Binance Charity and Children of Heroes Foundation: Providing a Space to Heal for Ukrainian Children
Main Takeaways
Binance Charity partnered with Ukrainian foundation Children of Heroes to provide a certified psychological rehabilitation program in a nature camp for Ukrainian children whose loved ones were taken by the war.
The camp was designed to create a safe space for the children to learn how to share their traumatic experiences and help avoid social isolation in the future.
Binance Charity supported the program with a 50,000 USDT (equivalent to 2,000,000 UAH) donation.
Amid the breathtaking range of the Carpathian Mountains, a group of Ukrainian children whose loved ones were taken from them by the war underwent psychological rehabilitation.
Binance Charity and the Children of Heroes foundation partnered to organize the camp, I Am Da Vinci, that incorporated therapeutic methods from a certified British psychological rehabilitation program called Children and Loss. Currently, there are only ten Ukrainian psychotherapists trained and certified to conduct this program, and camp organizers Natalia Podolyak and Olena Bozhor are among them.
Binance Charity supported the initiative with a total of 50,000 USDT (2,000,000 UAH) in donations, which went toward funding the activities and operation of the camp.
A Space to Heal
The camp was typically filled with the jingles of laughter and cheerful chatter.
However, every now and then, some children would retreat into their own thoughts, and then talk about their loss. According to Olena Bozhor, opening up about painful memories shows a significant progress toward healing.
Specialized classes offered the children a chance to express themselves creatively through various activities, competitions, and tasks. Throughout their stay, they received qualified psychological help to better cope with the aftermath of their traumatic experiences.
The vision behind the camp was to create a safe and supportive environment that encouraged sharing, promoted bonding, and prevented potential social isolation in the future. The camp included art therapy and sessions with psychologists, and taught children specific practices designed to release negative memories.
"After the camp, I feel calm. If I hadn't come here, I guess something inside would be wrong. I really liked the training and the art therapy," shared Sonia Skrypnyk.
In the final therapeutic session, the children made paper boats on which they wrote and drew everything they wanted to let go of. They painted them in dark colors, inscribed with words like "stress," "fear," "negative emotions," and "war," and released them into a mountain river.