Recreation Programs
Recreation is an essential part of recovery. We believe that alongside psychological support and education, children need opportunities to regain a sense of safety, joy, and carefree childhood experiences that help build the emotional resources they will draw on throughout their lives.
Through play, time in nature, recreation, and new experiences, we help children create moments filled with laughter, warmth, and a sense of ease. These moments become positive memories they can return to during difficult times in the future. We create a space where both children and their mothers can simply be themselves and heal, free from the identity of being "those who have experienced loss."
How We Support
Together, we create new opportunities for children and families to rest, reconnect, and heal.
Psychological recovery camps
Trips and educational excursions
Sports and cultural activities
New experiences and unique opportunities
Key Figures
Our Impact in 2025
400+
beneficiaries have taken part in the recreation programs
7
countries
3530
days of rest and relief from air raid alerts
Program Director
In our approach, recreation is not about distracting children from difficult experiences. It is an essential part of recovery. We believe that positive new experiences help children see new possibilities ahead and regain the ability to dream.
Iryna Chik
Co-Head of the Recreation Program, Soborna Ukraine Foundation
In our approach, recreation is not about distracting children from difficult experiences. It is an essential part of recovery. We believe that positive new experiences help children see new possibilities ahead and regain the ability to dream.
Iryna Chik
Co-Head of the Recreation Program, Soborna Ukraine Foundation
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More than 1,500 children are currently under our care. Your support helps provide stable, long-term assistance focused on development, opportunities, and dignity.
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We are deeply grateful for your support and everything you have done for our family, especially the children's camps, holiday gifts, and the educational programs we recently joined. Your care and support mean so much to us and have made a real difference to our family.
Oksana
mother of Vladyslav and Matvii
I would like to sincerely thank all the organizers and our wonderful coordinators for giving our children such an amazing holiday. They came home full of emotions, and nothing makes me happier than seeing their smiling faces.
Iryna
mother of Artem
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Soborna Ukraine, and especially to Ms. Inna, for this truly wonderful day. It was an inspiring experience, filled with positive energy, joyful moments, and warm memories.
Olha
mother of Sofiia
Thank you so much to Soborna Ukraine for introducing me to the support group. I'm also grateful to everyone who helped organize the meeting. I'm already looking forward to the next one.
Anna
mother of Nadiika and Tania
Thank you so much for such a wonderful trip!💛💙 My heartfelt thanks to everyone involved, especially the organizers and sponsors. My son absolutely loved it. Everything was wonderful, from the organization and food to the accommodation and the kindness of everyone we met. Even the journey there felt easy.
Nataliia
mother of Kyrylo
I would like to express my gratitude to Soborna Ukraine. Through these activities, we've become like a small family that I'm always happy to see. My children absolutely love our gatherings.
Tetiana
mother of Sofiia
My sincere thanks to everyone who organizes our meetings with the psychologists. We are already looking forward to the next one. These meetings are truly important to us and something we genuinely need.
Iryna
mother of Kseniia
I can't thank you enough for your care and for giving us such a wonderful holiday. I'm especially grateful for your patience with all the children's little moods and for creating such a rich and memorable experience for them.
Liubov
mother of Ivanna
Our heartfelt thanks to Inna for her patience, to Soborna Ukraine for making this wonderful trip possible, and to everyone who helped organize it. Thanks to you, our children had an unforgettable experience, filled with joy, wonderful memories, and renewed strength.
Anna
mother of Dania and Kyrylo
Thank you for supporting our children. They absolutely loved it!!
Yuliia
mother of Mark
With Soborna Ukraine by our side, we've found a quiet sense of confidence that we'll get through this. We know there are always people we can lean on.
Oksana
mother of Alina
My children are smiling again. At the Foundation's camps, they found friends and the comforting feeling that they are not alone.
Nataliia
mother of Sofiia
Thanks to the Foundation's psychologists, my son regained confidence in himself and returned to school.
Lesia
mother of Artem