Clinic of Neurosurgery, Epilepsy Surgery and Neurophysiology at the Western Ukrainian Specialised Centre Clinical Centre for Children's Medicine, Lviv

Pediatric neurosurgeon

Co-founder of the NGO ‘Ukrainian Association of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus’

Dr Kateryna Novakovych
Dr Kateryna Novakovych

Paediatric neurosurgeon at Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 1

Candidate of Medical Sciences

Doctor of the first category

Dr Olga Gaidarenko
Dr Olga Gaidarenko

Paediatric neurosurgeon

Highest category doctor

Dr Svitlana Starenka
Dr Svitlana Starenka

Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Early Rehabilitation of Children with Perinatal Pathology at the OKHMATDYT National Children's Hospital

Pediatrician-neonatologist

Honoured Doctor of Ukraine

Dr Alyona Bezlegka
Dr Alyona Bezlegka

Physical therapist, occupational therapist of the acute rehabilitation department for children at the OKHMATDYT National Children's Hospital

Dr Maria Pavliuk
Dr Maria Pavliuk

Pediatric neurologist

Epileptologist

Neurophysiologist

Dr Elena Bakayeva
Dr Elena Bakayeva
Neonatologist of the highest category in the department of intensive care and early rehabilitation of children with perinatal pathology at the National Children's Hospital ‘OKHMATDYT’ of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Dr Nadiia Belkevych
Dr Nadiia Belkevych
Paediatric neurosurgeon
Dr Vadym Zyabchenko
Dr Vadym Zyabchenko

Paediatric neurosurgeon

Highest category doctor

Candidate of Medical Sciences

Dr Tatiana Orlova
Dr Tatiana Orlova

Head of the intensive care unit for profoundly premature infants at the National Specialised Children's Hospital ‘OKHMATDYT’ of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Honoured Doctor of Ukraine

Dr Andrii Garkusha
Dr Andrii Garkusha

Paediatric neurosurgeon

Highly qualified doctor

Dr Anastasiia Tsupriy
Dr Anastasiia Tsupriy

Neonatologist-pediatrician at the Intensive Care Unit for Deeply Preterm Infants of the National Children's Hospital ‘OKHMATDYT’

Breastfeeding Consultant

We are a team from the Charitable organization Mother and Child. We are diverse, but we are united by one common goal: to save children's lives and help families in distress.

We sincerely believe that charity begins in the heart. Our hearts are filled with the desire to make children's lives bright, interesting, fulfilling, and full of love. After all, helping one child may not change the whole world, but for that child, the world will change forever.

We have united to fulfill an important mission that inspires us. We believe in the power of kindness and want to contribute to the greater good. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our partners, sponsors, media outlets, benefactors, and volunteers for their incredible support. Together, we are a big heart!

Your Participation Builds the Future

The project requires:
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    Financial support (in hryvnias, euros, and dollars)
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    Professional assistance (psychologists, social workers, consultants)
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    Material resources (furniture, rehabilitation equipment, appliances, essential supplies, hygiene products)

Together with You

we are creating a place where the journey toward recovery and the future begins

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